Today's guest is Maria J. Avila, a Pulitzer-prize-winning photojournalist based in San Francisco, California. Originally from Los Angeles, Maria was a member of the Rocky Mountain News photo staff awarded the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News covering the wildfires.

In her 25-plus-year career as a photographer and editor, she has specialized in documentary, news, editorial, and food photography. She has been on staff at the San Jose Mercury News, the Detroit Free Press, the San Antonio Express-News, and the aforementioned Rocky Mountain News.

Maria is a polyglot, speaking multiple languages, and now documents work performed by government workers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

You can view Maria's work and connect with her here

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