Lisa Kristine

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Lisa Kristine (born September 2, 1965) is an American humanitarian photographer,[1] activist, and speaker. Her photography has documented indigenous cultures and social causes, such as modern slavery, in more than 100 countries.[2] Through her work, Kristine has supported numerous charities and humanitarian organizations. Kristine has delivered keynote and appeared on panels at conferences held at the Vatican, United Nations, Thomson Reuters, Trust London. She is a member of the Explorer's Club.[3]

Kristine has published six books and has been the subject of four documentaries. Kristine is the recipient of the 2013 Lucie Humanitarian Award. In 2017, she founded Human Thread Foundation to promote human dignity through educating the public and driving awareness about social causes. In 2019, her exhibition on human trafficking was inaugurated by Pope Francis at the Vatican.[4]

Career in photography[]

Kristine began learning photography at age 11. Inspired as a child while looking at images of indigenous people in her mother's anthropology.[5]

She graduated at 18 from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in San Francisco and immediately left for Europe. Although the two-year Fashion Institute program had taught her a lot about color, design, and graphics, she says, "I recognized that [fashion] wasn’t going to be for me."

She traveled through Europe, North Africa, and Asia making photographs. She especially gravitated to and responded to the bold colors of Asia. Shortly thereafter, she says, her work became more purposeful. She researched ancient cultures, including how they found meaning, whether through conventional religion, philosophy, or animism.


As a professional photographer, Kristine began traveling internationally in the early 1980s.[6] She has visited countries on six continents and is focused on topics related to human rights and, in particular, modern slavery.[7] Kristine is known to spend months connecting with her subjects by traveling with a translator to ensure the subjects' permission before documenting them on film.[8]

In 2009, she collaborated with Free the Slaves on a body of work about human enslavement, published as Slavery (2010).

Kristine was the recipient of the 2013 Lucie Humanitarian Award.[2][9] She has given a TED talk (Photos That Bear Witness to Modern Slavery, which has been viewed nearly 3 million times)[citation needed] and has also written for the Atlantic.[10]

In 2015, Resource Magazine recognized her as one of the 12 top tier portrait photographers.[11] In 2016, she gave the keynote at the Thomson Reuters Trust Conference and she gave the keynote at Thomson Reuters 2017 Anti-Slavery Summit in Hong Kong.[3] Her work has been endorsed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Queen Mother of Bhutan, and Amnesty International.[2][12]

When the State of the World Forum convened in San Francisco in 1999, Kristine presented her work to help inspire discussions on human rights, social change, and global security.[2][3] Her work was auctioned by Christie's New York and sponsored by the United Nations to benefit Kofi Annan's Ambassador's Ball.[2] In 2016 the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center received an award for best exhibit from the Ohio Museums Association, in showing Kristine's Enslaved exhibition.[13] Kristine was the sole exhibitor at the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit.[2]

Kristine lent her support to a global 50forFreedom campaign to end modern slavery, launched by the International Labour Organization.[14]

Her work on slavery was featured in three films released in 2014. One of these films, Sold, directed by Jeffrey D. Brown and Emma Thompson includes a character inspired by Kristine and is portrayed by Gillian Anderson. In 2017, Kristine published her sixth book, entitled Bound to Freedom: Slavery to Liberation.

In 2017, Kristine founded Human Thread Foundation to promote human dignity through educating the public and driving awareness about social causes.

In 2018 Kristine's work inspired a worksheet for 7th to 10th graders for world history, civics and visual arts through Literacy & Empathy: Learning Activity for Ted Talks on Modern-Day slavery resulted in a worksheet created and designed with literacy strategies for understanding slavery through Kristine's TED talk.[15][16]

In February 2015, Kristine's exhibition entitled Modern Slavery was presented at Kogart House Museum in Budapest, Hungary. The First Lady, Anita Herczegh, wife of President János Áder, the main patron of the exhibition, took part in the opening of the exhibition, which was open for two months and presented 55 photos.[17]

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announced the opening of Enslaved: A Visual Story of Modern Day Slavery on Saturday, May 7, 2016. The exhibit featured images by Kristine that not only document the lives endured by slaves but also their freedom.[18]

In February 2017 Kristine's EnSlaved exhibition was held at the Smithsonian Affiliate's, National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis.[19]

On May 10th, 2019, Pope Francis officially blessed and inaugurated Kristine's exhibition, Nuns Healing Hearts, at the Vatican. The exhibition focused on the Talitha Kum nuns who combat human trafficking around the world.[20] The images were taken in more than six countries and were a culmination of a nearly two-year project. In 2019, Kristine's exhibition launched in July at the United Nations in New York City. The exhibition was opened by Princess Takamado of the Japanese Imperial Family on November 22nd at the Mitsubishi Gallery in Japan.[21][22][23]

Publications[]

  • A Human Thread. San Francisco: Migration, 2002
  • This Moment. San Francisco: Migration, 2002
  • Callahan, Peggy (2010). Slavery. Washington, DC: Free the Slaves. ISBN 978-0-615-40323-6. With a foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
  • Kristine, Lisa. Intimate Expanse. San Francisco: Migration. ISBN 978-0-9839205-1-9.
  • Kristine, Lisa. One Breath. San Francisco: Migration. ISBN 978-0-9839-205-2-6.
  • Bound to Freedom: Slavery to Liberation. Goff. ISBN 1935935089. With a foreword by Pope Francis.

Films[]

  • A Human Thread (2003) – documentary on Kristine, produced by MediaStorm. DVD.
  • Through the Lens (2007) – documentary on Kristine, produced by MediaStorm. DVD.
  • In Plain Sight (2014) – documentary, produced by Pivitol Eye
  • #standwithme – documentary, produced by Stillmotion
  • Sold (2014) – feature film, produced by Jane Charles, directed by Jeffrey D. Brown

References[]

  1. ^ Sienkievic, James (January 27, 2015). "Top 12 Top Tier Photographers You Should Know". Resource Magazine.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Jones, Marilyn (December 29, 2014). "Difference Maker: Lisa Kristine reveals the brutal conditions – and uplifting humanity – of today's slaves". Christian Science Monitor.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Kristine, Lisa (January 2012). "Photos that bear witness to modern slavery". TED.
  4. ^ "El Papa inaugura exposición contra la trata de personas | ROME REPORTS". www.romereports.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  5. ^ Harlan, Jen (2013-10-24). "Behind the Lucies: Lisa Kristine". Resource Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  6. ^ "Lisa Kristine". KQED Spark. KQED-FM. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  7. ^ "'In Plain Sight': Mill Valley Film Festival Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  8. ^ "Lisa Kristine | Spark | KQED Arts". ww2.kqed.org. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  9. ^ Griffin, Emily (October 28, 2013). "2013 Lucie Awards at Carnegie Hall". Resource Magazine.
  10. ^ Kristine, Lisa (2012-09-26). "The Persistence of Slavery". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  11. ^ "12 Top Tier Portrait Photographers You Should Know - Resource". Resource Magazine. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  12. ^ Tsering, Lisa (October 14, 2014). "'In Plain Sight': Mill Valley Film Festival Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  13. ^ "National Underground Railroad Freedom Center receives award for best exhibition". Soapbox. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  14. ^ "Stars sign up to end modern slavery". www.ilo.org. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  15. ^ "Literacy & Empathy: Learning Activity for TED Talks on Modern-day Slavery". Teachers Pay Teachers. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  16. ^ "Ted Talks Worksheet | Teachers Pay Teachers". www.teacherspayteachers.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  17. ^ ""Kicsi és finom ujjaik miatt dolgoztatják a gyerekeket"". Fidelio.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  18. ^ "Modern-day slavery exhibit hits close to home". WCPO. 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  19. ^ ""EnSlaved" Photographer To Speak At The National Civil Rights Museum". localmemphis.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  20. ^ "Talithakum". www.talithakum.info. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  21. ^ "Traffico di essere umani: all'Onu di New York una mostra fotografica promossa dalla Santa Sede".
  22. ^ "三菱一号館美術館ニュース「歴史資料室で写真展を開催いたします」". 三菱一号館美術館 | 三菱一号館美術館（東京・丸の内） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  23. ^ "人身取引撲滅に取り組む修道者の国際的ネットワーク「タリタクム」の活動を紹介リサ・クリスティン写真展38年ぶりのローマ法王来日を記念して日本で初開催～持続可能な開発目標SDGsターゲット8.7の実現に向けて～ | 大手町・丸の内・有楽町地区のまちづくりとエリアマネジメント | 新たな価値が、生まれ続けるまちへ。". www.tokyo-omy.jp. Retrieved 2021-01-26.

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