Sanja Knezevic

Sanja Knezevic is a photojournalist, regular contributor to the National Geographic Serbia. She has published her work and collaborated with: National Geographic, Vice UK, Boston Globe, Open Society Foundations, Amnesty International, Financial Times, NRC, GeoLino... She was chosen to participate at World Press Photo - SEE New Perspectives Masterclass in Berlin, as well as Noor-Nikon in Bucharest. While she lived in Indonesia she traveled Southeast Asia region and documented various cultural and social issues. She holds MA photography from the Faculty of Applied Arts, University of Belgrade. Sanja is also involved in photography education.

Awards:

2021 Belgrade, I award - PRESS PHOTO SRBIJA , portrait category ''Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta''
2021 Belgrade - Grand Prix - Beta Photo of the year, regional contest - ''Trapped'' 
2020 Belgrade, Grand Prix - PRESS PHOTO SRBIJA , Photo of the year ''Trapped''  
2020 Belgrade - Grand Prix - Beta Photo of the year, regional contest - ''Greatness'' 
2015 Press Photo Serbia, Winner in Environment reportage category ”Kawah Ijen”
2015 Shortlisted for ”Magnum 30 under 30”
2014 Press Photo Serbia, Winner in Everyday life reportage category ”Dust of Manila”
2014 Belgrade, Grand Prix for the portfolio, ReFoto Magazine ”100 Best”
2013 Kiev, II award, Golden Camera International Award
2012 Washington D.C. First prize at FotoDC for portrait from ‘’Kamar’’ series.
2012 Belgrade, Grand Prix, Beta Photo of the year, regional contest - for the photo ‘’Mother and daughter’’
2011 Belgrade – Winner in Everyday Life category, Press Photo Srbija,  Project ”Family Matters”
2010 Belgrade – Grand Prix, PRESS PHOTO SRBIJA for the photography ‘’Couple” from the project Uprooted community
2009 New York, Honorable mention, En Foco 
2008 Belgrade – Winner, Serbia Press Photo, Environmental and  Everyday Life reportage category

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