Juan Mendoza is a photojournalist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Through documentary photography, Juan's practice highlights social, political, and environmental issues.

His work has been featured in the L.A. Collegian newspaper and the L.A. Collegian Times magazine at Los Angeles City College.

Press Release by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)

LACC Wins CSPA Gold Crown Award in New York

L.A City College is among the finalists to win a Gold Crown from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) at the 101st Annual Spring Convention, March 21, 2025, on the Columbia University campus in New York City.
Crown Awards are the highest recognition given by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association to a student print or digital medium for overall excellence. On December 11, 2024, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced Crown Awards finalists in the magazine category.
L.A. City College joins University of Miami and the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication as CSPA Gold Crown Winners for print magazine.

COLLEGE

Print General Magazine Gold Crown Gold Print General Magazine
Collegian Times, Los Angeles City College, College, Los Angeles, California;
Distraction, University of Miami, College, Coral Gables, Florida;
Flux Magazine, University of Oregon, College, Eugene, Oregon.
Print General Magazine Silver Crown

Countenance, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC;
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This is the third CSPA Crown Award for L.A. City College. The Collegian won a Silver Crown for newspapers in 2020, and a first Gold Crown for the magazine in 2022,"Cultured L.A."