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Julia Gunther
Born
Berlin, Germany
NationalityGerman
EducationUniversity of the Arts, London
Known forPhotography
Notable workProud Women of Africa
Websitejuliagunther.com

Julia Gunther (born 1979 in Berlin, Germany[1]) is a photographer and cinematographer with a focus in documentary projects.[2] She graduated from University of the Arts, London in 2003 with a degree in Film and Video studies.[1] From 2003 to 2008,[1] Gunther contributed to a variety of video projects such as Black Book (2006) and Nothing to Lose (2008).[3] While she currently resides in Amsterdam, she has travelled across the world as a result of her new concentration in photography.[1]

Work

Solo Exhibits

Since 2012, Gunther has had seven major exhibitions as part of her ongoing installments "Proud Women of Africa."[4] This exhibition is based off Gunther's experiences in Cape Town and strives to portray African women who endured many hardships but do not see themselves as victims of their oppression.[5] Installments of this project include:

  • "Ruthy Goes to Church" (2012)[6]
  • "Rainbow Girls" (2013)[7]
  • "Maternity Ward" (2013)[8]
  • "Chedino & Family" (2015)[9]
  • "The Black Mambas: An All-Female Anti-Poaching Unit" (2015)[10]

In 2016, she traveled to Tanzania on an assignment for Sightsavers and documented the stories of four children with cataracts.[11] This project includes:

Group Exhibits[2]

In 2012, “Proud Women of Africa: Ruthy Goes to Church” was exhibited in the LhGWR Gallery in The Hague in addition to The Art of Photography Show in San Diego.

During 2013, “Proud Women of Africa: The Rainbow Girls” was displayed at the Blackbox Gallery in Portland, OR. In the same year, “Proud Women of Africa: Maternity Ward” was shown in the Menier Gallery in London, UK as part of the Life Framer Exhibition.

In 2014, “Proud Women of Africa: The Rainbow Girls” was in a group exhibition at Photoville 2014, ALIVE Dutch Photography in New York City, and the New York Photo Festival Photoworld 2014. Also in this exhibit was “Proud Women of Africa: Ruthy goes to Church.”

In 2015, “Proud Women of Africa: Chedino & Family” was exhibited in the New York Photo Festival presented in The Last Picture Show in New York and Seoul, South Korea. The same series was featured in the Blank Wall Gallery in Athens Greece. During the same year, “Proud Women in Africa: Ruthy Goes to Church” was displayed at Photoville The Fence in New York, Atlanta, and Houston.

In 2016, her series “Proud Women of Africa: The Black Mambas” was exhibited with FotoWeekDC ‘Represent’ by Refinery 29 in Washington D. C. and New York City. The same series was featured in the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens in Sunderland, and The Beaney in Canterbury, U. K. “Proud Women of Africa: The Rainbow Girls” was shown at the Head On Photo Festival at the Museum of Sydney in Australia.

Recognition

Gunther has won various awards for her work. These include:[2]

  • New York Photo Award, 2012 Interim Winner
  • International Professional Women Photographers 37th Anniversary Winner (2012)
  • The Photographer's Forum Magazine 2012 Best of Photography
  • Kuala Lumpur International Photo Award 2012 Finalist
  • LensCulture Exposure Awards 2013 Winner
  • GUP New Dutch Photography Talent 2013
  • Kuala Lumpur International Photo Award 2013 Finalist
  • New York Photo Festival Photo World 2014 Winner
  • Photolucida Critical Mass 2014 Top 200 Finalist
  • Moscow International Photo Awards 2014 Honorable Mention
  • New York Photo Festival The Last Picture Show 2015 Winner
  • Moscow International Photo Awards 2015 Second Place
  • Kuala Lumpur International Photo Award 2015 Finalist
  • Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize Exhibition Finalist 2016
  • Head On Photo Festival Finalist 2016

Her work has also been featured in The New York Times Magazine, TIME, The Independent, Marie Claire, Dazed Digital, WIRED, and National Geographic. She has also been a blogger for The Huffington Post since 2016.

References

  1. ^ a b c d LensCulture, Julia Gunther |. "Julia Gunther | LensCulture". LensCulture. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. ^ a b c "About | Julia Gunther". juliagunther.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  3. ^ "Julia Gunther". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  4. ^ "Julia Gunther - LIFE FRAMER". www.life-framer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  5. ^ Gunther, Julia (2016-01-07). "Proud Women of Africa: the Beginning". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  6. ^ Gunther, Julia (2016-01-20). "Proud Women of Africa: Ruthy Goes to Church". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  7. ^ Frank, Priscilla (2015-03-05). "Meet The 'Rainbow Girls,' The Proud And Beautiful Lesbian Community Of South Africa". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  8. ^ Gunther, Julia (2016-02-17). "Proud Women of Africa: Maternity Ward". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  9. ^ Dazed. "Julia Gunther's Chedino and Family". Dazed. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  10. ^ Gunther, Photographs By Julia (2015-08-28). "On Patrol With the Black Mambas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  11. ^ a b Gunther, Julia; Photographer, Contributor Documentary (2016-09-01). "Children of Cataract: Haji's Story". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-04. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ a b c "Julia Gunther | The Huffington Post". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
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