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Adriana Muñoz: The Body as Narrative of Victory and Resistance

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20 de September de 2025
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Mexican photographer and videomaker from Guadalajara, Adriana Muñoz discovered her passion for imagery at 15 when her father gifted her first camera. Today, with an established career, she divides her time between coordinating a team for commercial work and dedicating herself to personal projects where she explores deep, personal documentary narratives during her travels.

The image “Human Body“, a finalist in the Single Image category of the FotoDoc Photo Contest 2025, is a moving testament to resilience. Taken in 2021, the photograph documents the exhausted body of her cousin after a hard-won battle against breast cancer. More than a record, the image is an act of courage and a visual manifesto: with a body marked by struggle but a face overflowing with victory, the subject transforms into a powerful symbol of a warrior for life. The work fits perfectly within Adriana’s production, which seeks to give voice, through her documentary lens, to stories and themes that often remain unheard.

Discover more about the trajectory and motivations behind this powerful work in the following interview.

How old are you? Where do you currently live and work?

I´m 35 years old. I live in Mexico, Jalisco, GDL. I work as photographer and videographer.

Tell us about your journey in photography. When did you start photographing and why? What role does photography play in your life?

My dad gave me a camera when I was 15, after that I fell in love with photography. Currently I work happily full time on this, I have a team working for me for social events and publicity, but also I enjoy doing my personal projects for contests or just travel.

Tell us about your finalist work for the FotoDoc Photo Contest 2025. When and where was it created? What is its concept? How does it fit into your photographic practice?

I did this photo in 2021, for my cousin. She went through countless chemotherapy treatments, medications, medical procedures, and consultations. She lost her hair, was overweight, and her skin began to sag. She finally lost a breast. But after months of fighting, she beat breast cancer. Her body lies tired on an armchair in her home, covered only by a sheet over her naked and exhausted body. But on her face, we can see a gesture of victory. Because she not only beat cancer, but also death. She became a warrior for life. Then she asked me this photo to show the world that it can be done.

What projects are you currently working on? What are your near-future plans for photographic production?

I just finished one project of alebrijes and Mexican culture. I wish to have a gallery of many projects I have and sell my work over the world, because it’s almost all documentary of subjects that are not usually heard.

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