Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Zana Briski

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British photographer Zana Briski.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Zana Briski

Zana Briski is a British photographer and filmmaker, best known for Born into Brothels, the 2004 Oscar winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, which she directed. She founded Kids with Cameras, a non-profit organization that teaches the art of photography to marginalized children in communities throughout the world. Her interest in photography began at age 10.

Something very ugly to you as a person can look beautiful through the viewfinder, but being able to find that beauty, oftentimes, means seeing the humanity within the frame. If you turn that off completely, you don't see at all.
You can't use your camera as a shield against human suffering. — © Zana Briski
You can't use your camera as a shield against human suffering.
I don't believe in compromise, I believe there is a goal we are trying to reach.
I'm used to being behind a camera. That's much more natural for me. But if my life can inspire people, that's what I have to do. My idea is to be of service.
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