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Zana Briski (born 25 October 1966) is a British photographer and filmmaker, best known for Born into Brothels, the 2004 Oscar winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, which she directed.
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Zana Briski is an artist who explores the earth and its creatures through film, photography and photograms. She is known for her documentary BORN INTO BROTHELS, her non-profit KIDS WITH CAMERAS, and her current project REVERENCE, a museum of insect portraits.
Zana Briski is a British/American photographer and filmmaker who creates camera-less photograms and panoramic images of wild animals and landscapes. Learn about her unique process, awards, and upcoming exhibition at Robert Koch Gallery.
Public Lives profile of Zana Briski, photojournalist whose debut film, Born Into Brothels, chronicles lives of children of prostitutes in Calcutta's squalid red-light district; film has won 25...
Working patiently on moonless nights, Zana collaborates with wild animals, making exposures of them directly onto large sheets of photographic paper. These photograms are later developed in a traditional darkroom and toned with pure gold. The results are unique and magical photographic artworks.
Nov 3, 2005 · In Calcutta’s red light district, over 7,000 women and girls work as prostitutes. Only one group has a lower standing: their children. Zana Briski became involved in the lives of these children in 1998 when she first began photographing prostitutes in Calcutta.
