Yana Buhrer Tavanier - Dreamer
Yana Buhrer Tavanier - Dreamer

Her main dream is to sit in a stone house next to a stormy ocean and write a book she's been dreaming of for a long time.

Yana Buhrer Tavanier is the cofounder and executive director of Fine Acts, a global nonprofit creative studio for social impact. As a creative activist and a social entrepreneur with a background in investigative journalism, she explores human rights innovation at the intersections of activism, art, tech and behavioral science. Yana is also cofounder of TimeHeroes.org, the largest volunteer platform in Bulgaria. She has a BA in communication and MA in political science from Sofia University, along with executive education at Harvard University, Yale University, Oxford University, and NTU-Singapore. She is a Fulbright Scholar, a WEF Young Global Leader, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and was named one of 50 people who will change the world in WIRED's Smart List 2012.

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Kut Throat Rio
Kut Throat Rio

I met Kut Throat Rio through one of my former students Anthony Manuel. Rio wanted me to take his picture by the entrance of an abandoned building. We spoke, and laughed, and he posed for a few minutes. He was going to the studio later that evening. That was summer 2017. He was killed in 2020. Never did get to ask him his dream but I always wondered what it was - what was most important to him and it inspired me to start making this series - this exploration.

Lil' Ant
Lil' Ant

What is Anthony Manuel’s dream at this point?

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