Erik Castro is an award-winning photojournalist and short filmmaker whose work—often created in collaboration with nonprofits—explores social issues such as housing insecurity, immigrant labor, and the realities of underserved communities.

Castro’s upcoming documentary, Creating a Photojournalist, which spans five decades is a deeply personal documentary that reflects on the life of filmmaker Erik Castro—from a boy in 1970s Los Angeles lovingly documented by his mother’s 8mm camera, to a seasoned photojournalist capturing the beauty and pain of others’ lives while navigating his own. Creating a Photojournalist is an exploration of the images we keep, the stories we tell, and the personal choices we make in telling them.