Bio
Based in Chiang Mai, Thailand
+66 968821756
Matias Bercovich (b. 1995, Barcelona, Spain) is a documentary photographer and National Geographic Explorer dedicated to investigating the intersection between issues of cultural survival, conflict, and environmental conservation. His work has been featured in globally renowned media outlets such as National Geographic, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Clarín, PDN, and Frontier Myanmar. In 2020, he was nominated by the World Press Photo Foundation for the Joop Swart Masterclass and awarded by the National Geographic Society with a Storytelling Grant. In parallel with his personal projects, Matias has a strong passion in education and since 2017 has been training aspiring photographers, visual journalists, and social activists through storytelling workshops in Spain and Myanmar, both independently and in collaboration with non-profit and community-based organizations.