After fleeing Chile as a political refugee, a garden becomes a symbol of healing and remembering Aldo Cabello takes a moment to himself in the backyard of his home as he reflects on all the work it took to get to Oakland as a Chilean political refugee with his wife, Cristina, and his baby daughter […]
Author Archives: Pablo Unzueta
Pablo Unzueta is a first generation Chilean-American photojournalist documenting health equity, the environment, culture and displacement amongst the Latino population in the Bay Area for El Tecolote. Coming from a background of photographers and artists in his family, Unzueta picked up his first camera at the age of 17 and taught himself photography by documenting life around the Los Angeles region, including moments in his own journey. His formal career started when he joined CalMatters as a photojournalism intern, producing features, portraiture and breaking news. Unzueta went on to become a full-time freelance photojournalist and a grantee of the Magnum Foundation. You can find Unzueta’s work in The Guardian, CalMatters and High Country News. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Cal State Long Beach.
