Claudia Rosel (Spain, 1994) is a documentary photographer and filmmaker focused on migration, climate and culture stories. She is a recipient of the 2025 Overseas Press Club Scholar Award.
Driven by a deep curiosity about the world, Claudia has worked with newsrooms, nonprofits, and international organizations across East Africa, Europe, and North America. At IOM (UN), she led Somalia’s communications for nearly four years, covering the 2022–23 drought and coordinating reporting trips for outlets like PBS NewsHour, Deutsche Welles, and The New York Times. She has also documented Afghan resettlement in Qatar, migration stories in Mexico, online child exploitation in Thailand, supported refugee relief on the Greek islands, and worked as a front-end developer earlier in her career for Atresmedia.
Claudia is currently pursuing an M.S. in Documentary Film at Columbia Journalism School (2025), where she is exploring more effective ways to tell stories.
Certified in hostile environments and PADI Rescue Diver.
Currently in New York City. Fluent in Spanish and English, Claudia has lived and worked in Spain, Kenya, Somalia, Mexico, Thailand and Greece.
✉️ claudiaroselphoto [at] gmail (dot) com
2025 Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar fellow
2024 La Caixa fellow
2023 Eddie Adams Workshop
2022 Exhibition Where Life Takes Us - Somaliland (producer)