Natalie Ayala is a freelance photographer, based in Ecuador and France.
Her photos has appeared in El Telegrafo, El Universo, Hoy, Terra Incognita, La Vie, VSD, Liberation, and EFE.
Her reportage on the hard work of Baltazar Ushka Tenesaca, the last man extracting ice from the Chimborazo, the highest moutain in Ecuador, was shown during the evening screenings of the 19th International Festival of Photojournalism “Visa Pour l’Image” 2007, in Perpignan, France.
The same story was exhibited at “Le Festival du Scoop et du Journalisme” 2007, in Anger, France and in the City Museum of Riobamba, Ecuador in 2008.