Leslie is a photographer, videographer and reporter based in Peru. She focuses on stories related to social justice, environment and identity.
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 also 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: 2023 · Collective exhibition Changing Planet at Gärten der Weltin, Berlin (June 2- July 30)
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