Blurring the line between subjects and friends, Kitra Cahana captures a deep and rare level of intimacy with her subjects. As a documentary and fine art photographer, her images explore anthropological, social and spiritual themes through a human perspective.

Her professional career started at age 17, when one of her images covering the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza landed on the front page of The New York Times.

Kitra prioritizes closeness and understanding with her subjects, often times spending years embedding herself in communities and learning the language of her subjects. She has documented the everyday lives of teenagers in high school, lived with a group of nomadic youth traveling across the United States and most recently told the story of her father's stroke and quadriplegic state.

Kitra continues to explore new aspects of photography, while pushing boundaries and questioning rules. Her photographs have appeared in National Geographic magazine and The New York Times and received first prize for the 2010 World Press Photo.