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Kristen Ashburn (born 1973) is an American photojournalist.

Kristen Ashburn (born 1973) is an American photojournalist. In 2001, she began photographing the impact of AIDS in southern Africa, and since then has produced stories on the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in the Russian penal system, Jewish settlers and suicide bombers in Israel’s Occupied Territories, the aftermath of the tsunami in Sri Lanka and of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Her work has appeared in many publications, including The New Yorker, Time, Newsweek, and Life. She lives in New York City.

I Am Because We Are is a 2008 awian documentary film about AIDS orphans in Malawi. It was directed by Nathan Rissman and written, narrated, and produced by Madonna through her production company Semtex Films. The film premiered at the 7th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, on April 24, 2008 and at the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 21, 2008. The film also headlined the 2008 Traverse City Film Festival

I Am Because We Are includes a foreword by Madonna, an afterword by Ashburn, excerpts from interviews with .

I Am Because We Are includes a foreword by Madonna, an afterword by Ashburn, excerpts from interviews with Malawian children, their biographies, and extended captions. Author proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the charitable organization Raising Malawi for their extensive work with orphans throughout Malawi. I'd hoped for a more comprehensive look, I guess; the only other documentary companion book that I can think of (that I've read, that is) explicitly set out to tell more of the subjects' stories, and I suppose I'd expected something like that. Perhaps I should watch the film after al.

I AM BECAUSE WE ARE is a documentary film and book that provide an intimate look at. .

I AM BECAUSE WE ARE is a documentary film and book that provide an intimate look at the devastating effects of HIV .

Foreword by Madonna This book of images by award-winning photojournalist Kristen Ashburn - culled from her own work in Malawi and Africa over th.

Foreword by Madonna  . powerHouse Books is pleased to announce the January 2009 release of I Am Because We Are. Photographs by Kristen Ashburn. This book of images by award-winning photojournalist Kristen Ashburn - culled from her own work in Malawi and Africa over the past seven years as well as from her specially commissioned photographs for the film - provides an intimate look at the lives of eight Malawian children featured in the film and reveals the harsh reality of the AIDS pandemic throughout southern Africa.

I Am Because We Are" is a 2008 documentary directed by Nathan Rissman and written, narrated and produced by Madonna

I Am Because We Are" is a 2008 documentary directed by Nathan Rissman and written, narrated and produced by Madonna. The film premiered at the 7th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York, USA, on April 24, 2008 and at the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 21, 2008. The movie also headlined the 2008 Traverse City Film Festival. Madonna coming to TC for Film Festival].

Award-winning photojournalist Kristen Ashburn and her book I Am Because We Are takes you on a trip to Malawi, Africa. The book accompanies a film made by Nathan Rissman and Madonna provides an unadulterated portrait of eight children orphaned by AIDS. Life-stories have been added to explain the critical situation of the subjects. An additional series of photographs reveals the cruel reality of the AIDS pandemic in southern Africa

Kristen Ashburn is a American photojournalist .

Kristen Ashburn is a American photojournalist. In 2001, she began photographing the impact of AIDS in southern Africa, and since then has produced stories on: the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in the Russian penal system, Jewish settlers and suicide bombers in Israel’s Occupied Territories, the aftermath of the tsunami in Sri Lanka and of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. A book of images bearing the same title is being published by Powerhouse Books in December 2008.

Madonna’s film I Am Because We Are will next be seen headlining Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival on August 2, 2008. Kristen Ashburn’s photographs and stories from the Middle East, Europe, and Africa have appeared in many publications worldwide. Her accolades include a 2007 Emmy Award nomination, two World Press Photo prizes, a Getty Foundation grant in 2006, Canon’s Female Photojournalist Award in 2004, and other honors.