Marian is a documentary photographer and filmmaker who believes the most powerful work is made at the intersection of art and journalism. She is especially drawn to crafting visual narratives across Latin America that deepen our collective understanding of each other.
Marian has worked on production teams for renowned programs like PBS Frontline, Al Jazeera Witness, and Voice of America. Her photography work is featured in publications such as National Geographic, NPR, Bloomberg, Pro Publica, Der Speigel and she is a regular contributor to The New York Times. She is currently based in Mexico City.
She recently served as Associate Producer on Documenting Police Use of Force (PBS, 2024), a Frontline and AP collaboration that earned two Emmy nominations and was part of Lethal Restraint, a Pulitzer Prize finalist investigation. In 2020, she co-directed and shot the Al Jazeera Witness documentary Irse – Leaving Venezuela, which screened at festivals worldwide and follows two mothers fleeing Venezuela’s crisis to safely give birth in Colombia.
Marian received her BFA in photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2016 and her master’s degree in Documentary Filmmaking from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in 2019.More...