Photojournalist

Alejandro Tamayo

Born and raised in San Diego, Alejandro Tamayo began his career as a teacher at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. He then worked as a technical director for The San Diego Union-Tribune before transitioning into a photojournalist role. He is an award-winning photojournalist, who has won 10 Emmys and the Robert Spiers Benjamin Award for best reporting in any medium on Latin America from the Overseas Press Club of America.

All Stories

An ment for the 25 years of “SpongeBob” wraps around The Hard Rock Hotel at 207 Fifth Ave. Monday ahead of Comic-Con International.  (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
….On the first day of Comic-Con in San Diego, fans walk up to the convention center to enter the main exhibit hall on Thursday, July 25, 2024 in San Diego, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
People representing Kaiser Permanente make their way down Normal Street before turning on to University Avenue during the San Diego Pride Parade in Hillcrest on Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, California - May 13: Padres All-Star third baseman Manny Machado makes a surprise appearance at a Paradise Hills Elementary School assembly to congratulate students for winning the "Be a Pro and Always Go" Attendance Challenge. Machado greets the students in Paradise Hills on Monday, May 13, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego, California - April 16: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans district 11) holds a ceremony to pay tribute to highway workers who have died in the line of service. The event is to remind motorists to avoid distracted driving, and to protect highway workers in construction and maintenance zones. Maintenance Honor Guard Terry Gist and Rodney Russell carrying a wreath in Old Town on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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