About Emmanuelle L.

Bilingual french/english multimedia reporter based in Dakar, Senegal with 10 years experience in print, TV and radio working for BBC, Radio France International, France 24, and Gulf News (Dubai).

About John W.

John Wendle is a shooting producer DP, DoP, cameraman, photographer and journalist based in Dakar, Senegal. Reporting on human and environmental conflict, science, and conservation, John creates video, photo and text story packages from some of the world's most remote and dangerous places. As a field producer for television, he employs a keen news sense and experience tracking down sources, as well as planning, logistical and budgeting skills to successfully complete shoots in remote or hostile locations. John has nearly 20 years of experience living and reporting in the republics of the former Soviet Union, Afghanistan, and now West Africa. He has worked in almost 20 countries and speaks fluent Russian and French. John's work has appeared in National Geographic, PBS, Scientific American, TIME, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Al Jazeera, Channel 4, Le Monde, The Times, The Guardian, Outside, The Economist, UNHCR, the ICRC, MSF, and many others. John has a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in New York. He is a member of the National Association of Science Writers, the Society of Environmental Journalists, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Reporters Without Borders.

About Gaius K.

Gaïus Kowene is a proactive multimedia journalist and panafrican Web activist based in Goma, eastern Congo DRC, travelling accross the continent to tell stories of ordinary people with extraordinary achievements.

About Francis T.

I've filmed in 123 countries. From 2013-2018, I traveled to all 54 African countries. I directed/produced the 45-min pilot documentary episode of the "The Unseen Africa" TV show. I've created many trailers and company profiles on my YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/ftapon) which has one million views. *****MY GEAR***** MAIN CAMERA: Sony a7S III LENSES: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Lens and Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Lens. MICS: Wireless lav mics, wired lavs, and a Rode NTG-3 shotgun mic. LIGHTS: Several portable battery-powered professional lights that offer different color temperatures. SLIDER: Portable manual slider. B-CAMERA: I have a smartphone that shoots surprisingly good 4K video. TRAVEL: I have 3 passports, so I can go anywhere. CONCLUSION: If you're looking for a flexible filmmaker, contact me.

About Selim H.

SELIM HARBI: Transmedia storyteller, videographer, and cinematographer, and award-wining director graduated Bachelor of Art in Audiovisual Media at Beuth University of applied sciences in Berlin. He worked as assistant director on THE ENEMY a journalistic VR-Experience around war and empathy. Multimedia grant recipient of the prestigious WORLD PRESS PHOTO to produce „Zatla Blues“. Focused on contemporary African and human displacement issues. Good ground experience and flexibility with a special fair for tech-trends and experimentation, he is a sensitive and all-rounded shooter, as he is perpetually developing new generative media concepts and cutting-edge projects.

About Julien F.

I'm a video director from Paris (France) who lives in Dakar (Senegal). I work mainly with international organizations and corporations for the production of reports. I'm also photograph and I work essentially with digital camera like Sony A7III and drone Mavic Pro. I can achieve a full project by myself (filming and post production).

About Maya H.

Hi! I'm an American/French photographer based in Dakar, Senegal. I love covering news and creative topics.

About Arwa B.

My name is Arwa Barkallah and I have been producing, reporting for the BBC for the past 4 years. As a VJ, I am having fun filming short digital videos, explainers, portraits.

About Alpha Sadou G.

I worked in film and television industry since 2000 as Cameraman, Director, Fixer and Production Manager. With this job I met many wonderful people around 17 countries in Africa, Europe, China and Latina America. I'm really interested to work with many companies in interesting projects. I speak French and English. Let's make it possible!

About MOMODOU J.

Momodou L Jaiteh, is a Gambian-born multimedia journalist, researcher and founder of Kaba Communications, a production company registered in Banjul, The Gambia. Until last October, Mr. Jaiteh was a staff member of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), the body tasked with drafting Gambia’s new supreme law serving as one of the Note takers/Transcribers. He is a professional journalist with a background on multimedia and progressively working in the media since June 1994 at different levels in the Gambia and abroad. Currently, Jaiteh is the Gambian representative of the Dakar-based Pan African News Agency (www.panapress.com), a continental wire service publishing in: English, French, Arabic and Portuguese. He does international freelance reporting job for Bhekisisa Mail and Guardian (http://bhekisisa.org) based in South Africa and the humanitarian news agency formerly known as IRIN News (http://www.irinnews.org). Prior to this, Jaiteh worked in Dakar, Senegal for the Pan African Radio, Convergence FM as Senior English Program Producer as well as a Senior Program Producer for Radio Alternative Voice for Gambians which was a project implemented by former exiled Gambian journalists in Dakar, Senegal. Meanwhile, before taking up international assignments, Jaiteh first started off with local newspapers like The Point and Daily Observer as a reporter and rising to the rank of editor at Point Newspaper. He was the correspondent for Associated Press (AP), an American news wire, as well as Pan African News Agency in The Gambia from 2000 to 2007 when he was forced into exile in neighboring Senegal because of his work. Jaiteh has also engaged on human rights activism since 2000 with special interest on: Media Freedom, Freedom of Expression, Consumerism, Peace, gender and child rights issues. As rights activists, he worked with sub-regional bodies like the Ghana-based Media Foundation for West Africa and Dakar-based rights body, FAMDEV among others. He is also a consumer rights activist and the current Secretary General of Gambia's Consumer Protection Consortium, the apex consumer rights body in the West African nation. Jaiteh covered several meetings held both locally and internationally in Africa, Europe, Asia and other continents of the world.

About Hugo B.

Audio Visual Journalist based in Dakar, Senegal. Mainly works for Al Jazeera English as a producing shoot-edit in West-Africa. Other clients include: Reuters TV, AFP, CNN. Has a background in working as a VJ (one-man-band).

About Marta M.

I am a documentary photographer, videographer and journalist based in Dakar, Senegal. I write for Spanish media and I shoot photographs and video-documentaries for international media and NGO's. I am especially focused on gender, education, culture, health and enviromental stories. I have skills as a photo and video producer and I can work as a fixer for other journalists visiting and working in Senegal.

About Annika H.

Annika Hammerschlag is a French and English speaking videographer, photojournalist and reporter who’s covered West Africa from Dakar, Senegal since 2019. She works primarily as a videographer for Al Jazeera English and VOA. Her work has also been published in The New York Times, The Economist, The BBC and The Guardian, among others. She's covered a variety of stories while on deployment throughout the region, including corruption and coastal erosion in Liberia, the jihadist insurgency in Mali and overfishing in Cape Verde. She received her master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School and her bachelor’s from UCLA. She’s a former staff reporter and photojournalist for the Naples Daily News/USA Today Network and a former photojournalist for The Daily Bruin. She’s a 2016 Overseas Press Club Scholar awardee.

About Kazayu P.

Hello, I am a video journalist based in Africa I produce, I shoot, I interview, I edit (on Final Cut Pro 7 and X) I write and I make the voiceover. All on hard news subjects and also on magazines. I have my own shooting and editing equipment if needed. I have been working with Reuters in Senegal, the BBC in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I worked four years with AFP news agency in Paris. I also worked for Europe 1, France Television etc. I speak French, English and a little Spanish. Otherwise I am efficient, always in a good mood and motivated. So hire me!

About Marco S.

Marco Simoncelli is a freelance journalist and photographer. After graduating in journalism, he specialised in topics related to the African continent. For several years he worked as a correspondent, Maputo, Mozambique, where he covered mostly the Southern Africa countries. Now he is based in Dakar, Senegal, producing written, photographic and video projects about West Africa and the Sahel issues. He has also worked in Asia and in the Middle East.

About Mel B.

Experienced media professional passionate about West Africa with expertise in digital content creation. I possess a vast skill set that covers a range of technical and creative platforms including operating audiovisual equipment; reporting for the Web; editing; travel; researching; interviewing; script writing; social media branding; storytelling; Adobe Creative Cloud; Final Cut Pro and story hunting.

About Juliette D.

I am a French broadcast journalist, with 7 years of experience in TV and online media, shooting, editing, and writing news and feature stories. I have spent the last 2.5 years in Kinshasa, DR Congo. Previously, I worked in France and in Italy.

About Asta T.

I am a journalist with over eight years of experience. I have spent the past seven years in Africa working in production and broadcast TV. I have reported and written for CGTN Africa, covering stories in East and West Africa. I am passionate about interacting with cultures and bringing stories to life.

About Abdoulaye B.

Je suis Journaliste Reporter d’Images depuis plus 10 ans en Afrique de l'ouest. J’ai eu à travailler avec des télévisions, agence de communication, des sites internet et web télé nationales et internationales en leur proposant des sujets de reportage. Je suis équipé d'une unité de tournage, caméra, pieds et de plusieurs micros (HF pour interview, perche, micro canon, micro d'ambiance). Je suis curieux de nouveaux projets audiovisuels pour l'Afrique de l'ouest.