About

Photo credit: Sean Smith

Iyana Esters is a visual storyteller from the United States. She received her B.S. in Community Health Sciences from the University of Nevada, Reno and her M.P.H. in Behavioral, Social, and Community Health from Indiana University.  

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She combines art with her expertise in public health to empower Black and other marginalized communities, using photography as a lens to document the connect and disconnect of human impact in the environment and celebrate Black life, practices, rituals and sexualities. An emerging photographer, Iyana works primarily in long-form photography and documentary.

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Contact: soulwellknwn@gmail.com

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Honors + Awards

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2021 Fulbright U.S. Student Program, Semi-Finalist

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2020 Jackson Wild Fellow

2020 Diversify Photo, Up Next Candidate
 

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 From Tulsa to Minneapolis: Photographing The Long Road To Justice, Social Documentary Network, Boston, MA

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2020 Every One Of Us, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA

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2020 Open Studio Art Exhibition, Artemesia Studios, Reno, NV

2019 Wing Young Huie: What Do You See?, Landmark Center, St. Paul, MN

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workshops + training

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2021 National Geographic Storytellers Summit

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2020 International Women Media Foundation, HEFAT Trainee

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Interview​

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2021 Photo House South: Get To Know - Iyana Esters

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PUBLICATIONS + FEATURES

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2021 Revista ViveAfro: Afritofusión de la cantautora Marsh Waris

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2021 ZEKE Magazine: Contributors From Tulsa To Minneapolis Photographing the Long Road to Justice 

2019Memorable in motion: Our 10 favorite videos of 2019

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2019Photographers work with noted St. Paul artist Wing Young Huie for exhibit at Landmark

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2019Broadening the circle of competitive swimming

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