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Ilana Panich-Linsman (b. 1984) is a photojournalist and documentary photographer.

Early life and education
She recieived a B.A. from Scripps College. She completed the Eddie Adams Workshop in 2009. In 2014 she received an M.A. in photojournalism from the University of the Arts, London, U.K. Panich-Linsman, graduated from the International Center of Photography's photojournalism program.

Major works
Panich-Linsman feels that photojournalists are drawn to documentary subjects for a reason. She always been curious about the varied lives of women and children, and, this has been the motovation for several of her major projects. Supported by a Rita K. Hillman Foundation grant she reported on children in a pediatric palliative care unit and their parents. "This particular project gave me an opportunity to begin to understand what it is like for a family to support a critically ill child, and for a palliative-care team to support that family. Perhaps it is a way to face my own fears."

Curious about cultural differences when a girl begins to define herself as a woman, she followed this idea from Brooklyn to Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan. She juxtaposed two sets of photographs, one from Brooklyn and one from the Mideast, and, found remarkable similarities.

Long fascinated with the child beauty-pageant industry, she was interested in learning more about the motivations of the parents and the child, as well as the idea of western beauty ideals. Panich-Linsman explores this coming-of-age theme in rural Westfield, Massachusetts, where 12-year-old Emily and her mom spend more time at beauty salons than at parties. The result was the photo series, "The Tree and the Apple"

Panich-Linsman reported on the plight of Central American families attempting to immigrate to the U.S. "With their belongings close and their children closer," with video and photographs, she documented the scene at a McAllen, Texas, bus terminal, which was descibed as America's new Ellis Island. Other works from south Texas include features about a female mariachi band and difficulies for a mother with a child with transgender identity.

Honors

 * Multimedia Award at the 2010 Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism
 * Magnum Photo's 30 under 30

Links

 * Frenzied lived of girls in New York
 * Videos