Leslie is a photographer, videographer and reporter based in Peru. Her Andean roots has led her to explore a diversity of stories about the territory and traditions in different regions of her country. She also focuses on social justice, environment and health.
She is a graduated communicator with a specialty in journalism at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), where nowadays she studies a Master in Visual Anthropology. She is an "Up Next" photographer by Diversify Photo, a member of Authority Collective and The Peruvian Association of Photojournalist (AFPP).
El País (Spain), Internazionale (Italy), Natur (Germany), Diálogo Chino (Latam), Diario El Comercio (Peru), Ojo Público (Peru), Salud con lupa (Peru), IDL-Reporteros (Peru), Mongabay Latam, among others.
Grants, awards & workshops: 2024 · Winner of the National Awards of Journalism 2023, Laura Dulanto Rodríguez Prize, organized by the Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS).
2023 · Collective exhibition Changing Planet at Gärten der Weltin, Berlin (June 2- July 30)
2022 · Collective exhibition Umweltfotofestival / Environmental Photo Festival Horizonte Zingst (May 20-September) · Collective exhibition Desde la tangente at the Pacific University Cultural Center (May)
2021 · Selected participant for the VII Academy Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Seminar · Selected participant for the Environmental Photography Lab Mentorship Program, presented by Native Agency, Grün Berlin, Neue Schule für Fotografie Berlin (New School for Photography) and Kigali Photo Center
2020 · Collective exhibition Generación Bicentenario en marcha for The LUM, the Peruvian memory museum (December - March, 21) · Winner of the contest Mujeres Peruanas en tiempos de pandemia, organized by the UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (Peru)
2019 · Recipient of the Energy Security and Climate Change in Latin America-Konrad Adenauer Reportage Grant · Selected participant for the workshop El arte, una herramienta más para la causa with Ruth Montiel (Spain), Cultural Center of Spain in Peru · How to succeed in today's photography, workshop with Natan Dvir, photographer and ICP educator · Documentary photography workshop, Foto Perú Documental
Leslie Moreno Custodio
Peruvian photographer, Peruvian reporter, storyteller, Peru, photojournalist