Adriana Zehbrauskas is a Brazilian documentary photographer based in Phoenix, Arizona, whose work examines migration, religion, human rights, marginalized communities, and drug-related violence across the Americas. Her compelling visual narratives aim to move, challenge, and connect audiences through intimate storytelling.
A contributing photographer for VII Photo/VII Foundation, Zehbrauskas regularly works with leading publications including The New York Times, UNICEF, CNN, The Washington Post, ProPublica and The Guardian. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, NPR, Stern, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, Libération, Folha de S. Paulo, Bloomberg, and El País.
Her accolades include the 2022/23 Robert Capa Gold Medal Award Citation, 2021 Maria Moors Cabot Prize, and honorable mention for the 2021 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. She received the 2018 New York Press Club Award for her coverage of the Zika crisis and a 2019 POY International award. She was a 2018 Premio Gabo finalist and earned two Julia Margaret Cameron Award honorable mentions.
Featured in the documentary "Beyond Assignment" (2011), Zehbrauskas won the inaugural Getty Images Instagram Grant (2015) and was named Best Female Photojournalist in Brazil. TIME Magazine highlighted her mobile photography among "29 Instagrams That Defined the World in 2014," and her Faith in Brazil and Mexico project received the Art & Worship World Prize.
She teaches at the International Center of Photography, World Press Photo Foundation, Fundación Gabo, and Foundry Photojournalism Workshop. She serves as a jury member for prestigious awards including World Press Photo, POY LATAM, and Premio Gabo. Currently, she teaches visual journalism at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Contact: Mobile: +1 (480) 417-1640 Email: adriana@adrianazehbrauskas.com