Prior to joining Santa Cruz Local, visual journalist Amaya Edwards worked as the visuals intern for the San Francisco Chronicle and freelanced for different news organizations throughout the Bay Area, including the Oaklandside and San Francisco Chronicle. Edwards earned a bachelor’s degree in photojournalism with a minor in race and resistance studies at San Francisco State University in 2022. She was a recipient of the Fran Ortiz grant during her time at SFSU, allowing her to work on her documentary photo essay about Black women doulas and their commitment to Black maternal health justice in and around Oakland.
Beat: Local news for students
Our photojournalist leads a new visually-focused local civic news product on Instagram for 18- to 29-year-olds in Santa Cruz County and the Pajaro Valley. They also support Santa Cruz Local's English and Spanish-language teams with photography for the website, newsletters and WhatsApp community.