Susan Meiselas

We are honored to share that Susan Meiselas has received the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson Lifetime Achievement Award. Introduced in 2024 the Award honors a photographer, or an artist working with photography, for their lifetime achievement. 

Born in Baltimore in 1948 and based in New York since the 1970s, Meiselas has dedicated her work to exploring urgent human-rights issues, with deep engagement and empathy. She has pursued a long and influential career: documenting revolutions in Latin America, exploring the lives of women, working across continents, and shaping the discourse of documentary photography.

Zander Galerie has collaborated with Susan Meiselas on the 2022 exhibition Intimate Strangers showcasing her Carnival Strippers series.