About

jana@asenbrennerova.com | +1 415 890 2982

I’m a Czech photojournalist and anthropologist telling stories from a medical environment.

I document doctors, surgeons and medical teams as they provide care to patients who live in remote parts of the world, refugee camps, and places where women do their best to become mothers in the midst of war or a disaster.

I follow patients through their process of recovery, physical and mental as they are navigating some of the most challenging moments of their lives. These stories are filled with pain, grief, suffering but also resilience, strength, hope and transformation. These stories are about adapting and embracing change. These stories carry tremendous inspiration.

I strive to portray emotions, intimate and candid interpersonal interactions between people. I aim to capture the moments when inhibition is absent and people become their own true selves. These moments are the most rewarding aspect of my work.

I have led student photo expeditions for National Geographic to Bhutan, Canadian Arctic, the Czech Republic and India, teaching photography and storytelling.

In 2024 I was accepted as a Fellow International at the Explorers Club.

Awards:

2024 Czech Press Photo
2023 American Photographic Artists
2023 International Photo Awards (IPA)
2014 World Press Photo
2014 Czech Press Photo
2013 Czech Press Photo
2012 Czech Press Photo
2011 Emerging Talent - Getty Reportage
2011 China International Press Photo
2011 Photo Distrcit News edu (PDN)
2010 National Geographic Photo Contest
2010 Czech Press Photo
2010 College Photographer Of the Year

Exhibits:
2024 Czech Press Photo - Prague, Czech Republic
2023 American Photographic Artists, Something Personal - San Francisco
2023 Jsme Fér Campaign - Prague, Czech Republic
2023 FineArt Igualada Photo festival - Igualada, Spain
2023 Czech Press Photo - Prague, Czech Republic
2023 Eyes On Main Street - Wilson, North Carolina
2022 Jsme Fér - Prague, Czech Republic
2020 Eyes On Main Street - Wilson, North Carolina
2016 Prague Pride - Czech Republic
2015 Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček - Písek, Czech Republic
2015 Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles
2015 Prague Pride, Czech Republic
2015 LGBT film festival - Toulouse, France
2014 World Press Photo - Worldwide
2014 Zoo Hluboká - Czech Republic
2013 Czech Press Photo - Prague, Czech Republic
2012 The American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington D.C.
2012 Carte Blanche Gallery, San Francisco
2011 Art Of Photography Show, San Diego