Lens of Truth: Hannah Reyes Morales is a storyteller at heart and her medium of choice is photography. Through her lens she captures reflective, emotional and intimate truths.
As a National Geographic Explorer, Hannah Reyes Morales is known for her excellent documentary work, with her photographs landing on the cover of more than a dozen editions of the magazine and her thought-provoking pieces featured in countless international glossies and media outlets aside from National Geographic. Currently, she is working on a long-term project about caregiving and safe spaces that has, in fact, left her a bit anxious.
This talented woman is part of World Press Photo’s 6x6 programme, the 2018 IWMF Reporting Fellowship and The UK Royal Photographic Society’s 100 Photographic Heroines too. The World Economic Forum named her a cultural leader in the ASEAN Forum where she talked about portraying women in media. Her list of accolades continues as she received the Margaret F Harker Medal, 2020 ICP Infinity Award for Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism as well as the 2019 Tim Hetherington Visionary Award. “My perception on achievements has shifted a lot through the years. My markers for success have changed; today, I feel most proud of the people I have in my life and the community I’ve built around me,” says Morales.