David
Blumenkrantz’s professional experience includes eight years of NGO, documentary
and photojournalism work in East and Central Africa. From his home in Kenya, he
traveled extensively and covered social, relief and development, and political
issues. From 1992-1994, he was the Information Department Coordinator for the
Undugu Society of Kenya, working on projects related to street children and
urban poverty. He returns to Africa occasionally, most recently to Angola
in 2010 for UNICEF & UNESCO. His work has been exhibited and published
internationally. David has also freelanced for the Los Angeles
Times and
various other publications as a writer and photographer.
A photography
instructor and educator for 20 years, David has taught classes and
workshops for, among others, Kodak East Africa, The All Africa Conference of
Churches, the French Cultural Centre in Nairobi, the government of
Eritrea, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh's Online Division, and the Watts
Towers Art Center (for the Cultural Affairs Department of the City of Los
Angeles). In 2004, after eight years teaching with the Los Angeles Unified
School District, he joined the journalism department at California State
University, Northridge, and is currently a tenured, Associate Professor of
documentary, photojournalism and visual communication. David holds a BA in
Journalism, an MA in Art Education, and an MFA in Visual Communication.
All images © David Blumenkrantz
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