Bio

Born in New York, Adriane received her B.A. in cultural anthropology and conflict resolution from Colorado College in 2008 and graduated from the International Center of Photography’s photojournalism and documentary photography program in 2010. Upon the completion of her degree, she moved to Sudan and has been photographing mainly in Africa ever since.

Adriane has continued to document the civil war in South Sudan, fighting in Somalia, clashes in Burundi, and has been one of the only photographers in the past ten years to access the rebel-controlled areas of Darfur, Sudan. Adriane’s ongoing focus has been on the impact that conflict has on isolated civilian populations. She strives to cover all aspects of conflict, often exploring the isolation and desperation of people who have no other choice but to endure the reality of life within a war zone.

In 2015, Adriane was selected as one of Getty Images Emerging Photographers. In 2016, she won a World Press Photo award for her work in Darfur, and the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. In 2017, Adriane was recognized as one of PDN’s 30 New and Emerging photographers and completed the World Press Photo’s Joop Swart Masterclass. Adriane’s photographs have been published by: National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Bloomberg Businessweek, VICE, and TIME.

Selected Grants and Workshops

2019 – The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting grant to cover sexual violence against South Sudanese in Uganda

2018 – International Women’s Media Foundation grant to document child brides in the Central African Republic

2017 – World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass, The Netherlands

2016 – The European Journalism Centre (EJC) grant to investigate the effects of pesticide use in India

2016 – Reuters Wider Image grant to document the artisanal gold mining communities in South Sudan

2015 – Foundry Photojournalism Workshop Scholarship, Indonesia 

2014 – Eddie Adams Workshop, United States  

Selected Awards and Recognition

2020 – One World Media Award, Popular Features

2017 – Prix-Bayeux-Calvados Solo Exhibition

2017 – PDN’s 30 New and Emerging Photographers

2016 – Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award Winner

2016 – World Press Photo, Contemporary Issues Singles 2nd Place

2015 – Getty Reportage Emerging Photographer Award

2014 – Magnum Photos Top ‘30 Under 30’ Award