Marco Garro

Fotografo freelance

[Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter]

As glaciers melt, they expose sulfide-rich rocks, triggering chemical reactions that acidify water and release heavy metals.

This leaves Indigenous communities in the Andes with unsafe water resources.

Story by @mitrataj & @MarcoGarro9 for @nytimes. 👉 https://t.co/tT3HNU6Mjp

[Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter]

The tropical glaciers that crown the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in Peru are rapidly melting away.

An eventual glacier-less future, raises concerns about the quality of the water that remains.

Grantees @mitrataj & @MarcoGarro9 report for @nytimes. 👉https://t.co/oDmPrkCupF

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

As the glaciers of South America retreat, the supply of freshwater is dwindling and its quality is getting worse. https://t.co/1MySPE9L1t

[Mitra Taj @mitrataj]

our story on how the rapid retreat of tropical glaciers in Peru isn't just diminishing supplies of freshwater, it's also threatening the quality of the water that remains @MarcoGarro9 @NYTScience @pulitzercenter
https://t.co/hn13SBzEqw

[Marco Garro @MarcoGarro9]

“They say the glaciers will disappear, and the rivers will run red,” Ms. Moreno said. “That’s coming true.”

[Mitra Taj @mitrataj]

our story on how the rapid retreat of tropical glaciers in Peru isn't just diminishing supplies of freshwater, it's also threatening the quality of the water that remains @MarcoGarro9 @NYTScience @pulitzercenter
https://t.co/hn13SBzEqw

[OjoPúblico @Ojo_Publico]

📍#LoÚltimo El @TC_Peru, evaluará este martes 5 de noviembre la demanda de inconstitucionalidad presentada por el Colegio de Sociólogos de Lima y Callao contra la Ley 31973, norma que modifica la Ley Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre. 🧵
✍️@Jona1084 / 📸@MarcoGarro9

[World Press Photo @WorldPressPhoto]

Photo of the Day | From ‘Silenced Crimes’ by @MarcoGarro9, @pulitzercenter, a painstakingly researched web report that collects the untold testimonies of the persecution of LGBTQI+ people in the Peruvian Amazon. Awarded in the #WPPh2024 Contest: https://t.co/l4zE49P9oA

[World Press Photo @WorldPressPhoto]

Photo of the Day | The web report ‘Silenced Crimes’ by @MarcoGarro9, @pulitzercenter gathers testimonials on the experiences of the persecution of LGBTQI+ people in the Peruvian Amazon. See the project, awarded in the #WPPh2024 Contest: https://t.co/WWVZSeoZqZ

[OjoPúblico @Ojo_Publico]

🚨 El viernes 26 de abril, falleció Sherli Kiara Castañeda Tovalino (17), integrante de la asociación "34 Familias Intoxicadas por Metales Pesados en #CerroDePasco". Sherli Kiara padecía de leucemia mieloide crónica.🧵
✍️@rosaelisach
📷@marcogarro9 / OjoPúblico

[World Press Photo @WorldPressPhoto]

“How can these stories speak from a very specific subject and speak widely at the same time?” - Julieta Escardó, #WPPh2024 South America jury chair.

Congrats to Lalo de Almeida, Adriana Loureiro Fernandez, Pablo E. Piovano, @MarcoGarro9 & Gabriela Biló: https://t.co/WwS8GyCG14

[World Press Photo @WorldPressPhoto]

Photo of the Day | The web report ‘Silenced Crimes’ by @MarcoGarro9, @pulitzercenter collects the untold stories of the persecution of LGBTQI+ people in the Peruvian Amazon where the abuses suffered are not recognized. Awarded int the #WPPh2024 Contest: https://t.co/WWVZSeoZqZ

[Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter]

Congratulations to grantee @MarcoGarro9 for receiving a @WorldPressPhoto Award for the ‘Crimenes Silenciados’ project.

Silenced Crimes explores more than three decades of crimes against the LGBTQ+ communities of the Peruvian Amazon.

Check the project 👉 https://t.co/CL9IN6ppRe

[World Press Photo @WorldPressPhoto]

Since 2016, we’ve partnered with @WeTransfer's WePresent to amplify stories awarded in our photo contest. This year, they spoke with Zied Ben Romdhane, Naigong Wang, @rena_effendi, Mackenzie Calle, @MarcoGarro9 & @EddieJim2. Read their stories: https://t.co/jc5QVTf3lc

[Marco Garro @MarcoGarro9]

Gracias por la mención @laencerronaperu 🙌

[Marco Garro @MarcoGarro9]

Comparto esta entrevista que me hicieron en @WeTransfer sobre “Crímenes Silenciados”
https://t.co/4JcyzUP4Et

[IDL-Reporteros @IDL_R]

César Hildebrandt, director de @ensustrece, invocó al gremio de periodistas “para que ejerza su solidaridad, su compromiso con la libertad en relación” a la investigación fiscal al director de IDL-R. "Gorriti merece nuestra profunda adhesión profesional".

[Marco Garro @MarcoGarro9]

contest jury: “.The narrative is based on strong images that convey the magnitude of the subject.”

It will be an achievement if with this work we make known what happened and is happening today.

Congratulations to all the winners!!!

[Marco Garro @MarcoGarro9]

I am grateful to know that my project, “Silenced Crimes,” has been recognized in this year’s @WorldPressPhoto photography contest. It was made possible with support from the Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter

[Marco Garro @MarcoGarro9]

“The jury was impressed by the photographer’s thorough presentation of the research and evidence. The comprehensive treatment of the data embodies indisputable and concrete factual journalism and a public service similar to the registry crime forensics.”