Nana Buxani

b. 1966

Biography

Born in conflict-ridden region of Mindanao, Philippines in 1966, Nana Buxani is a documentary photographer, filmmaker and painter whose work largely deals on issues such as child labour, children and women in difficult situations, children in detention, the plight of homeless peoples, communities in war torn regions, the indigeneous peoples and their claim to ancestral domain rights, and people engaged in cooperative building.

Nana has done works both films and stills photography for OXFAM-UK, the International Labour Organization particularly for the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), VSO-uk, UNICEF, Save the Children Organizations, the Women’s Health and Safe Motherhood Program, under the European Union Cooperation in the Philippines, The Consuelo Algers Foundation, Amnesty International UK, Christian Aid, PHILCOCHED (an NGO working on issues of people with disabilities), the Kaliwat Theatre Collective, The National Confederation of Cooperatives in the Philippines (NATCCO network), The Internet Society (Geneva)

She has done assignments for Time Magazine (Asia Edition), the Chronicle of Philantrophy and Higher Education ( Washington, DC), Interviu Magazine (Spain), Il Venerdi ( Italy), Marie Claire (London) Newsbreak (Philippines), I Magazine (PCIJ, Philippines), ME Magazine (Philippines), The Guardian (UK), Helsingin Sanomat (Finland), The BUND Magazine (Shanghai), The New York Times (NYC), The National (UAE), Bloomberg News.