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| Gitta van Buuren is both photographer and cultural anthropologist. She graduated in Cultural Anthropology/Non-western Sociology at the Free University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Her specialization is Development Sociology, with the subdisciplines Medical Anthropology, Comparative & Public Development Administration and International Public Law. After her studies she followed various preparation courses on development work. |
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a photographer she is self-taught. Since 2001 she works as a freelancer,
combining photography and anthropology in her projects. She focusses on
social change in societies, resulting in underdevelopment, human rights
issues, refugees, migrants, the multicultural society and changing human
perceptions. In her photo series she wants to pay attention to subjects
and issues which went unnoticed or already have been forgotten by the
public, in order to keep them under public attention and to change existing
human perceptions. Furthermore she writes her own photo stories, does research, and is involved in film making. Since 2006 she is guest lecturer at the Institute of Social Work of the Hogeschool Utrecht department (Bachelor School) in Amersfoort (The Netherlands). As photographer she has volunteered for various organisations like the Tibet Support Group (The Netherlands), Orange Babies (The Netherlands) and Aina Photo Department (Kabul, Afghanistan). In 2007-2008 she will follow the Master programme Photographic Studies at the University of Leiden (The Netherlands). Gitta van Buuren initiates her own projects and works on assignments. |
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| Photos are in the archives of |
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| - Tibet Support Group Netherlands, Amsterdam NL |
| - War Child Netherlands, Amsterdam NL |
| - Amnesty International Netherlands, Amsterdam NL |
| - Society of Afghan women "Rabe-i-Balkhi", Leiden NL |
| - IIAV International Information center and Archives of the Women's Movement , Amsterdam NL |
| - IISG International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam NL |
| - HIVOS Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries, The Hague NL |
| - SWLG Foundation for Home Facilities for the Physically Handicapped, Purmerend, NL |
| - Forum, Institute for Multicultural Development, Utrecht, NL |
| - Orange Babies, Amsterdam, NL |
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| Various photos are included in private collections |
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| Photo contributions |
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| Photos are published in newsletters and on websites of the Tibet Support Groups Netherlands, War Child Netherlands, Amnesty International Netherlands and "Rabe-i-Balkhi". Furthermore in newspaper De Telegraaf, and the magazines Hawa-dar-Tabid (Eve in Exile), Opzij, De FOTOgraaf, F+D/Fotografie, Focus, Museum Visie, Lover, EOS Magazine |
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| Awards |
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| - Winner 2nd prize C-category (highest category) Fotogram Award Competition 2003 |
| - 2nd place Focus Public's Prize 2003 |