Album Human Nature

[fig. M] brings Romanian photography’s defining figures into view through a series of photobooks, shaping a collective portrait of contemporary voices.

Ioana Moldovanis a freelance photojournalist, documentary photographer, writer and published author based in Bucharest, Romania. Her photos have won awards, have illustrated books, were shown in theatre shows and numerous national and international exhibitions.

„Human Natureis a photo book that brings together two of my projects united by what seems to be men’s perpetual need or appetite for conflict. And by men I mean humankind. Either against fellow human beings (human vs human), or against the environment (animals, forests - human vs nature), men seem bent on imposing their will and might by whatever means at their disposal. And as long as we are remain a species that’s quick to overtake and control, but rather slow to dig deep and understand, our future will forever be marked by conflict.“ (Ioana Moldovan)

Ioana Moldovan is a freelance photojournalist, documentary photographer, writer and published author based in Bucharest, Romania.

Her work has been published byThe New York Times,BBC,The Sunday Times,The Guardian,Bloomberg,Der Spiegel,GEO Magazin,Libération,de Volkskrant,De Standaard,Trouw,Society Magazine,NPR,ESPN,Al Jazeera English,Huffington Post,Deutsche Welle,LensCulture,Radio France InternationaleandVice, among others.

Her photos have won awards, have illustrated books, were shown in theatre shows and numerous national and international exhibitions.

In 2016 she took part in the Eddie Adams Workshop and was awarded The Bill Eppridge Memorial Award for Excellence and Truth in Photographic Journalism. The U.S. Embassy in Bucharest presented her with the “Women of courage” award for outstanding achievement in highlighting truth through photojournalism.

In 2018 she was selected to attend the Missouri Photo Workshop and in 2021 became a VII Academy alumnus.