Zaydee Sanchez is a Mexican-American documentary photographer and writer originally from Tulare, California, an agricultural town in the San Joaquin Valley that inspires much of her work. She focuses on labor workers, the environment, and migration. She gravitates towards long-form stories that aim to inform, connect, heal, and highlight the resilience of humanity.

Zaydee is a recipient of the 2025 American Mosaic Journalism Prize, where a panel of anonymous judges recognized her “poignant coverage of farm workers, migrants, and transgender Latine groups.” 

She proudly serves on the Visual Task Force board of the National Association for Hispanic Journalists and is a member of Authority Collective, Women Photograph, and Diversify Photo.

She is based in Los Angeles, California, covering Southern California, the Central Valley, and the U.S. Southern border from Tijuana to Nogales, Mexico. Open for travel. 

Contact: zaydee@zaydeesanchez.com | WhatsApp +1 (559) 331-2663 | Bilingual in Spanish and English.

Selected Clients: ProPublica, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Mother Jones, NPR, High Country News, Palabra, National Geographic (words).

Photo by Lauren Justice

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