Brick Workers

• Prize
  Bronze in Book/People, Bronze in Book/Documentary
• Photographer
  Anja Bruehling, United States
• Date of Photograph
  2019
• Studio
  Anja Bruehling Photography
• Socials
• Website
  https://www.anjabruehling.com

Exhibition Catalog accompanying the exhibition Brick Workers at the thought after Kriti Gallery in Varanasi, India with support of the Banaras Cultural Foundation.

The catalog includes images of the project Brick Workers and is intertwined with texts and quotes from Nobel peace prize winner Desmond Tutu, novelist and activist James Baldwin, Chennai-based NYT contributing writer and author Dan Morrison and Delhi-based writer and photographer Juhi Saklani and the photographer herself.

• Biography
  In 2017 Anja Bruehling gave up her global executive career to pursue her passion -documentary and fine art photography. She has worked and traveled to over 60 countries. Her passions are documenting people, diverse cultures, social issues, and the human condition around the world. She sees the camera as a medium to stay curious more than ever and to make observations, explore places, prosperity, beauty, people, and the socio-economic problems they face.
• Awards
  2020 - American Photographer 36 – Chosen Winner 2019 - American Photographer 35 – Chosen Winner 2018 - 4 finalist mention in the 11th Julia Cameron Awards 2017 – American Photographer 33 – Chosen Winner 2016 – American Photographer 32– Selected Winner 2016 – Latin American Fotografia 5 – Selected Winner 2016 – Finalist – Social Documentary Network – Visual Stories 2015 – Critical Mass (Top 200) 2015 – American Photographer 31 – Chosen Winner