Biography

Kitra Cahana works as a documentary photographer and filmmaker. 

She embeds herself in communities, often for months at a time. She has chronicled the daily lives of teens at a Texas high school, told the story of a Venezuelan cult, followed a group of nomadic youth across the United States, documented love stories between Israelis and Palestinians and is working on two films about Inuit identity in the Canadian Arctic. Kitra is a contributing photographer to National Geographic Magazine, a TED speaker and a World Press Winner.

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