Photographer Biographies

2005–2006 Fellow: Jessica Dimmock

Jessica Dimmock is the second recipient of the GFC/ICP Fellowship. Jessica received a bachelor’s degree from Lewis and Clark College and a master’s degree in science in education from Long Island University. In 2005, she completed the documentary photography and photojournalism program at the International Center of Photography, and she was the recipient of the New York Times Scholarship for Photojournalism. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Time, Newsweek (foreign edition), and New York Magazine. Her current projects include a series on miners in Pennsylvania and a long-term photographic essay on a group of young addicts in New York City. Jessica currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.

2004–2005 Fellow: Andrea Camuto

Andrea Camuto was the first recipient of the GFC/ICP Fellowship. A graduate of Oberlin College, she completed the International Center of Photography’s program in photojournalism and documentary photography in 2004. Her work as a GFC/ICP fellow resulted in the GFC publication Aspire, which won a 2006 Wilmer Shields Rich Award from the Council on Foundations, and a solo exhibition, “Children of India and Cambodia,” at Gallery ArtsIndia in New York City. In 2005, Andrea covered women's issues in Afghanistan, and her photo-essay on the Afghan elections appeared in Ms. Magazine in 2006. Her current projects include a cross-cultural study of midwifery and a documentary on women in West Africa. She is based in New York City.

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2005–2006 Fellow: Malin Fezehai

Malin Fezehai is a Swedish photographer based in New York City. After studying photography in Sweden, she attended the full-time program at the International Center of Photography in New York. Her work consists of long-term projects in Europe, the Americas, and Africa.

Fezehai has just completed a project about family life in Ghana and has collaborated with a number of nonprofit organizations. While living in Ethiopia for half a year, she worked on a long-term project about children. She has also worked as a volunteer at Mother Theresa's orphanage for HIV-positive children in Ethiopia. Most recently, Fezehai was awarded The Global Fund for Children/International Center of Photography Fellowship.

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