Georgina Goodwin

BIO

Georgina Goodwin is a documentary photographer and Canon Ambassador born and based in Kenya. Her work focuses on women, refugees, social issues and environment, and she works regularly with Agence France-Presse and UN Refugee Agency. Georgina is known for her award-winning work on Kenya’s post-election violence, cancer in Kenya, the Westgate terror attack, and Africa’s refugees - her image of 30 seconds old refugee baby Marian winning British Journal of Photography Portrait of Humanity Award and Grant 2019.
Georgina is one of World Press Photo’s Four to Follow #7, a contributor to Getty Images, Everyday Climate Change and Everyday Extinction, and member of Women Photograph and African Photojournalism Database. Georgina is a certified Canon Trainer and consultant for Aga Khan University teaching workshops across Africa, she also mentors photographers and is an official Nominator for World Press 6x6 Global Talent Program. Georgina was one of 19 TEDxNairobi 2017 finalist speakers, and a speaker at TEDxKakumaCamp 2018, the first TED talks to be held at a refugee camp,
Georgina’s work has been published by NY Times, Guardian, Vogue, Le Monde and many others, and has been exhibited in Times Square NYC, Tokyo Japan, The Louvre Paris, Bogota Colombia amongst others.
For more on Georgina linktr.ee/georginagoodwin
Follow her on Instagram, FB and Twitter @ggkenya

"As an African visual storyteller I feel strongly that this is my duty to make sure that the very real and fast-paced changes that are occurring all around us in Africa today are documented and our voices as Africans are heard all around the world."  - Georgina Goodwin.  

Portfolios

Website: www.georginagoodwin.com   Photographers Collective: WomenPhotograph    Instagram: instagram.com/ggkenya 

Clients

New York Times, Getty Images, McClatchy Newspapers, BBC, CNN, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Reuters, ESPN, Gran-Angular Spain, Africa News, Africa24 News, Sax Rohmer London, ZUMA Press, Barcroft Media London, Daily Mail, The Guardian, Sunday Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday Times South Africa, Financial Times, The Telegraph, Irish Times, The Sunday Telegraph, Google, Elle Magazine US, New York Times Science Times, The Mail, The Irish Times, UNHCR, WFP, UNEP, UNICEF, NRC, HO, IFAD, UNFPA, Interpol, Global Fund, World Bank, World Wildlife Fund, CARE International, Oxfam, Greenpeace, The Nature Conservancy, Vestergaard, Women’s World Banking NY, EGPAF, ICAP, ICSS, Living Goods, Vision Fund, Concern International, Plan International, Catholic Relief Services, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, Alive & Kicking, Take Action Foundation, Lundin Foundation, Atlas Copco, AMREF, World Animal Protection, Refugees United, FIA Foundation,  Fistula Foundation, Norwegian Refugee Council, Hand In Hand International, Aga Khan University, Inuka Trust, Ubuntu Made, Travel Africa, Brand Magazine, YorkU Magazine, Africa Geographic, National Geographic, Africa Photo Magazine, Safari Interactive Magazine, About Kenya Magazine, Travel News & Lifestyle Magazine, Dodho Magazine, Africa Photo Magazine, Why I love Kenya Magazine  

Awards & Exhibitions

2017 World Water Day Lions Club Seregno Italy Finalist: 2 Entries2016 International Photo Awards IPA: 20 Honorable Mentions in 13 Categories2016 Kenya Photo Awards Documentary Single & Series: Winner| Nature Series: Runner Up2015 Prix Pictet Photography & Sustainability Nominee for Cancer In Africa work2015 International Photography Awards 15 Nominations in 8 Categories2015 Black & White Spider Awards Award of Excellence Photojournalism Category2014 Top 30 Finalist Freedom House 2014 Images of Repression & Freedom2013 News Photographer of the Year Kenya: Winner2013 Exposure Awards, See.Me Community: New York Exhibition2012 Forum for Research & Development Photography, South Africa: Winner2008 Prix-Bayeux War Photographer Award Shortlist for Kenya Post Election Violence images2006 Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Kodak Kenya: Winner & 4th2005 Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Kodak Kenya: Winner & 3rd