Born in the USA in 1986, Nichole Sobecki is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker based in Nairobi, Kenya. She is represented internationally by the photo agency VII. Her aim is to create photographs and films that demand consideration for the lives of those represented – their joys, challenges, and ultimately their humanity.
Sobecki graduated from Tufts University before beginning her career in Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria, focusing on regional issues related to identity, conflict, and human rights. From 2012-2015 Sobecki led Agence France-Presse’s East Africa video bureau, and was a 2014 Rory Peck Awards News Finalist for her coverage of the Westgate Mall attacks in Kenya. Her work has been recognised by Pictures of the Year, the One World Media Awards, the Alexandra Boulat Award for Photojournalism, The Magenta Foundation, and The Jacob Burns Film Center, among others.
Sobecki sits on the board of Tufts University’s Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice, founded by Gary Knight. She is also a contributor to Everyday Africa, a collection of images shot on mobile phones across the continent, and an attempt to showcase the moments missing from dramatic news images — everyday life that is neither idealized nor debased.
She has completed assignments throughout Africa, the Middle East, and Asia for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, National Geographic, Newsweek, Time, Foreign Policy, The Financial Times Magazine, The Guardian, and Le Monde. Her work has been exhibited internationally.
Nichole Sobecki is on the judging panel for Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2018.
Website: www.nicholesobecki.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/nicholesobecki
