Jul 28, 2017
In this episode, Devi chats with
Jacob Foko about the path of Humanitarian
Photojournalism. Jacob Foko, Prince of the Baleng in West
regional part of Cameroon, Africa, is an award-winning
photojournalist, experienced multimedia producer, and passionate
humanitarian.
Devi & Jacob
discuss:
- Humanitarian Photojournalism defined
- The “University of Life”
- What Jacob learned when doing the project of “Hundred Faces of Poverty”
- Giving a voice to the story of those who do not have a voice in society
- Africa in miniature
- The inspiration of Jacob's exceptional mother
- Guiding countries to do good work through the power of Humanitarian Photojournalism
- What gave Jacob the courage to face death, so that the stories of other’s could live
- What it took for him to be Valedictorian
- Doing what you do best and doing it very well
- How to know what stories to tell
- The lens that is necessary to shine light on what is invisible to most of the society
- How humanitarian photojournalism fits into Spiritual Entrepreneurship
- The powerful lesson that Jacob learned from his encounter with President Bill Clinton
and more...
More about
Jacob: He spent fourteen years as a staff
photographer and reporter for Cameroon Radio and Television (CRTV)
as well as the magazines Libre Afrique, Africa Express, Africa
International and Jeune Afrique Economie. His most celebrated
project, “Cameroon’s 100 Faces of Poverty” in 2002, earned him an
invitation from the U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon to speak about the
challenges of being a photojournalist in an unfriendly political
environment.
He is a visual and multimedia producer and documentary filmmaker
graduated from Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California with a
Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Journalism and a Master of Arts in New
Media Journalism from Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida. He
served as keynote speaker at both graduations and simultaneously
received an “Outstanding Achievement Award” and an “Advance
Achievement Award.” In addition, he was presented the Association
of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) “GREAT Award
for Excellence, Achievement and Talent” on Capitol Hill in
Washington D.C.
Jacob has established a non-profit organization and a production
company called Global Humanitarian Photojournalists, Inc. (GHPJ) in
2007, and Blue World Media Network (BWMN) in 2011. The aim is to
document and spread awareness of worldwide poverty and human rights
abuses, as well as to present the stories of people and
organizations making a difference to abused and at-risk
populations.