| Lana Slezic |
 © Clay Semchyshyn
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| Canada |
Lana Slezic was born to Croatian parents in Toronto, Canada, in 1973. She has been a professional photographer since 2000, focusing her efforts on long-term projects.
In 2005, Slezic was invited to participate in the World Press Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam. In 2007 she won the Luis Valtuena Special Prize for Humanitarian Photography for her body of work on Afghan women. Later that year she published her first book, Forsaken, which in 2008 was chosen as one of the Top Ten Photo Books of the Year, by American Photo.
She has spoken about her experiences in Afghanistan, and the issues Afghan women continue to face, on Capitol Hill, as well as in several other venues. Slezic has exhibited in Canada, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Croatia, France and Turkey. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times, and Time magazine, amongst others.
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