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David Degner

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Boston, New York
As seen in: The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, HuffPost, The Washington Post, TIME, Newsweek, The Atlantic, Getty Images, Rolling Stone, VICE and
Photographer, tweeting about Egypt, the Middle East, and the photojournalism community. www.daviddegner.com mastodon.social/@degner
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David Degner’s Biography

My interest in photojournalism stemmed from a recognition of my own—and America’s—ignorance of Islam and the Middle East in the wake of 9/11 and its wars. After studying photojournalism and philosophy, I moved to Cairo just before the start of the Arab Spring in 2011. For the next 9 years, I covered breaking news in Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Sudan, while also working on in-depth stories of religion, human rights, and cultural life in the region.

One favorite project was co-founding Panorama with Mada Masr, a platform for showcasing the best photojournalism from Egypt and issues of interest to the greater Arab world. I was also a founding contributor to @EverydayMiddleEast.

I recently returned to Boston to document this moment in the US, while expanding my visual language to incorporate more video and documentary work.