Experience

Private Individual

• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Impact

  • May 2023 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States Social Impact supporting private individuals and family foundations in philanthropic, art and media, personal and professional enterprise.



Self Employed

• United States
• 700 & Above Employee

• Social Impact through Film, Art and Media

  • Sep 2012 - Present

  As part of my current role I provide dedicated support to principals in their philanthropic endeavours and family foundations creating strategic partnerships and opportunities in the non-profit, arts, film, design and media worlds.



HBO

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Content Creator w Focus on Community Engagement

  • Sep 2001 - Present

  Los Angeles, California Producing innovative, collaborative photography, film and multimedia projects creating platforms for communities to amplify their voices and tell their own stories. WE ARE ALL TRAYVON Created campaign in collaboration with with New Roads High School and Get Lit Youth Poets featuring Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton. Produced multimedia exhibition challenging racism and celebrating diversity. LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL Los Angeles LGBT Center Produced… Show more Producing innovative, collaborative photography, film and multimedia projects creating platforms for communities to amplify their voices and tell their own stories. WE ARE ALL TRAYVON Created campaign in collaboration with with New Roads High School and Get Lit Youth Poets featuring Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton. Produced multimedia exhibition challenging racism and celebrating diversity. LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL Los Angeles LGBT Center Produced photography exhibition illuminating portraits and stories within the TransPride and gender diverse communities. IN CONVERSATION WITH MISTY COPELAND Interview Magazine Directed and produced inspirational short film series showcasing female innovators and leaders. I’ll RISE Guggenheim Fellowship in Film Filmed, photographed and curated powerful portraits and stories of race in America through the lives of African-Americans over the age of 100. MISSREPRESENTATION The Representation Project Partnered with California’s “First Partner” Jennifer Siebel Newsom to produce thought-provoking, award-winning documentary film challenging the media’s portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman. GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA HBO; Pew Fellowship in International Journalism Directed and photographed heartrending Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-winning documentary film, photography exhibition, teacher’s guide and social action campaign documenting women survivors stories of hope and courage in the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide. THE MINISTER OF RAPE; THE GIRLS NEXT DOOR - SEX SLAVES ON MAIN STREET The New York Times Magazine Photographed and reported high-impact cover stories highlighting compelling international human rights injustices. OUT OF MADNESS A MATRIARCHY Mother Jones Magazine Photographed and authored captivating stories of Rwandan women survivors rebuilding their wounded nation. Show less



The New York Times

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Photojournalist

  • 2001 - Present

  New York, Los Rwanda Freelance Photojournalist The New York Times Magazine, Mother Jones, Time Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, US New & World Report, CNN International, CBS 60 Minutes, PBS. Exhibited at MOMA, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, The California African American Museum, The Boston Museum of Fine Art, The Museum of Tolerance, The Shoah Foundation.



Freelance

• Visual Journalist

  • Sep 2001 - Present



John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Guggenheim Fellow

  • 2010 - 2011

  Greater Los Angeles Area



The Pew Charitable Trusts

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pew Fellow in International Journalism

  • 2001 - 2002

  Washington DC, Rwanda Fellowship focusing on underreported international issues



TIME

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

  • Sep 1994 - Sep 2001

  New York City Metropolitan Area, Washington DC Produced, assigned and edited impactful photography for print, digital and social media ensuring accuracy, nuance and insightful journalism. Collaborated across departments coordinating complex coverage of national and international breaking news, features and covers. Forged relationships with a global network of photographers and image sources. Negotiated fees, usage rights and releases. NOTABLE PROJECTS UNDER THE GUN: CHILDHOOD IN WARTIME Exhibition - Photography Editor “COMMON… Show more Produced, assigned and edited impactful photography for print, digital and social media ensuring accuracy, nuance and insightful journalism. Collaborated across departments coordinating complex coverage of national and international breaking news, features and covers. Forged relationships with a global network of photographers and image sources. Negotiated fees, usage rights and releases. NOTABLE PROJECTS UNDER THE GUN: CHILDHOOD IN WARTIME Exhibition - Photography Editor “COMMON SENSE” BY BILL BRADLEY - Photography Editor DIANA WALKER, WHITE HOUSE ARCHIVES - Photography Editor POSITIVE NEGATIVES Photography Exhibition - Producer and photography editor

• Photography Editor

  • Jan 1994 - Sep 2001

  New York, New York TIME Magazine PEOPLE Magazine TIME FOR KIDS



U.S. News & World Report

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Photography Editor

  • Feb 1997 - Sep 1998

  Washington DC



freelance

• Belgium
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Photographer

  • 1994 - Feb 1995



Mary Ellen Mark

• Assistant

  • 1994 - 1994

  New York, New York



LIFE Magazine

• Assistant to Director of Photography

  • 1993 - 1994

  New York, New York