Monica Lozano is a Mexican-American photographer born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in the sister city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. With over two decades of photographic documentation, her work delves deeply into the migrant experience across global borders. Known for her elegant, socially charged portraits, Lozano captures the gravity of conditions that lead to mass migration—from the perilous journey of crossing borders to the survival tactics required in foreign lands. Her images document the human migratory history, reaffirming the universal values and rights every individual deserves. In 2008, Lozano earned her Master’s Degree in Fine Art Photography from Madrid, Spain, where she created her first photographic series, Borders. Since then, her work has been exhibited in 21 countries and recognized with numerous international awards and grants. Her photographs have been featured in publications and books such as Portrait of Humanity by the British Journal of Photography and Magnum Photos, Two Sides of the Border by architect Tatiana Bilbao and Yale University, Witness by World Press Photo, and The New York Times, to name a few. In 2011, Lozano completed the Photo Global residency at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where she was awarded the Presidential Scholarship. During her time in New York, her work was highlighted in American Photo Magazine’s “One to Watch” section, and she was named by Columbia Journalism Review as one of their “20 Women to Watch.” Lozano also collaborated with TED Award-winning artist JR on his Inside Out Project in Mexico, creating and coordinating the global public art installation "Be The Change," which was featured in the film Inside Out at the Tribeca Film Festival and later published as a book in France. Today, Lozano is based in El Paso, Texas, where she continues to document the lives of immigrants, asylum seekers, and displaced individuals in borderlands. Her latest collaborative project, What Remains, merges art, research, and education to explore the intimate journey of migration. The project documents the objects immigrants carry with them, revealing what remains in their possession as they traverse dangerous paths in search of survival. What Remains is now part of the Renee Crown Institute of Wellness and the University of Colorado’s multimodal research initiatives. These efforts use photography as a medium to empower youth from vulnerable groups to share their migration stories, fostering a better understanding of the invisible borders of trust and belonging in their new environments. What Remains is a traveling exhibition that has visited borders in Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, with upcoming stops in Guatemala and Berlin.