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Ana Caroline de Lima is a photographer, journalist, and National Geographic Explorer, with a postgraduate degree in Anthropology. Her work explores the deep connections between people and the environment, with a special focus on rural and Indigenous communities, social bioeconomy, and how the climate crisis is reshaping lives, relationships, and territories.
Before fully focusing on photography, Ana worked for years in journalism, in roles ranging from writing and editing to production and corporate communications — experiences that shaped her storytelling and her way of listening and seeing the world.
Over more than a decade, her projects have taken her from the Amazon to the Andes, as well as to many regions in Europe and Asia. Currently, she is deeply engaged with the Brazilian Cerrado — South America’s second-largest biome. Drawing from her family’s roots in the region, she photographs the vital importance of biodiversity, traditional knowledge, and sustainable practices in conserving this unique, overlooked biodiversity hotspot.
Her work has been recognized with major awards and exhibited internationally in over 20 countries, including venues such as the Photo Vogue Festival, Museo di Roma in Trastevere, and the Oxo Tower, published in places such as the National Geographic Society, GEO, The Guardian, and the Royal Photographic Society.
She is a member of organizations like Diversify Photo, Authority Collective, Women Photograph, and Everyday Projects (founder of Everyday Andes), and is committed to amplifying underrepresented voices in photography.
Ana speaks Portuguese, English and Spanish, is HEFAT-trained and a certified drone camera operator.
Here’s the formal bio. To read a more personal story about how it all started, click here.
Quem é Ana Caroline de Lima?
Ana Caroline de Lima é fotógrafa, jornalista, antropóloga e Exploradora da National Geographic, cujo trabalho aborda questões socioambientais, crise climática, bioeconomia, resiliência cultural e conservação ambiental.
ACCOLADES AND ACHIEVEMENTS *resumed. Last update: Jul 2024
2023 - Royal Photographic Society Bursary
2022 - National Geographic Society Meridian Grant
2022 - Prix Terre Solidaire Finalist - Paris/France
2021 - National Geographic Exploration Grant
2021 - National Geographic Emergency Grant
2021 - Accepted at Missouri Photo Worshop
2020 - Accepted at XXXIII Eddie Adams Workshop
2020 - Colton Family Award - Eddie Adams Workshop
2020 - Member of Diversify Photo
2020 - Member of Authority Collective
2020 - Dorothea Lange Award Semi Finalist
2020 - Temporada de Projetos Paços das Artes
2020 - Mostra SESC Cariri de Culturas
2020 - XVII Premio IILA de Fotografia
2020 - Marilyn Stafford Award Honorable Mention
2019 - Survival International Photo Competition Winner
2019 - Women Photograph's Best photos of the year
2019 - Founded Everyday Andes
2018 - Sinchi Photo Competition - Fist Place Artistic Merit
2018 - 2° Marylin Stafford Photography Award Shortlisted
2018 - Member Women Photograph
2017 - TAPSA Award Winner– Xposure Festival
2017- Aurora Humanitarian Prize, Special Prize
2017 - Prêmio de Fotografia Aliança Francesa
2017 - Royal Photographic Society Bursary Finalist
2017 - Historic Photographer of the Year Finalist
2017- CGAP Photo Contest World Bank Honorable Mention
2017- Asociación Uruguaya de Antropología Social y Cultural Second Place and Honorable Mention in three categoriesi
2016 - Edital Nacional de Fotografia Funalfa Winner
2016 - Prêmio Internacional de Fotografia Fuijifilm Atrium Saldanha
2016 - II Certámen Javier Navarro
2016 - Member of Everyday Projects
2015 - 3er Asociación Uruguaya de Antropología Social y Cultural First Place and Two honorable Mentions
2015 - International Mountain Summit Finalist
2014 - TEAM SCA and GETTY Images Award Winner
2014 - Backyard Travel Photographer of the Year Winner
2014 - II Festival de Etnografia do Museu Theo Brandão - Best documentary Essay and Best Single Image
*This is a resumed description, please reach out for a full list
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND (ACADEMIC) *
2014 - 2015 Post Graduation in anthropology
Universidade Sagrado Coração, Bauru, Brazil
2005 - 2010 Bachelor in Social Communication - Journalism
Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, Brazil
2013 - 2013 Extension in Linguistics, Anthropology and Education in Intercultural contexts- Mackenzie University, São Paulo
2013 -Extension in Visual Anthropology - PUC-SP, São Paulo, Brazil
2015 - Extension in Archaeological Practices
Universidade de São Paulo USP, Brazil
*doesn't include workshops attendances. Please reach out for a full list
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION *
2021 - 73 Missouri Photo Workshop - Missouri School of Journalism, EUA
2020 - XXXIII Eddie Adams Workshop - Jeffersonville, EUA
2020 - Prism Photo Workshop - Chicago, EUA
2020 - Still Life Workshop with Maggie Steber - Leica Akademie USA
2020 - HEFAT - Hostile Environment and First Aid, Frontline Conflict Survival, Travel & Personal Safety, Disaster and Extreme Environments, Terrorism & Public Disorder - Silk Road Training & ACOS Alliance
2019 - Women Photograph Workshop - Universidad Nacional de Quito, Equador
*doesn't include 1-day workshops attendances. Please reach out for a full list
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAMS Last update: Jul 2024
Arna Art + Nature = Cartography - Organizer: Arna
Place: Skane, Sweden
Centro de Estudos Brasileiros - Organizer: Universidad de Salamanca Place: Salamanca, Spain
Sowing Seeds - Organizer: KAMAN Art Foundation
Place: Rajasthan, India
O caminho do sertão - Organizer: Cresertão - Centro de Referência em Tecnologias Sociais do Sertão
Place:Minas Gerais, Brasil
TALKS Last update: Jul 2024
2019 – Talk "Amazon"
Museu de Imagem e do Som MIS, São Paulo, Brazil
2018 – Talk about Career Trajectory/ Travel photography
Congresso de Fotografia e Viagem,Museu de Imagem e Do Som - MIS - São Paulo, Brazil
2018 – Talk about Exhibition “Hömanadzé Duré Ui'Wede”
FUNAI Barra do Garças - Barra do Garças, Brazil
2018 – Talk about Career Trajectory
Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso - Barra do Garças, Brazil
2017 – Talk about Career Trajectory
Xposure Festival – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2017 – Talk about Career Trajectory
Harlösa, Sweden
2017 – Talk about Career Trajectory/ Documentary photograhy
UNIFACS Salvador, Brazil
TEACHING Last update: Jul 2024
2016 – Photography workshop to fisherwomen from Laguna, Santa Catarina (in partnership with UDESC university) – Laguna/Brazil
2015 – Photography and visual anthropology classes to Rajasthani children at the Thar Desert – Rajasthan/India
2018 – Photography Workshop at a Xavante Indigenous village
Mato Grosso/Brazil
2019 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
São Paulo/Brazil
2019 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
São Paulo/Brazil
2019 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
São Paulo/Brazil
2019 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
São Paulo/Brazil
2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
Salvador/Brazil
2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
São Paulo/Brazil
2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
São Paulo/Brazil
2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
São Paulo/Brazil
2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
São Paulo/Brazil
2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
São Paulo/Brazil
2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
São Paulo/Brazil
2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
São Paulo/Brazil
2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
Salvador/Brazil
2017 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
Salvador/Brazil
2018 – Workshop Humanist Photography/ Photographing non-models
Salvador/Brazil
SOLO EXHIBITIONS Last update: Jul 2024
2023 - “We are one: the vicuna guardians
Banff Mountain Festival | Banff/Canada
2021 - “Amazon traditions”
Xposure Photo Festival | Sharjah/UAE
2021 - “Um dia com os Friesser”
Temporada de projetos Paço das Artes| São Paulo/Brazil
2021 - “A natureza e eu”
Mostra Sesc Cariri de Culturas | Ceará/Brazil
2018 - “Hömanadzé Duré Ui'Wede”
FUNAI Barra do Garças | Mato Grosso/Brazil
2021 - “Hömanadzé Duré Ui'Wede”
Universidade Federal de Barra do Garças | Mato Grosso/Brazil
2016 - "Cores do Rajastão"
JFFoto - Fundação Cultural Alfredo Ferreira Lage | Minas Gerais/Brazil
2016 - “Força feminina”
Centro Cultural Chachá e Centro de Artes, UDESC | Santa Catarina/Brazil
2010 - "Redescobrindo São Paulo"
Pinacoteca de São Bernardo| São Bernardo do Campo/Brazil
GROUP EXHIBITIONS *resumed Last update: Jul 2024
2023 - “Highlighting Potential: Private Sector Investment in Emerging Markets” Esplanade PVM | Montreal, Canada
2021 - "We are what we eat"
Museo di Roma in Trastevere | Rome, Italy
2021 - "Presença"
República Subway station | São Paulo, Brazil
2021 - "Presença"
Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes | Minas Gerais, Brazil
2019 - "Latin American Women on World Trade”
Palacio Legislativo de Montevideo | Montevideo, Uruguai
2019 - "Sinchi Foundation Indigenous Photography Award”
Pakhuis de Zwijger | Amsterdam - Netherlands
2018 - “Empowering Entrepeneur Women Worldwide”
OxO Tower | London, UK
2018 - "Latin American Women on World Trade”
World Bank | Geneve, Switzerland
2018 - "Marylin Stafford Award"
After Nyne Gallery | London, UK
2018 - Empowering Women Entrepeneurs Worldwide
Hull Photography Festival | East Yorkshire, UK
2018 - Reclaiming Our Future
Light House Media Festival | London, UK
2017 - Tapsa - Xposure Photography Festival
Expo Centre Sharjah | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2017 - Capturing Humanity
Aurora Humanitarian Prize | Yerevan, Armenia
2017 - 5° Salão de Outono da América Latina
Memorial da América Latina| São Paulo,Brazil
2017 - Everyday Heroines
Kings Colege| Londres, UK
2017 - Los trabajos e los dias
Escuela Nacional Sindical| Medellin, Colombia
2017 - Experiências de Campo Antropologicas
Asociación Uruguaya de Antropología Social| Montevideo, Uruguai
2017 - Andinos
Ariano International Film Festival | Ariano, Italy
2017 - The family of Man
Projeção Brasil/ Irã | Golshar, Iran
2017 - In the Waiting Room
Crypt Gallery | London/UK
2016 - Perspectives by Air France
Charles de Gaulle's Airport |Paris/ France
2016 - Prêmio Javier Navarro
Ayuntamiento de Segorbe | Segorbe/Spain
2016 - Fogo, Terra, Ar, Água – Quatro Elementos
Atrium Saldanha Shopping | Lisboa/Portugal
2016 - Foto Invasão Red Bull Station
Red Bull Station| São Paulo/Brazil
2016 - Prêmio Sesc Marc Ferrez de Fotografia
Exposição itinerante nas estações de metrô de Brasília | Brazil
2015 - Journey of Change: Women Pushing Boundaries
Getty Gallery | London, UK
2016 - Amazing Women Everywhere
Volvo Ocean Race | Gothemburg, Sweden
2016 - Amazing Women Everywhere
Volvo Ocean Race |, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2016 - Amazing Women Everywhere
Volvo Ocean Race | Lorient, France
2015 - Amazing Women Everywhere
Volvo Ocean Race | Sanya, China
2015 - Amazing Women Everywhere
Volvo Ocean Race |, Lisboa, Portugal
2015 - Amazing Women Everywhere
Volvo Ocean Race | Newport, USA
2015 - Amazing Women Everywhere
Volvo Ocean Race |, Auckland. New Zeland
2015 - Amazing Women Everywhere
Volvo Ocean Race | Itajaí, Brazil
2015 - EyeEm World Tour
Soho House | Toronto, Canada
2015 - EyeEm World Tour
Germany Center of Fine Art | Dusseldorf, Germany
2015 - Experiencias de campo Antropologicas
Museo de Arte Precolombino | Montevideo, Uruguai
2015 - Tercer Encuentro Académico de Antropología Visual
Universidade Nacional de Mexico | Ciudad del México, México
2015 - International Mountain Summit
South Tyrol | Bressanone, Italy
2014 - Artika Street Festival
Karlovac, Croatia
2014 - Premio Persio Galembeck
Araras/Brazil
2014 - Prêmio SESC de Fotografia Marc Ferrez
Sesc Brasília | Brasilia, Brazil
*This is a resumed description, please reach out for a full list
CONTEST JURY Last update: Jul 2024
2024 - Funiber Photo Competition
2023 - Banff Mountain film Festival Photo Competition
2023 - Banff Mountain film Festival Book Competition
2022 - Banff Mountain film Festival Photo Competition
MEMBER
National Geographic Society Explorer since 2021
Diversify Photo
Authority Collective
Women Photograph
Everyday Projects (Brazil, Latin America, Amazon, Andes)
Everyday Andes founder
Everyday Amazon Coordinator
MAIN PREVIOUS CLIENTS/PUBLISHED WORK
National Geographic Society,GEO France, GEO Germany, CCFD, Bloomberg, US News and World Report, La Croix, Amazon Conservation, ActionAid, CARE, UNDP