Monica Allende is the Picture Editor of The Sunday Times Magazine. Having joined the magazine in 2002, she is responsible for all aspects of photography. In the past year, she has also developed and edited Spectrum - a new section devoted to powerful photojournalism from around the world. After graduating with a political-science degree from the University of London, Monica worked as picture editor for DK, APA and Pearson publishers before moving into newspapers; The Independent followed by The Sunday Times. She was recently commissioned by CAM to curate an exhibition about the Darfur conflict, which is currently being shown in Spain. Monica also teaches workshops on photography and is a committee member of the Royal Photographic society.  While Monica has been working at The Sunday Times Magazine, the publication has received several awards for its photography, including: Picture Editor's award for Best Magazine in 2006; Best Feature in Photojournalism category for Amnesty International and Best Photography at the Design Awards.