Karna Kurata is a photographer and video producer based in Honolulu, Hawaii. She worked on a long-term project documenting the nomadic lifestyle and aspects of the post Soviet transition in Mongolia.  Her work has also focused on tradition, culture and immigrant workers.

She has received recognition for her images and photo stories from the International Photo Awards, Julia Dean New Documentarian Award, Women In Photojournalism, and San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers Association. Her work has been exhibited at the World Affairs Council, 111 Minna Gallery, Exposure Gallery, Rayko Photo Center and City Hall in San Francisco and the Asian Resource Gallery and Eastside Arts Alliance in Oakland, CA.

She has experience working with a diverse client base to craft imagery for corporate, editorial, non-profit organizations and private commissions with a style rooted in documentary photography.  She has worked across the U.S. and internationally.

To see some of her video work, visit www.renkonstudios.com

Phone:  415.987.1478

Email:  kkurata[at]yahoo.com

Instagram:  @karnakurata