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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Denmark | Monday, January 14, 2013 | 5 photos

As a multimedia journalist, I’ve learned that there are stories best told in words, and those better told in photos. I want to be as good reporting about places and people around the world in photos as I am in words – or better.
My drive is altruistic and selfish; I would like to be an amplifier for people and places that need attention or bring places to people not able to access them.
Personally, I’m powered by the interaction with people and places made possible by the camera. Curiosity and a fascination with cultural diversity is my GPS in life and its taken me through a bachelor’s degree in anthropology in Denmark, a master’s degree in multimedia journalism in New York, and on extended travels in the Middle East and elsewhere.
My drive is there, but my photography skills need improvement. Being mentored by Jason Edwards would be the ultimate opportunity for me to excel in my greatest passion.
Simultaneously, Jason Edwards will be working with a super absorbing sponge of an aspiring photographer with a positive mind, and the right amount of dedication, patience, verve and sense of humor. My knowledge of Arabic might even be helpful around Oman.
Thank you.