Today we experience the spiritual journey of Sej Saraiya, an award-winning ethnographic and fine-art photographer and filmmaker who has spent the last several years traveling to the deep interiors of Asia and the Americas, capturing images that tell stories of remote cultures. Sej and I join together in an enthralling conversation about her journey understanding the role of women  in indigenous communities where resilience, environmentalism, tribal coexistence, and faith become themes of her new documentary releasing in April 2022.  

Sej’s photographic work has taken her where not many dare to go, bringing back wisdom and intimate portraits of the last tattooed headhunters of remote India, the medicine women of British Columbia, the shamans of the Venezuelan Amazonas, and such globally revered leaders and humanitarians as Their Holinesses the Dalai Lama and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar; all with the broader vision of sharing and preserving our world’s wealth of wisdom, cultures, and lands. 

She speaks in a variety of forums, holds workshops, and moderates or contributes to panels at universities, museums and festivals. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California. Her photographs have been exhibited in the U.S. and India and hang in the homes of private collectors worldwide. 

Connect with her at:

Sejalsaraiya.com

@SejSaraiya

vimeo.com/sejsaraiya