Hi there!

I am a staff photographer with the Los Angeles Times. Previously, I was a staff photographer with the Naples Daily News. I freelanced for several years in Colombia, South America and also in San Francisco.

Photography gives me a route to connect with people and their stories which allows us to learn, ask questions and think more deeply about our own lives.

I speak Spanish and in California I love how much I get to use it. I like to spend time with my family and cook and hike and read good books in a warm cuddly bed.

You can find me on instagram and twitter. Don’t be a stranger. My email is Daniapatricia@gmail.com

Awards

Best of Photojournalism, A Kindred Birth wins an honorable mention in the Feature category • January 2022
Best of the West, A Kindred Birth wins second place for a feature slideshow • 2022
California Journalism Awards, Trona wins third prize • 2019
Suncoast Emmy, Little Man video wins in the Human Reporting category • December 2015
Edward R. Murrow, Little Man video wins feature reporting in online news organization for multimedia effort. • June 2015
Sigma Delta Chi, Little Man wins feature photography category for circulation 1-100,000. • April 2015
Best of Photojournalism, Little Man wins first prize in feature multimedia and an honorable mention in the feature story category. • March 2015
Photographer of the Year International, Little Man wins third prize in feature multimedia category • January 2015
Souther Newspaper Association, Little Man story the Grand Prize in annual photo and video contest • October 2014
Sprout Film Festival, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, A gallery of images and a multimedia “Distinctively” shown at the film festival • Summer 2010