Samanta Helou Hernandez is a multimedia journalist and photographer covering culture, social issues, and identity through a Latinx lens. She's published with Curbed, Remezcla, LA Weekly, and Playboy, among others. Her work has been exhibited at The International Center of Photography in New York City and The Mexican Consulate of Los Angeles. Samanta was an Annenberg Fellow at USC, where she received her M.A. in Arts Journalism.
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