Lisa Kristine Research Paper

Lisa Kristine

Lisa Kristine is a humanitarian photographer and is known for inspiring change rather than just capturing an image. She is a San Fransisco native who specializes in indigenous peoples throughout the world. As a young woman she developed an interest in anthropology and photography before attending and graduating from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Fransisco. She was mentored throughout her youth in the techniques of Silver Gelatin, a black and white photo printing technique introduced in 1885, and Cibachrome printing, a color photo printing technique that was introduced in 1963. Kristine strives to identify the human dignity that she still believes remains in this world, by documenting the lives and cultures of more than 100 countries spreading across six different continents. Through her work in documenting these cultures she hopes to start a dialogue about the diversity, beauty, and hardship that

She has been featured on CNN, Ted Events, and at Colleges and Universities, just to name a few, for her brave and honest work that brings attention to modern day slavery. She was the recipient of the Lucie Humanitarian award in 2013 that honors photographers around the world for their greatest achievements. She was the sole exhibitor at the Vancouver Peace Summit in 2009 that was attended by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Her breathtaking images have been auctioned off by Christies New York to benefit the United Nations and she has been endorsed by he Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Queen Mother of Bhutan and Amnesty International. A movement entitled Make A Stand Lemonade Movement was inspired by Kristine’s photographs and has raised over a million dollars while also inspiring more than 100 million people to help move toward a better tomorrow by eradicating slavery throughout the