Manca Juvan, born 1981 in Slovenia, has worked as a freelance photographer since 2000, after completing her studies at the Slovene School for Photography (1996 - 2000).

Recently she has been collaborating with Slovenia's largest daily newspaper, Delo, and its Saturday supplement edition, in addition to the weekly women's magazine, Jana.

Joined Corbis in 2007.

She was selected Photographer of the Year in Slovenia for her reportage work in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

She was twice commended-in 2005 and 2006-for her work on Afghanistan by the Slovenian Association of Journalists.

Published photographs and stories on Venezuela, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Nepal, Cambodia, Thailand, India, the United States, Serbia and the EU countries, among others in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The European Voice, Der Standard, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Chicago Tribune, National Geographic (Slovenia) and Time.com.

She was nominated for the World Press Photo' s Joop Swart Materclass in 2008.

In 2004 she was chosen from 100 candidates to be one of 15 photographers to participate in a workshop sponsored by Altemus and the VII Photo Agency for young photojournalists from Eastern Europe.

Member of International Association of Photojournalists 'SPUTNIK photos' (www.sputnikphotos.com) whose project 'At The Border' was awarded by European Cultural Foundation.

She prepared several solo exhibitions and participated in many group displays home and abroad.

Solo exhibitions:

  • 2010 Slovenes in NY, Ministry of Culture, Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • 2008 Afghanistan, Konzorcij, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2008 Afghan women, Zagorje, Slovenia 2008 Afghanistan (un)Seen, Qeitariye park gallery, Tehran, Iran 2008 Afghanistan (un)Seen, Arts Forum Center, Tehran, Iran
  • 2008 Afghan women, Litija, Slovenia
  • 2008 Afghan women, Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia
  • 2005 Hidden war wounds (Afghanistan), gUF, Maribor, Slovenia
  • 2005 Hidden war wounds (Afghanistan), National house/Narodni dom, Novo Mesto, Slovenia
    • 2004 In vain? Afghanistan 2003, Mala galerija Cankarjevega doma, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2003 Prisoners of Time, exhibition as part of the Trn Festival, KUD France Preseren, Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • 2003 Panoramic photographs (images of women from Nepal and Pakistan ), BOF, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2002 Pakistan 's Image (exhibition and multi-media screening above river Ljubljanica), Ljubljana city centre

Group exhibition:

  • 2010 People from the Margin, VIVISECTfest – festival on Human Rights, Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2010 Slovene Photography of the Year, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2009 Iran 1909 to 2009, Exploring the past and a bid to understand the present: the history of Iran, Screening at Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan, France
  • 2009 At the border, Transphotographiques, Lille, France
  • 2008 Documentary photography, Arts Forum Center, Tehran, Iran
  • 2008 Venezuela, Socialism Of 21st Century?, LUMIX festival for young photojournalism, Hannover, Germany
  • 2008 At the border, Willa Decius, Cracow, Poland
  • 2008 Venezuela - Socialism of 21st century?, projection, FotoFreo festival, Fremantle, Australia 2008 Covering the Real, Stresbourg, France
  • 2008 Slovene Photography of the Year, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2008 At the border, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2008 Covering the Real, Paris, France
  • 2007 Festival Of The Photograph, 'The Human Condition' slideshow, Charlottesville, USA
  • 2007 Peace and Existence of the Family of Man, initiated by WCCP – World Council of Professional Photographers), Belgrade, Serbia
  • 2007 At the Border, Transfotografia, Poland
  • 2007 Covering the Real, Novo Mesto, Slovenia
  • 2007 At the Border, OSCE Conference, Warsaw, Poland
  • 2007 At the Border, House of Photography, Slovakia
  • 2007 Slovene Photography of the Year, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2006 100 Images of Europe, European Commission, Paris, France
  • 2006 Slovene Photography of the Year, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2005 Ian Parry Award Exhibition, Getty Gallery, London, England
  • 2005 Afghan stories, Journalistic days 2005, Ankaran, Slovenia
  • 2005 Ziveti/2Live, International Photographic Exhibition, Gallery of Fine Arts Koroska, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
  • 2005 Slovene Photography of the Year, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2004 47 Slovene Photographers, Fotografija Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2003 Salon of Contemporary Slovene Photography, Gospodarsko razstavisce, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2000 Endless Is The Moment Of Eternity, Tomorrow the Dust on My Shoes Will Be Yesterday's (cultural heritage) Pula, Croatia
  • 1999 Black and white photos at Fotostik fair, Gospodarsko razstavisce, Ljubljana
  • 1999 Photo experience 1999 (exhibition addressing the topic of cultural heritage), Podsreda Castle, Germany, Andorra, Belgium, Croatia, Scotland, Greece, The Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxemburg, Poland, Portugal, Turkey
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