Greta Rico: “One Photograph Cannot Change the World”

E18 - Greta Rico: “One Photograph Cannot Change the World”

Published: August 18, 2026

Duration: 1:12:21

Can photography really change the world?

Mexican photographer, visual artist, journalist and educator Greta Rico joins host Lucy Goldstone for a powerful conversation about photography as a tool for activism, education and social change.

Greta reflects on her journey from receiving her first camera at eight years old to developing long-term documentary projects exploring gender violence, reproductive rights, care work, climate change and the representation of women in Mexico.

She discusses her acclaimed projects Urban Midwives and Substitute Mother, the realities of femicide and the families left behind, and why she believes photographers...