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Robert L. Jones, II is a widely published African-American commercial and magazine photographer who has worked extensively in Africa for the past 30 years. A graduate of Syracuse University (MS, Radio and Television) and Ohio University (BA, Photography and Film), he has been based in Egypt since 2004 where he is Distinguished Professor in Journalism and Mass Communication at the American University in Cairo. Visit the JMC Image Base that has been expanded by Professor Jones so it now features more than 5,000 high resolution images of Africa and the Middle East.

Ibrahim Sayed is a Nubian artist who specializes in portraiture using pencil, chalk and photography. He is based in the United Arab Emirates and is an honors graduate of Cairo University with a major in art. Ibrahim worked extensively with his mentor, the late and internationally acclaimed Nubian artist Mr. Nasser El Deen Taher.

Nasser El Deen Taher who is famous for his superb in-depth art studies of Nubian and Middle Eastern cultures for which he used only small pieces of colored paper and scissors. An exhibit of the now deceased artist will be held at the American University in Cairo after which, the works will embark on a global tour.

Hoda Hegazy is a commercial and fine art photographer who travels the world from her home base in Bahrain. She is a graduate of the American University in Cairo where she was Photo Assistant to Professor Robert Jones.

Mustaffa al-Ezzi is a professor of digital photography at the American University in Cairo Visual and Performing Arts Department. He is a specialist in Yemeni cultural and architectural photography. For 5 years he was a student and Photo Assistant to Prof. Robert Jones and later became the Digital Photo Studio Manager and teaching assistant for photography and graphic design courses in the AUC Journalism and Mass Communication Department.

Robert E. Lewis*, is a fine art photographer and photo-documentarian who has worked extensively in the US, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean. Formerly the chairman of the University of Memphis Department of Fine Art and Egyptology, Bob recently made a major addition to his decade-long project documenting rural towns and cultures in Mexico. Recently, he traveled to China and Russia to document the social landscapes of these countries. He earned his MFA in Photography from Ohio University.

Bebeto Matthews is a frequently-published Associated Press (New York City) staff photographer who has been widely published around the world for the past 25 years. He studied photography with Professor Robert Jones and Professor Jarvis Grant at Howard University before begnning his newspaper and magazine career.

Lamont Gonzalez is a well known video producer and educator/trainer. His documentaries have received critical acclaim around the world for their technical excellence and conscience-raising qualities.

Timothy Brown is a Los Angeles based television producer-director who specializes in youth programming for the African-American and Brazilian audiences.

Gail Hansberry is an accomplished photographer and water colorist who has conducted extensive photographic expeditions throughout the global African Diaspora.

Matthew Lewis* is the retired Pulitzer Prize winning Chief Photographer of the Washington Post where he was the first African-American to occupy this position.

Eliot Parker teaches photography at Central Michigan University. A former LIFE Magazine photographer covering Southeast Asia, Eliot also organized and managed the photography programs at the renowned MARA Institute for Media Studies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He received his MFA from Ohio University.

Roy Lewis* is a widely acclaimed photojournalist who has recorded images and video for leading publications addressing all aspects of the African-American community. Mr. Lewis formerly was a photography professor at the Howard University College of Fine Art.

Roland Freeman is the author of several books about Black American life and culture. Roland has been the recipient of a number of grants including those from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. He is a former professor of photography at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Ritchard Mbayo is a professor of communications at Bowie State University outside Washington, D.C.. He is a graduate of Howard University School of Communications.

Anthony Mulowa is a reporter-photographer based in Zambia.

Roland Walker is a TV reporter and photographer based in Accra, Ghana.

Mariam el Motfy is a gifted London and Cairo based portrait photographer who studied photography at the American University in Cairo. She also teaches photography

Gehad Magdy is a specialist in macro photography based in Cairo. He is a graduate of the American University in Cairo where he studied photojouirnalism and fine art photography.

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