Xyza Cruz Bacani

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Cruz and the surname or paternal family name is Bacani.
Xyza Cruz Bacani
Born1987 (age 36–37)
NationalityFilipino
OccupationStreet photographer

Xyza Cruz Bacani (born 1987) is a Filipina street photographer and documentary photographer.[1] She is known for her black-and-white photographs of Hong Kong and documentary projects about migration and the intersections of labor and human rights. She is one of the Magnum Foundation's Human Rights Fellows and is the recipient of a resolution passed by the Philippines House of Representatives in her honor, HR No. 1969. Xyza is one of the BBC’s 100 Women of the World 2015,[2] 30 Under 30 Women Photographers 2016, Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2016, and a Fujifilm Ambassador.[3] She is the recipient of grants from Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting 2016,[4] WMA Commission 2017,[5] and part of Open Society Foundations Moving Walls 24.[6]

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  3. ^ "Fujifilm [Philippines]". www.fujifilm.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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  5. ^ "Commission – WMA". Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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