About Yijo Shen

Yijo Shen is a visual storyteller. She earned her M.A. in New Media Photojournalism from the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at George Washington University. Her work mainly tells humankind and underrepresented community stories.

As a Generation Y born and raised in Taiwan, Yijo was deeply exposed to the transmission from the older era to innovations in every aspect. Amid this atmosphere, she identifies herself as the bridge of the development in different communities.

Contact

email: yizoshen@gmail.com

Awards

• 2024 AAJA Awards: Excellence in Arts & Culture / Entertainment Reporting Award

• 2024 New York Film Festival: Finalist

• 2024 Indie Short Film Festival: Official Selection

• 2023 Online Journalism Award: Short Form Digital Storytelling, Small/Medium Newsroom

• 2022 WPOW Panelist: The Personal Cost of Witnessing Trauma; It’s What We Do.

• 2022 Nashman Center Prize for Community-Engaged Research, Second Prize

• 2021 Women Photojournalist of Washington (WPOW) Student, Best in Show

• 2020-2022 Dean’s Fellowship, Corcoran New Media Photojournalism MA., GWU