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Museum of of Art the the International Center Center of of Photography Queensborough Community College the the Afghanistan Center Center at at at at at Kabul University and at at at at at The New New America Foundation Foundation in in in New New York Presently he he he he he is is documenting domestic sex trafficking for which the O’Halloran Family Foundation Foundation awarded him a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a grant in in in in 2015 He He is is is represented by Getty Images (Photo shot in in in in Herat Afghanistan 2016 Photo Photo sponsor: Wilson Kiwanis Wide Awake Club ) Dina Oganova (b 1987) is a a a a a a a a a a a Georgian documentary photographer working on on on on personal long-term projects mostly in in in in Georgia Georgia and Post-Soviet countries In 2012 she won her her her first grant from from the the Open Society Foundation that was awarded to to individual photographers from from Central Asia the the the South Caucasus Afghanistan Mongolia and and Pakistan In 2015 PDN selected her her her as as as as one of of the the the the the 30 30 best emerging photographers to to to watch under the the the the the age of of 30 30 and and and in in in in the the the the the same year was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a finalist for the the the the the Wallis Annenberg Prize Oganova published her her handmade limited edition photo photo book My Place that is is is in in in in in in in the the the the the collection of several museums including the the Metropolitan Museum in in in in in New York Her Her long-term projects I am Georgia Georgia My Place and Frozen Waves have been exhibited internationally Her Her latest book with writer Salome Benidze is titled (s)HERO(es) (Photo shot in in Shukhuti Village Georgia Georgia 2016 ) ) ) Adeola Adeola Olagunju is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Nigerian artist who lives and and works in in in in in in in in Lagos Lagos Nigeria Nigeria After obtaining a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a degree in in in in in in in in in in in Fine and and Applied Arts in in in in in in in in in in in 2009 Adeola Adeola worked as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Graphic Artist for advertising agencies in in in in in in in in in in in Lagos Lagos Working primarily with with photography her her artistic practice encompasses a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a range of mediums including video painting and and and collage She explores themes around her her environment self and and and memory with with documentary and and and and conceptual approach Olagunju has been on on on on on residencies at FFT Düsseldorf/ Savvy Contemporary in in in in Germany Germany Kuona Trust Centre for Visual Art in in in in Nairobi Kenya and and the the the Lagos Lagos Photo Photo Summer School exchange program in in in in in in in Berlin Germany Germany She was the the the the recipient of the the the the Lagos Lagos Lagos Photo Photo Photo Festival Award Award in in in in in 2012 and the the the Young Art Fund Amsterdam Award Award in in in in in 2013 2013 (Photo shot in in in in in Lagos Lagos Nigeria 2013 2013 ) Jonathan Perugia has spent more than than 25 years as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a documentary travel and and commercial photographer and and and and filmmaker in in in nearly 30 countries He’s successfully served hundreds of NGO commercial and and and editorial clients including the the the the the United Nations Save the the the the the Children Sony and and and the the the the the Guardian Perugia launched Gaia Visual as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a response to to to to to the the the the the the challenges we face around the the the the the the world and and and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a desire to to to to contribute to to to to the the the the global movement for for good His images and and and and stories depend on on on on on warm relationships with people a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a deep appreciation for for his clients and and and and and and their stakeholders and and and and and and both documentary and and and commercial expertise (Photo shot in Kandy Sri Lanka 2018 ) Eric Pickersgill born in in in in in in Homestead Florida in in in in in in 1986 is is an an an American artist and educator working in in in in in in Charlotte North North Carolina Carolina He received a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Master of of of Fine Fine Fine Arts Arts degree degree from The University of of of North North Carolina Carolina at at at Chapel Hill in in in in in in in in 2015 and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Bachelor of of of Fine Fine Fine Arts Arts degree degree with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a concentration in in in in in in in in Fine Fine Fine Art Art Art Photography from Columbia College Chicago in in in in in in 2011 He He explores the the psychological and and and and and social effects that cameras and and and and their artifacts have on on individuals and and and and societies as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a whole He He has extensively exhibited and and and and presented presented his work internationally Pickersgill is is represented by Rick Wester Fine Art New York (Photo shot in in Morgantown NC USA 2016 ) Susana Raab was born in in in in Lima Peru and and raised throughout the United States She She is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a fine art and and documentary photographer photographer based out out of of of of Washington D D C C She She is is is is currently working on on on on her her her long-term documentation of of of of the the the the east of of of of the the the the Anacostia Anacostia River communities in in in in D D C C C and and is is the the the the photographer photographer of of of of the the the the Smithsonian Anacostia Anacostia Community Museum Raab’s work has been exhibited internationally and and 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