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Adriana Zehbrauskas

Because pictures can be understood easier than text, Adriana Zehbrauskas believes that photography's power stems from its ability to communicate across languages. She also points to photography's ability to evoke memories.

Adriana Zehbrauskas was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She received a degree in Journalism and moved to Paris where she studied Linguistics and Phonetics at the Sorbonne Nouvelle. She worked as a staff photographer for Folha de S. Paulo, in Brazil, for 11 years, traveling extensively throughout the country and abroad.

As a free-lancer photojurnalist based in Mexico City, she contributes regularly with the New York Times. Other clients include the Wall Street Journal, The Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, Glamour Magazine, The Guardian, Paris Match, Le Figaro, Save the Children and the World Health Organization among others.

Adriana is one of the three photographers profiled in the documentary “Beyond Assignment” (USA, 2011), alongside Mariella Furrer and Gali Tibbon. The film was produced by The Knight Center for International Media and the University of Miami and features the Tepito project.

Her project on Faith in Brazil and Mexico was awarded a Art & Worship World Prize by the Niavaran Artistic Creation Foundation and a book is currently under production to be published by Bei Editores in São Paulo, Brasil. She was a finalist for the New York Photo Awards 2009 and 2010 and is an instructor with the Foundry Photojournalism Workshops.

Adriana is the recipient of the Troféu Mulher Imprensa (photojournalist newspaper/magazine), São Paulo, Brazil, Feb 2012.

Adriana Zehbrauskas – Family Matters

Adriana Zehbrauskas & Dario Lopez-Mills: Balancing Work and Life

Wife and husband Adriana Zehbrauskas and Dario Lopez-Mills are award-winning photojournalists with years of experience between them, who understand the importance of having a balanced life. In this video, the pair share some of the unique challenges they face as working photographers and how they try to create a healthy relationship and rewarding work.

Adriana Zehbrauskas is a Brazilian documentary photographer based in Mexico City, Mexico.Her work covers mostly issues related to migration, religion and the aftermath of the violence related to the drug wars in Mexico as well as the daily life of sub and misrepresented communities.She contributes regularly to The New York Times, BuzzFeed News, The Washington Post and others.Adriana is one of the three photographers profiled in the documentary “Beyond Assignment” (USA, 2011, produced by The Knight Center for International Media and the University of Miami. She’s one of the recipients of the first Getty Images Instagram Grant and was awarded Best Female Photojournalist -Troféu Mulher Imprensa (Brazil). Her mobile photography work was selected by Time Magazine for the “29 Instagrams That Defined the World in 2014″ and her project on Faith in Brazil and Mexico was awarded a Art & Worship World Prize by the Niavaran Artistic Creation Foundation.

Darío López-Mills is the chief photographer for the Associated Press in Mexico and Central America. He moved to Mexico after working for the AP as Brazil’s chief photographer from 1997 to 2003. He has covered breaking news in almost every country in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. He has been a photojournalist since 1990. Previously, López-Mills worked as a line cook and chef in New York City for almost a decade. He spent his youth training in classical ballet in Mexico, New York and Cuba.

Additional videos:

Cultural Storytelling

In documenting and telling the story of different cultures, Adriana Zehbrauskas believes that photography helps demonstrate that "people are not truly born equal." From this awareness, people can find encouragement to remedy the problems of inequity.

Ethics

Adriana Zehbrauskas talks about the ethical concerns involved in shooting sensitive situations — and the importance of respect.

Covering Conflicts
Adriana Zehbrauskas talks about the risks of covering conflict in Mexico, and the sometimes deadly cost of being a photojournalist overseas.