About Natasha W.

Geographical experience: former Soviet Union, former Yugoslavia (currently based in Macedonia) Myanmar, China; Experience in: freelance feature and news journalist, editor, subeditor, photographer, researcher, fixer; media monitoring; Interests: human interest stories, features, the rights of women, refugees, IDPs, migrants; freedom of expression; Languages: English, Russian, Polish (fluent); Spanish, German, French (rusty A-levels); Farsi, Italian (beginner), English shorthand; Training experience: building capacity of local journalists in reporting ‘difficult’ topics and in interviewing techniques; Education: NVQ4 in newspaper journalism (N. Ireland); LL.M in Human Rights and Criminal Justice (dissertation in Freedom of Expression and Other Problems faced by Journalists in the Former Soviet Union); Awards: Finalist of The Guardian International Development Journalism Competition (2012), McKenzie Prize for news writing (Northern Ireland, 2008), UNDP award for articles on gender;

About Amanda F.

I'm an award-winning freelance journalist, photographer and videographer based in Africa, who writes primarily feature articles on a range of topics like women's rights, humanitarian issues, conservation, diplomacy, and anything else that generally takes my fancy. Since November 2014 I have freelanced for a range of publications including Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya and Middle East Eye. Prior to that I worked at a number of national daily newspapers and broadcasters, including the Dominion Post (New Zealand), The Philippine Star (the Philippines), Radio New Zealand (New Zealand) and the Khaleej Times (UAE). I have an LLB (Otago University), a Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Massey University), and a Certificate in Documentary Photography (Istituto Europeo di Design).

About Daniel M.

Hi my name is Daniel Mucaku. x

About Haris A.

About Jovan R.

Professional News shooter from Montenegro

About Amend N.

Armend Nimani born in 1986 is a photographer based in Kosovo. At the age of 16 he began working for a newspaper and freelancing for magazines. Since 2008, Armend is a regular contributor for Agence France Presse as a stringer, covering stories mostly in the Balkan region. In 2010 he won the third place in the General News Category of the NPPA Best of Photojournalism Contest. On 2010-2011 he completed the World Press Photo Masterclass for the South Eastern Europe Countries. His work has been published in: The Herald Tribune, New York Times, Time, Le Monde, Paris Match, The Guardian, The Times , National Geograpic , El Pais, among others.

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About Florion G.

Florion Goga is a Photojournalist based in Albania After graduating from the European University of Tirana in Communication Design he began his photojournalism career. He initially worked as a photojournalist in several local and national print media (newspapers & magazines). Currently, he is a contractor for Reuters covering social, economic, political, arts, and sports events. While reporting on major events in his country, he has also done extensive sports coverage of major national and international football championships.

About Isa M.

I am a journalist in Albania, I currently work for the Ora News television network and for the Historia ime portal, where I cover current events in the country, the region and the world. I finished my studies in Political Science at Aleksandër Moisiu University in Durrës, Albania. I have collaborated with prestigious companies for the development of documentaries and investigations in Albania, including VICE and The Times and "The Times Sunday". I am also a professional photographer in Albania.