About

Mercury Press International has been serving magazines, newspapers, online periodicals, book publishers, commercial and private clients for almost two decades, with text, editing, photography, video and promotions. Their articles have been published in over 30 countries, and translated to over 20 languages. Formed by Isaac Hernández and Nancy Black in Santa Barbara in 1991, Mercury Press serves as US correspondents for El Mundo, the second largest newspaper in Spain and the world’s largest Spanish language periodical, with 23 million readers worldwide. Carlos Fresneda is the US Bureau Chief for El Mundo, and they’ve been collaborating on the Difference Makers project for over five years, featuring social justice, arts, and environmental leaders, and from which this EcoPortraits exhibit was born.