I am a staff photojournalist at The Associated Press, based in San Francisco, where I specialize in sports and breaking news. I studied at San Francisco State University, where I graduated with a Photojournalism, Bachelor of Arts in 2014. I worked as a staff photojournalist at the Houston Chronicle, Corvallis Gazette-Times (Ore.) and the Albany Democrat-Herald (Ore.), before moving to San Francisco.

I was born in El Salvador and moved with my family to San Francisco when I was 11 years old. I speak Spanish and English fluently. I became a photojournalist to be an accurate recorder of history and because images can have the biggest impact within journalism. In Houston, I've become an expert at covering disasters such as hurricanes. I’ve covered five World Series, three Super Bowls, and embedded in hospitals during the pandemic.

In 2022 I was awarded the Showcase Silver Award by the Headliners Foundation for a months-long project documenting a 29-year-old patient who received a double lung transplant due to COVID. In 2020 I was named the Star Photojournalist of the Year by the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors. The same organization awarded me first places in the News Photography and Photojournalism categories. The Associated Press Sports Editors also awarded me with first place in the Action Photo category.

I can be reached at godofredofoto@gmail.com