Three URJC students win the final of the #8MUniversities photography contest

Writing/Raúl García Hémonnet

The students Marina de Las Navas Doria, Aroa Solís León and Renata Verónica García Prida, have been winners and finalists respectively in the latest edition of the #8MUniversidades Photography Contest, organized by the State Attorney General's Office on the occasion of International Women's Day.

This Friday the 19th, the awards ceremony took place, chaired by the State Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz

The winner, Marina de las Navas Doria, student at the Faculty of Communication Sciences, presented the work 'Reolucion Matilda' which, in the opinion of the jury, “shows the real leadership of women and their important role in science and technology. culture so many times made invisible throughout history,” as can be read on the Prosecutor's Office website. The image reflects the need to recognize and value the contribution of women, giving them the fair recognition they deserve with their first and last name.

The winner explained upon receiving the award that she was inspired by the 'No more Matildas' campaign, promoted by the Association of Women Researchers and Technologists in 2021, which suggests that, if Einstein had been a woman, she would probably be unknown.

For Marina, who has just finished 4th year of Audiovisual Communication and is in the process of completing her TFG, “it has been an incredible experience and I have felt very proud for winning it. It's something I didn't expect, the truth is that you never expect it. I found out about the contest thanks to a grade teacher. I really like photography and it seemed like a great learning opportunity. I have also taken advantage of it to create my portfolio and define my style.” Marina wants to dedicate herself to Photography Direction in Film and Television.

The second prize went to Aroa Solís León, also a student of Communication Sciences, for 'The Silence of Yesterday', a work that reflects the empowerment of women, which has allowed the transition from resignation to the vindication of their rights. . “To reflect this contrast, the author uses sepia, as in daguerreotypes, for one part of the photograph and color in the other,” she says from the judicial institution.

The third prize went to Renata Verónica García Prida, Business Administration student, for her work 'We want them alive!'. With her photograph, taken in the state of Mexico in 2022, the author cries out against sexist violence that continues to murder thousands of women, girls and adolescents every year around the world. As she explained, March 8 is a very important date in Mexico, where femicides reach chilling figures that must continue to be reported.

The winners received as prizes objects made by people deprived of liberty in workshops at various penitentiary centers, as well as a framed reproduction of the photographs. 

Furthermore, Marina de las Navas, as the author of the photo that won first prize, has received from the Attorney General an engraving that reproduces the Fontalba Palace, headquarters of the State Attorney General's Office. 

A new occasion in which the URJC students show their talent beyond the classrooms. 

In the photo, starting from the left, Marina de las Navas and Renata Verónica García Prida.