Photographer of the Year winner Citlali Fabián: ‘Photography can be incredibly powerful as a tool for rediscovering yourself’

Photographer of the Year winner Citlali Fabián: ‘Photography can be incredibly powerful as a tool for rediscovering yourself’

In each photograph by 37-year-old Citlali Fabián, you can find the story of an encounter, as well as an attempt to portray memory with dignity. For her series Bilha, Stories of My Sisters, the artist — who hails from the Yalateca Indigenous community in the Mexican state of Oaxaca — was named Photographer of the Year at the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards, run by the World Photography Organization. This is one of the most prestigious recognit…