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Abandoned Past

Portraits of Holocaust survivors and Dutch Indo survivors of Japanese internment camps who emigrated to America after WWII. Despite vastly different wartime experiences, they share profound resilience and the courage to build new lives. A documentary honoring voices often left unheard in history.

Awards

World Photo Annual

2025

Photographer of the Year

Portrait

Professional

Honorable Mention

People

Professional

Honorable Mention

Photojournalism

Professional

Abandoned Past

Portraits of Holocaust survivors and Dutch Indo survivors of Japanese internment camps who emigrated to America after WWII. Despite vastly different wartime experiences, they share profound resilience and the courage to build new lives. A documentary honoring voices often left unheard in history.

About Artist

Brian Callaway

Brian Callaway is an award-winning photographer and creative director based in Los Angeles. Commercially, he has worked with Lexus and Toyota, producing images that have populated the Lexus website for over a decade. His most recent commercial accolades include reFocus Photographer of the Year - Portraits and several Honorable Mentions. He is co-founder of Callaway Gable, one of the most awarded wedding studios serving celebrity and high-profile clients worldwide, including Madonna, Britney Spears, and Bono. Brian's work has been featured as a National Geographic Photo of the Day, and in Vogue, People, Us Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, Rangefinder Magazine, Popular Photography, and Architectural Digest. He has presented at Nikon, WPPI, Mystic, Silk India, and CreativeLive, and teaches photography workshops in the US and internationally. His personal work focuses on street and travel photography, and as a lifelong visual storyteller, he uses this passion to fuel his workshops and mentoring, where he teaches composition, timing, and the craft of photography.

Brian Callaway

Photographic Areas of Focus

Advertising & Commercial, Architecture, Event & Wedding, Fine Art, People, Photojournalism, Portrait, Street, Travel

Location

United States of America

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