Val is a Colombia-based journalist and photographer working at the intersection of music, culture, and storytelling. She's the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Frontlight Magazine, an independent bilingual publication covering alt and international music for a global, LGBTQ+-friendly creative community leading a network of roughly 80 contributors worldwide.
Behind the camera, she runs VHO Fotografía, shooting concerts, private events, or political events. She thrives in spaces where journalism, photography, and community-building overlap, and every piece she writes or frame she shoots is a stance on the story she's telling.
She's currently completing her degree in Social Communication and Journalism at Universidad de La Sabana, with an emphasis in cultural journalism.
About Val
Awards and Recognitions
Así Narramos Colombia 2026-1
Distinction for excellence in a transmedia and multimedia project on migrant childhoods during the 2026-1 semester.
Seen above under the project "Infancias migrantes: una realidad ignorada"
Challenge for Sierra Morena
Won a communication-for-development campaign challenge, designed for the vulnerable Bogotá neighborhood of Sierra Morena, with the objective of empowering local youth to access employment opportunities free from discrimination.
Certified by Fundación Grupo Social and Universidad de La Sabana
Publication opportunity
Selected by El Espectador to publish a video report on kidnapping survivors in Colombia, produced for Conexión Sabana 360 and currently undergoing final edits to meet the outlet’s editorial standards.
Seen above under project titled "Lo que el secuestro no contó"
My Moto
"You are perfectly cast in your life. I can't imagine anyone but you in the role.
Go play."
- Lin-Manuel Miranda