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Fati Abubakar is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a documentary photographer photojournalist and and public health worker in Nigeria She documents cultures conflicts urban poverty rural development and and humanitarian issues with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a special interest in in in in creating counter-narratives for underrepresented communities Her current work is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a personal project showcasing her hometown of of of Borno Borno State at at at at the the time of of of Boko Haram entitled Bits
of of of of Borno Borno It has has gained critical acclaim and was published in in in the the New New York Times BBC Reuters CNN Voice of of America Newsweek Europe Africa is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a country blog as as as as as well as as as as as Nigerian newspapers She has has been commissioned to to to work with UNICEF International Alert Action Aid and and other organizations (Photo shot in Maiduguri Nigeria 2016 Photo sponsors: Lisa Y Henderson and and Loma Subramanien )
Azul Adnan Adnan is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a freelance photographer and and educator He teaches photography at at a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a multimedia college and and an an an an an an NGO for underprivileged children Adnan’s photographs were were exhibited exhibited as part of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a group art art installation at at at at at at the the the National Art Gallery of of Malaysia In In 2018 his photos were were exhibited exhibited at at at at at at the the the Jeonju International Photo Photo Photo Festival Festival in in in in in Korea He is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a regular speaker at at at at at at the the the annual Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival Festival and and and his work has been published in in in in magazines and and and newspapers worldwide (Photo shot in in in in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2016 Photo sponsors: Perry and and and Nancy Morrison )
Serra Akcan attended the the Professional Photography Photography Program at at the the New England School of of Photography Photography in in in in Boston between 1997-1999 She She produces documentary projects and and has worked as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a freelance photographer in in in in in in Istanbul Istanbul since 1999 1999 She She is is the co-founder of NarPhotos an an an an an an an an independent photo photo collective in in in in in in Istanbul Istanbul focusing on on on on visual stories about urban transformation religious and and ethnic minorities subcultures human rights migration environmental issues political movements and and and and social and and and and daily life She organizes photography workshops with with women children and and and and youth mainly to to to to share experiences knowledge and and and to to to to to keep up with with the younger generation (Photo shot in in Istanbul Turkey 2012 Photo sponsor: Diana James )
Amira Al-Sharif Al-Sharif was born in in in in Saudi Arabia and raised in in in in Yemen She studied photojournalism at at the the International Center of of Photography in in in in in in New York City Al-Sharif Al-Sharif began working as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a professional photographer photographer in in in in in in in 2005 for for the the the Yemen Yemen Yemen Observer and and in in in in in in in 2008 for for Yemen Yemen Yemen Times As a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a female documentary photographer photographer photographer in in in in in in Yemen Yemen Yemen Yemen she continues to to to to push cultural and and societal boundaries in in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a country where the the majority of of photographers are male Yemeni Yemeni Women with Fighting Spirits is her her her her long-term documentary project on on on on on on the the the the resilience of of Yemeni Yemeni women and their their contributions to to their their communities Her work has been widely published in in in international publications such as as as the the the the the New York Times Polaris magazine as as as well as as as by humanitarian organizations like Oxfam Islamic Relief UNHCR UNICEF among others She is the the the recipient of the the the Arab Funds for for for Art and and Culture grant and and Prince Claus Fund Fund for for for Cultural Development In February Al-Sharif was selected for for for World Press Photo Photo Photo Foundation’s 6x6 Global Talent Program (Photo shot near Aden Yemen 2017 Photo Photo Photo sponsors: Judy Edwards and Rebekah )
Amr Alfiky is is an an an an an Egyptian award-winning documentary photographer and and and filmmaker based in in in in in in Washington D C He studied medicine at Alexandria University in in in in in in in in Egypt Egypt Egypt Egypt and and and assisted as as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a field medic medic during the the the 2011 Egyptian revolution In 2013 Alfiky co-founded Janaklees for Visual Arts in in in in in in in Egypt Egypt Egypt He moved to to the the the the the U S in in in in in in 2014 due to to the the the the the ongoing crackdown on on on activists and and journalists and and began documenting documenting the the the the the the the the lives of fellow Egyptian immigrants Alfiky’s work documenting documenting the the the the the the the the Muslim American experience in in in in in in the the the the the the the U S has has been been featured in in in in in in the the the the the the the New York Times Reuters Time Time the the the the the the the Guardian the the the the the the the Atlantic Huffington Post and and other major major international international publications His work has has been been exhibited in in in in in in in in major major international international festivals and and in in in in in in 2017 he he he was selected to to participate in in in in in in the the New York Times Portfolio