Lianne Milton

Photographer @ Panos Pictures / Based in Philadelphia

Lianne Milton is a photographer whose documentary work explores the complexities of the human condition. With a human rights-based approach, her research is concerned with themes of colonial history, social injustice, and the maternal... read on
Focus: Photojournalist, Filmmaker
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Available in: Philadelphia
Focused on: Photojournalist, Filmmaker
Coverage Regions: Asia Latin America USA & Canada
Languages Spoken: English, Portuguese
Years of experience: More than 10
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Lianne Milton is a photographer whose documentary work explores the complexities of the human condition. With a human rights-based approach, her research is concerned with themes of colonial history, social injustice, and the maternal experience.

From 2013-2019, Lianne was based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where her photographic coverage for The Washington Post, The Sunday Times, M Le Monde magazine, and others, brought international attention to the Zika crisis, drought in Brazil’s northeast region, and violence in the favelas. Before that, from 2009-2012, she worked primarily in Guatemala, Cambodia, and Indonesia. Lianne also photographs for travel publications including inflight magazines, Conde Nast Traveller, and National Geographic Traveller as well as for major international NGOs, such as ActionAid, Open Society Foundations, Smile Train, UNICEF and UN Women.  

Her recognitions include the Alan Hagman Grant, International Women’s Media Foundation fellowship, Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting grant, Sony Global Imaging Ambassador program, and Yves Rocher Foundation Environmental Photography Award. Selected exhibitions include the Photo Festival La Gacilly, Visa Pour L’Image, and Photoville in NYC; and held in a permanent collection at the African American History Museum, in Washington, DC.

Lianne earned a BA in Journalism at San Francisco State and MFA at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. She is a member photographer of Panos Pictures, based in London.