Julia Gunther

Julia Gunther (born 1979)[1] is a photographer and cinematographer who makes documentary projects. From 2003 to 2008,[1] Gunther worked as electrician or lighting assistant on films such as Black Book (2006) and Nothing to Lose (2008).[2] Since then she has made an ongoing photography series called Proud Women of Africa. She lives in Amsterdam but travels for her photography.[1]

Julia Gunther
Born
Berlin, Germany
NationalityGerman
EducationUniversity of the Arts, London
Known forPhotography
Notable work
Proud Women of Africa
Websitejuliagunther.com

Life and work

Gunther was born in 1979 in Berlin, Germany.[1] She graduated from University of the Arts, London in 2003 with a degree in Film and Video studies.[1]

Gunther has an ongoing photography series called Proud Women of Africa,[3] based on her experiences in Cape Town. It portrays African women who have endured many hardships but do not see themselves as victims of oppression.[4] Installments of this project include Ruthy Goes to Church (2012),[5] Rainbow Girls (2013),[6] Maternity Ward (2013),[7] Chedino & Family (2015),[8] and The Black Mambas: An All-Female Anti-Poaching Unit (2015).[9]

In 2016, she traveled to Tanzania on an assignment for Sightsavers and documented the stories of four children with cataracts.[10] This project includes Haji's Story,[10] Paulo's Story, Baraka's Story, and Magda's Story.

She has been a blogger for The Huffington Post since 2016.[11]

Film contributions
  • Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) – lighting assistant
  • Black Book (2006) – assistant electrician (as Julia Günther)
  • Nothing to Lose (2008) – electrician

References
  1. LensCulture, Julia Gunther |. "Julia Gunther | LensCulture". LensCulture. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. "Julia Gunther". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  3. "Julia Gunther - Life Framer". www.life-framer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  4. Gunther, Julia (2016-01-07). "Proud Women of Africa: the Beginning". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  5. Gunther, Julia (2016-01-20). "Proud Women of Africa: Ruthy Goes to Church". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  6. Frank, Priscilla (2015-03-05). "Meet The 'Rainbow Girls,' The Proud And Beautiful Lesbian Community Of South Africa". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  7. Gunther, Julia (2016-02-17). "Proud Women of Africa: Maternity Ward". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  8. Dazed. "Julia Gunther's Chedino and Family". Dazed. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  9. Gunther, Photographs By Julia (2015-08-28). "On Patrol With the Black Mambas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  10. Gunther, Julia; Photographer, Contributor Documentary (2016-09-01). "Children of Cataract: Haji's Story". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  11. "Julia Gunther | The Huffington Post". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
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