I was visited Amsterdam in October 2023. Every day during my staying there I saw activists who brought on the main square footwear, heart-shaped balloons and pieces of paper with information about kidnapped by Hamas.
Yana Raaga started her way in photography during design and visual art studies in 2016 when she was 35. Since 2016 she is mastering and skilling her photographic skills and language wherever she is with her camera. Yana lives in the small city Aluksne in Latvia. Photography for her is mix of observation, curiosity, having personal point of view and being ready to respond. Camera is her extension.
Awards Five solo exhibitions in Latvia, the biggest one in 2020 with 100 photographs about home city, more than 30 group exhibitions (on the wall in print) around the globe, Px3 LE PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE, PARIS "State of the World" 2024 finalist.