Caroline Gutman

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Xinjiang Prior

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Location: Washington, DC & Philadelphia, PA

Nationality: American

Biography: Caroline Gutman is a freelance photographer and writer based between Washington, DC and Philadelphia, PA, USA. Her work often looks at gender and economic inequality, climate change, and art and cultural innovation. Her work has been featured by... MORE

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Xinjiang Prior

Copyright Caroline Gutman 2024

Date of Work Jun 2009 -

Updated Jan 2021

Location Kashgard, China

Topics Community, Conservation, Documentary, Historical, Human Rights, Immigration, Islam, Landscape, Minority, Oppression, Photography, Photojournalism, Religion, Religious freedom, Senior Citizens, Uighur

Between 2009 and 2016 I spent time in Xinjiang, documenting Kashgar, Turpan, Ili and places in between, meeting Uighurs, Kazakhs and Han individuals across the autonomous region. In the time since, China has been denounced by the international community for razing sacred Uighur sites and imprisoning Uighurs in detention centers and prison camps. These photos offer a glimpse of an earlier Xinjiang.