Nadya Kwandibens, the owner of Red Works Photography, is Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) from the Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation.
Kwandibens has toured Canada and the U.S. for over a decade documenting and sharing contemporary portraits of Indigenous people and communities.
Given her body of work focusing on Indigenous peoples and their stories, she said she recognizes the huge responsibility that also comes with the opportunity.