Short Bio
Aga is a documentary photographer based in the USA and her work focuses mainly on documentary photojournalism, conservation, exploration of heritage sites, indigenous tribes, and their rituals. She actively supports human rights and conservation efforts.
Statement
Aga is a documentary photographer based in the USA and her work focuses mainly on documentary photojournalism, conservation, exploration of heritage sites, indigenous tribes, and their rituals. She actively supports human rights and conservation efforts.
Aga’s professional journey begun with fight photography, during the time she lived in Thailand. Muay Thai was one of her many passions and when she was presented with the opportunity to cover Muay Thai fights she didn’t think twice about it and had the best time of her life doing it. During her life in SE Asia, Aga was able to travel extensively, had many adventures, and met many fascinating people, eventually, a few years later her journey took her to Indonesia and South Africa. Aga’s passion for photography and travels is shared with the passion for science, as she spends most of her time trying to cure people and the planet.
Aga actively supports human rights movements, environmental protection, and various conservation efforts. Aga’s assignments involve both freelance work and collaborations with various NGOs. She believes that photography should be evocative and revolutionary, an artistic expression free of conventions. She aims to portray people she photographs in the most powerful and meaningful way she is capable of achieving while making a difference in communities she continues to work with.
Biography
Selected Publications
Aesthetica Magazine | June 2020
Nikon Szeroki Kadr | April 2020
JaamZIN Creative | April 2020
Lens Magazine | January 2020
Lens Magazine | August 2019
Lens Magazine | June 2019
The Vision Project | June 2019
Gold List | International Art Market Magazine 2019
GOLD LIST | Top Contemporary Artists of Today 2019
Lens Magazine Jan 2019
International Art Market Magazine | Top Contemporary Artists of Today
Social Documentary Network, January 2019
Flamingo Magazine, October 2017- February 2018
Dodho Magazine, March 2017- Present
SHOOT Magazine, BTS Winner
Sawubona Magazine, February-September 2017
Chiiz Magazine, June 2017
Silvershotz, May 2017
The Getaway Magazine, December 2016
Responsible Traveller Magazine, November 2016
The Fernweh Collective Magazine, October 2016
Photographers without Borders, Issue 5, January 2016
Yokkao Boxing, 2012-2013
Warriors Of The Mongkon 2012
Muay Siam Magazine 2012
Books
ART UNIVERSAL | Encyclopedia of International Art 2020
The Stars of Contemporary Art | September 2020
Dodho | Life in Color 2017
Silvershotz | Silvershotz 2017 Folio
Origins of Fire | The University of Burgos, Department of Archaeology, April 2017
Awards
New York City | International Award 2020
50 International Contemporary Artists | Guide to Investing in Art
14th Julia Margaret Cameron Award, Spain 2020
14th POLLUX AWARDS, Spain 2020
International Prize Leonardo da Vinci | Italy 2020
13th Julia Margaret Cameron Award, 1st Place in Documentary Series, Spain 2019
Dodho Magazine | Dodho Color Awards 2017
IPA | 1st place in Extreme Sports 2015
Honorable Mention in People Category, IPA
Honorable Mention in Home Category: Perception, IPA 2015
Honorable Mention in Family of Man, 2016 Winning entry “Medicine Man”
Exhibitions
Florence Biennale | October 22-31, Italy 2021
International Norman Biennial |Monreale, Italy September 2020
Galerie du Marché Prestige | Switzerland, 2020- ongoing
Art Screen TV | SG Productions Switzerland, 2020- ongoing
WHITE SPACE Gallery | New York, USA 2020
SAC’s and Stonehenge Gallery | Alabama, USA 2020
NY Expo | The BIG Exhibition 2020 | March 2020
Millepiani Gallery | Isolation. Living Oneself, LoosenArt | Rome, Italy 2020
FotoNostrum Gallery | Barcelona, Spain 2020
FotoNostrum Gallery | Barcelona, Spain 2019
Millepiani Gallery | Environment Documenta, LoosenArt | Rome, Italy 2019
One Source Exhibition | Johannesburg 2018
The Gavin Project Gallery, Maboneng Precinct | Johannesburg 2016-2018
Artspan at SOMA, San Francisco, 2015-2016
One World at Merchants of Reality Gallery, San Francisco 2015-2016
Skulls, Skin, and Tissue at Menagerie Gallery, San Francisco 2015-2016
NGO work
News and Interviews
Szeroki Kadr | Nikon Pl 2020
The Crazy Mind | JaamZIN Creative Studio 2020
Matsidiso | A Night At The Leonardo da Vinci Awards 2020
Dodho Magazine | 2017
Matsidiso | Story of Traveling Shoes 2017
Dodho | Photography Gear
