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Ana Caroline de Lima is a Brazilian photographer, journalist, PgD in anthropology and National Geographic Explorer. Her work focuses on the human relationship with the natural environment and contemporary culture. 

From Amazon to the Andes, much of her work has been done in South America, although she has also developed different projects in Asia and Europe. 
Currently, Ana is working at the Cerrado, a world’s biodiversity hotspot and home to more than 4000 endemic plants. Through solutions journalism, Ana documents socio-environmental examples of how biodiversity, bioeconomy and traditional knowledge are crucial to preserve the second largest of South America (and also where Ana’s origins are from)

Her work has been awarded both nationally and internationally and exhibited in more than 20 countries, in places such as Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Oxo Tower and Palacio de Maldonado.  
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Ana is a XXXIII Eddie Adams Workshop and 73 Missouri Photo Workshop alumna and a member of Diversify Photo, Authority Collective, Women Photograph and Everyday Projects. Currently working in the state of Minas Gerais, she is also HEFAT trained for extreme environments and a Brazilian certified drone pilot.

AWARDS, GRANTS, ACCOLADES AND RECOGNITIONS *resumed

2023 - Royal Photographic Society Bursary

2022 - National Geographic Society Meridian Grant

2022 - Prix Terre Solidaire Finalist - Paris/France

2021 - National Geographic Exploration Grant 

2021 - National Geographic COVID Emergency Grant 

2021 - Accepted at Missouri Photo Worshop - Missouri/USA

​2020 - Accepted at XXXIII Eddie Adams Workshop - Jeffersonville/USA

2020 - Colton Family Award - Eddie Adams Workshop- Jeffersonville/USA 
2020 - Member of Diversfiy Photo

2020 - Member of Authority Collective 

2020 - Dorothea Lange Award Semi Finalist
2020 - Temporada de Projetos Paços das Artes - São Paulo/Brazil

2020 - Mostra SESC Cariri de Culturas - Juazeiro do Norte/Brazil
2020 - XVII Premio IILA de Fotografia - Roma, Italy

2020 - Marilyn Stafford Award Honorable Mention - London/UK

2019 - Survival International Photo Competition Winner - Washington/USA

2019 - Women Photograph's Best photos of the year 

2019 - Founded Everyday Andes

​2018 -  Sinchi Photo Competition - Fist Place Artistic Merit - Amsterdam/Netherlands

2018 - 2° Marylin Stafford Photography Award Shortlisted -  London/UK

2018 - Member Women Photograph

​2017 - TAPSA Award Winner– Xposure Festival - Sharjah/UAE

2017- Aurora Humanitarian Prize, Special Prize - Yerevan/Armenia

2017 - Prêmio de Fotografia Aliança Francesa -  São Paulo/Brazil

2017 - Royal Photographic Society Bursary Finalist - London/UK

2017 - Historic Photographer of the Year Finalist - London/UK

2017- CGAP Photo Contest World Bank Honorable Mention - Washington/USA

2017- Asociación Uruguaya de Antropología Social y Cultural Second Place and Honorable Mention in three categories - Montevideo/Uruguai

​2016 - Edital Nacional de Fotografia Funalfa Winner- Poços de Caldas/Brazil

2016 - Prêmio Internacional de Fotografia Fuijifilm Atrium Saldanha - Lisboa/Portugal

2016  - II Certámen Javier Navarro - Spain

2016 - Faces of Freedom Finalist - Teutloff Museum/Germany

2015 - 3er Asociación Uruguaya de Antropología Social y Cultural First Place and Two honorable Mentions - Montevideo/Uruguai

2015 - International Mountain Summit Finalist- Bressanone/Italy
2014 - TEAM SCA and GETTY Images Award Winner

2014 - Backyard Travel Photographer of the Year Winner - Bangkok/Thailand
2014 - II Festival de Etnografia do Museu Theo Brandão - Best documentray Essay and Best Single Image - Alagoas/Brasil
*This is a resumed description, please reach out for a full list

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND (ACADEMIC) *
2014 - 2015 Post Graduation in anthropology

Universidade Sagrado Coração, Bauru, Brazil
2005 - 2010 Bachelor in Social Communication - Journalism 
Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, Brazil
2013 - 2013  Extension in Linguistics, Anthropology and Education in Intercultural contexts-  Mackenzie University, São Paulo

2013 -Extension in Visual Anthropology - PUC-SP, São Paulo, Brazil
2015 - Extension in Archaeological Practices
Universidade de São Paulo USP, Brazil

*doesn't include workshops attendances. Please reach out for a full list

 

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION *

2021 - 73 Missouri Photo Workshop -  Missouri School of Journalism, EUA

2020 - XXXIII Eddie Adams Workshop - Jeffersonville, EUA

2020 - Prism Photo Workshop - Chicago,  EUA

2020 - Still Life Workshop with Maggie Steber - Leica Akademie USA

2020 - HEFAT - Hostile Environment and First Aid, Frontline Conflict Survival, Travel & Personal Safety, Disaster and Extreme Environments, Terrorism & Public Disorder - Silk Road Training & ACOS Alliance

2019 - Women Photograph Workshop - Universidad Nacional de Quito, Equador 

*doesn't include workshops attendances. Please reach out for a full list

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAMS 

Arna Art + Nature = Cartography - Organizer: Arna  - Place: Skane, Sweden

Centro de Estudos Brasileiros - Organizer: Universidad de Salamanca - Place: Salamanca, Spain​

Sowing Seeds - Organizer: KAMAN Art Foundation - Place: Rajasthan, India​

O caminho do sertão - Organizer: Cresertão - Centro de Referência em Tecnologias Sociais do Sertão
Place:Minas Gerais, Brasil

 

TALKS

2019 – Talk "Amazon", Museu de Imagem e do Som MIS, São Paulo, Brazil

2018 – Talk about Career Trajectory/ Travel photography, Congresso de Fotografia e Viagem,Museu de Imagem e Do Som - MIS - São Paulo, Brazil

2018 – Talk about Exhibition “Hömanadzé Duré Ui'Wede” - FUNAI Barra do Garças  - Barra do Garças, Brazil

2018 – Talk about Career Trajectory at Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso - Barra do Garças, Brazil

2017 – Talk about Career Trajectory at Xposure Festival – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

2017 – Talk about Career Trajectory - Harlösa, Sweden

2017 – Talk about Career Trajectory/ Documentary photograhy - UNIFACS Salvador, Brazil

TEACHING

2016 – Photography workshop to fisherwomen from Laguna, Santa Catarina (in partnership with UDESC university) – Laguna/Brazil

2015 – Photography and visual anthropology classes to Rajasthani children at the Thar Desert – Rajasthan/India

2018 – Photography Workshop at a Xavante Indigenous village

Mato Grosso/Brazil

2019 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models

São Paulo/Brazil

​2019 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models

São Paulo/Brazil

​2019 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models

São Paulo/Brazil

​2019 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models

São Paulo/Brazil

2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models 

Salvador/Brazil

​2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models

São Paulo/Brazil

​2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models

São Paulo/Brazil

​2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models

São Paulo/Brazil

2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models

São Paulo/Brazil

​2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models

São Paulo/Brazil

​2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models

São Paulo/Brazil

​2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models

São Paulo/Brazil

2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models 

Salvador/Brazil

2017 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models 

Salvador/Brazil

2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models 

Salvador/Brazil

SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2023 - “We are one: the vicuna guardians” - Banff Mountain Festival, Banff/Canada

2021 - “Amazon traditions” - Xposure Photo Festival, Sharjah/UAE
2021 - “Um dia com os Friesser” -
Temporada de projetos Paço das Artes - São Paulo/Brazil

2021 - “A natureza e eu” - Mostra Sesc Cariri de Culturas, Ceará/Brazil

​2018 - “Hömanadzé Duré Ui'Wede” - FUNAI Barra do Garças - Barra do Garças/Brazil

2021 - “Hömanadzé Duré Ui'Wede” - Universidade Federal de Barra do Garças, Barra do Garças/Brazil

​2017 - "Caminhos do Sertão" - Palácio de Maldonado, Salamanca/Spain

2017 - "Caminhos do Sertão" - Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca/Spain

2016 - "Cores do Rajastão" - JFFoto - Fundação Cultural Alfredo Ferreira Lage, Juiz de Fora/Brazil

2016 - “Força feminina” -  Centro Cultural Chachá e Centro de Artes, UDESC, Laguna/Brazil

​2015 - "Caminhos das Gerais", - 26° Festival de Inverno de Garanhuns, Garanhuns/Brazil

​2010 - "Redescobrindo São Paulo" - Pinacoteca de São Bernardo, São Bernardo do Campo/Brazil

GROUP EXHIBITIONS *resumed

2023 - “Highlighting Potential: Private Sector Investment in Emerging Markets” - Esplanade PVM, Montreal, Canada

2021 - "We are what we eat"  - Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Rome, Italy

2021 - "Presença" - República Subway station, São Paulo, Brazil

​2021 - "Presença" - Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil

2019 - "Latin American Women on World Trade” - Palacio Legislativo de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguai

2019 - "Sinchi Foundation Indigenous Photography Award” - Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam - Netherlands

2018 - “Empowering Entrepeneur Women Worldwide” - OxO Tower, London, UK

2018 - "Latin American Women on World Trade” - World Bank, Geneve, Switzerland

2018 - "Marylin Stafford Award" - After Nyne Gallery, London, UK

2018 - "Empowering Women Entrepeneurs Worldwide" - Hull Photography Festival, East Yorkshire, UK

2018 - “Reclaiming Our Future” - Light House Media Festival, London, UK

​2017 - “Tapsa - Xposure Photography Festival" - Expo Centre Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

2017 - Capturing Humanity -  Aurora Humanitarian Prize, Yerevan, Armenia 

2017 - 5° Salão de Outono da América Latina -  Memorial da América Latina, São Paulo,Brazil

2017 - “Everyday Heroines” - Kings Colege, Londres, UK

2017 - "Los trabajos e los dias” - Escuela Nacional Sindical, MedellinColombia

2017 - “Experiências de Campo Antropologicas” - Asociación Uruguaya de Antropología Social Montevideo, Uruguai

2017 - "Andinos" -  Ariano International Film Festival, Ariano, Italy

2017 - The family of Man -  Projeção Brasil/ Irã, Golshar, Iran​

2017 - "in the Waiting Room" - Crypt Gallery, London/UK

2016 - Perspectives by Air France - Charles de Gaulle's Airport, Paris/ France

2016 - “Prêmio Javier Navarro - Sala de los Alcaldes del Ayuntamiento de Segorbe  Segorbe/Spain

2016 - Fogo, Terra, Ar, Água – Quatro Elementos -  Atrium Saldanha Shopping, Lisboa/Portugal

2016 - Foto Invasão Red Bull Station -  Red Bull Station, São Paulo/Brazil

2016 - Prêmio Sesc Marc Ferrez de Fotografia  - Exposição itinerante nas estações de metrô de Brasília, Brazil

2015 - Journey of Change: Women Pushing Boundaries - Getty Gallery, London, UK

2016 - Amazing Women Everywhere - Volvo Ocean Race, Gothemburg, Sweden

2016 - Amazing Women Everywhere - Volvo Ocean Race, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2016 - Amazing Women Everywhere - Volvo Ocean Race, Lorient, France

2015 - Amazing Women Everywhere - Volvo Ocean Race, Sanya, China

2015 - Amazing Women Everywhere - Volvo Ocean Race, Lisboa, Portugal

2015 - Amazing Women Everywhere - Volvo Ocean Race, Newport, USA

2015 - Amazing Women Everywhere - Volvo Ocean Race, Auckland. New Zeland

2015 - Amazing Women Everywhere - Volvo Ocean Race, Itajaí, Brazil

2015 - EyeEm World Tour - Soho House, Toronto, Canada
2015 - EyeEm World Tour - Germany Center of Fine Art, Dusseldorf, Germany

2015  - Experiencias de campo Antropologicas - Museo de Arte Precolombino, Montevideo, Uruguai

2015 - Tercer Encuentro Académico de Antropología Visual, - Universidade Nacional de Mexico, Ciudad del México, México

2015 - International Mountain Summit -  South Tyrol, Bressanone, Italy

2014 - Artika Street Festival -  Karlovac, Croatia

2014 - Premio Persio Galembeck - Araras/Brazil

2014 - Prêmio SESC de Fotografia Marc Ferrez - Sesc Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil

*This is a resumed description, please reach out for a full list

CONTEST JURY

2024 - Funiber Photo Competition

2023 - Banff Mountain film Festival Photo Competition

2023 - Banff Mountain film Festival Book Competition

2022 - Banff Mountain film Festival Photo Competition

MEMBER

National Geographic Society

Diversify Photo

Authority Collective

Women Photograph

Everyday Projects (Brazil, Latin america, Amazon, Andes)

Everyday Andes founder

Every Amazon Coordinator

LANGUAGES

Portuguese (native), English and Spanish (fluent)

MAIN PREVIOUS CLIENTS/PUBLISHED WORK

National Geographic Society,GEO France, GEO Germany, CCFD,  Bloomberg, US News and World Report, La Croix, Amazon Conservation, ActionAid, CARE, Operação Amazônia Nativa, UNDP

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