Hello!

My name is Selena Favela, I am the owner and photographer of Favela Photos.

A love for photojournalism and documenting moments inspired me to create Favela Photos. I truly enjoy capturing the special moments life has to offer! I love how even though time passes, photos stay the same, they elicit emotion and bring back memories that are dear to you. I’m here to make your moments last forever in photos!

I love having conversations with you while I work, this helps you relax in front of the camera as well as builds a relationship between us! I aim to find a balance between being a fly on the wall -letting moments happen naturally- and helping direct poses for the best results.

My business would not be possible without all of the wonderful people I have the opportunity to work for, so thank you!

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A little about my career

I began Favela Photos shortly after I graduated from Wichita State University in the spring of 2020. I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design. However, my passion has always been photography, so I chose to follow this path.

It all began in high school while being on the yearbook and newspaper staff, taking photos was addicting! I soon learned I could even take senior photos and get paid for it. This was how I afforded my gas and car insurance in high school!

Once college began, I worked for four years as a photographer and eventually the photo editor for The Sunflower, Wichita State’s independent, student-run newspaper. During my time there I had wonderful opportunities to cover news, culture, and sports events big and small! Including shooting Men’s NCAA March Madness Tournament in 2018. In 2019, I flew out to New York for The Sunflower to cover the NIT semi-finals held at Madison Square Garden. I also completed two internships, one at The Wichita Eagle and another with The Hutchinson News.

In recent years, I have worked as a freelance photographer for The Wichita Business Journal, The Journalism Collaborative, Kansas Leadership Center’s The Journal, The Wichita Eagle, The Topeka Capital-Journal, The Butler County Times-Gazette, Visual Fusion, Catch It Kansas, GoShockers, and Vype magazine.

My newspaper background is where much of my photojournalistic style comes from. The trade off with portrait photography is the freedom to have more creativity and flexibility with your subjects in a way you cannot in news photography. All of these experiences have shaped me into the photographer I am today and are present in my work!