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Irene Abdou Photography - Travel. Lifestyle. Documentary. NGOs, Development & Public Health.
Based in Germantown in Montgomery County, Maryland, Irene Abdou is an award-winning cultural, humanitarian, NGO, public health, and travel photographer specializing in Africa photography.
Irene Abdou can help you make a difference by telling visual stories of extraordinary people in extraordinary places, who are simply hoping for a better tomorrow.
Irene has 15 years of experience working in the developing world from Africa to Asia. When joining the Peace Corps in 1995, she had a vision of learning to play the handdrums and walking barefoot in African sand, all while helping people in need. During her 3 1/2 years living in a mud hut with no electricity or running water in Niger, what she learned instead was that the ground was too hot to walk barefoot on and that Africa is a big, diverse place. She also came to the realization that she had in fact probably gained more from her Peace Corps service than she had given. But most importantly, she learned that people all over the world share the same hope...the hope for a better tomorrow. She saw a common spirit of humanity.
After Peace Corps, Irene worked in humanitarian aid and international development, designing and managing food security and public health programs in Africa and Asia for a number of NGOs and USAID contractors, including Population Services International (PSI) and the American Red Cross. For two years, Irene and her husband lived in a tent in Southern Sudan, where Irene worked as the Malaria Technical Advisor for PSI. Most recently in her NGO career, Irene served as PSI's Deputy Regional Director for West & Central Africa.
In 2007, Irene began a transition into a second career as a professional photographer, eventually leaving PSI to focus full-time on photography. Today, Irene works as an NGO photographer, helping NGOs make a difference by telling visual stories of extraordinary people in extraordinary places, who are simply hoping for a better tomorrow. The untold story. The unheard story. The story that needs awareness.
Irene also works as a stock and fine art photographer, and teaches private photography lessons and group workshops. She has translated her first love of humanitarian and cultural photography into helping people here at home remember their most special moments through portrait, wedding, and event photography. She specializes in fusing fine art and photojournalism to create images that are simply...unforgettable.
Since 2007, Irene's photography has been recognized and/or published by numerous international NGOs, magazines and other publishers; national and international photographic associations; and commercial art galleries and art consulting firms. She also received a Creative Projects Grant from the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County for cultural documentary photography. Her work has been described as 'strikingly beautiful,' 'haunting,' 'thought-provoking,' and having 'the eye that makes the ordinary simply extraordinary.'
Irene is available for assignments in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and around the world, and would be happy to work with you according to your unique needs. She speaks French and Fulfulde fluently, in addition to intermediate Djerma (both languages of West Africa), and beginning Juba Arabic.
Photographic Specialties:
Travel. Cultures. NGOs. Humanitarian assistance. International development. West Africa. Francophone Africa. Muslim/Islamic Africa. Fulani/Fula/Peul/Peule and Dinka ethnic groups. Burkina Faso. Niger. Nigeria. Mali. Guinea. Senegal. Benin. Southern Sudan. Tunisia. Food security. Food aid. Public health. Malaria. Safe water and diarrheal diseases. Nutrition. Child development. Family planning. Reproductive health. HIV/AIDS. African cultures. African music/song/dancing/arts.
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Irene Abdou Photography - the Washington, DC Metro Area's Award-Winning Wedding, Event & Portrait Photographer - Also Serving Destinations Worldwide
WINNER OF THE BRIDE'S CHOICE AWARD 2011 BY WEDDINGWIRE
Every moment is a gift. But some moments are so momentous that they deserve to be cherished for generations to come. Choosing the right photographer to capture the essence of your day is one of the most important decisions you will make. Your photographer must not only share your style and vision, but must also make the experience fun and enjoyable.
Irene photographs each wedding and event as if it were her own, paying minute attention to each detail and moment of your day to fully tell the story with elegance and style.
Our event and wedding packages are fully customizable to your needs. We offer works of art - photographs matted and framed to perfection, destined to hang on the walls of your home for generations; custom-designed, press-printed storybook albums and books; prints on traditional canvas and contemporary metal; and save-the-date cards, invitations, announcements, and thank you cards.
Fusing fine art with photojournalism to create a contemporary look with a touch of tradition, Irene will create images for you that are simply...unforgettable.
DESTINATION WEDDINGS
While based in the Washington, DC metro area, Irene has traveled to more than 30 countries on every continent except Antartica. She speaks French and two African languages in addition to English, and would be happy to accompany you to your destination wedding or event, wherever it may be.
HELP US SAVE A SMILE
Irene Abdou Photography is an Operation Smile Studio, donating a percentage of annual net income to Professional Photographers of America (PPA) Charities, benefiting Operation Smile. Operation Smile is a charity that provides volunteer surgeries to children in developing countries suffering from facial deformities. Your wedding or event can help to save a child's smile!
SPECIAL EVENTS
Irene is head-over-heels in love with photography, and her clients feel the same way. Whether a birthday party, baptism, bar or bat mitzvah, beautillion or cotillion, quinceanera, gala, holiday party, or other family or corporate event, Irene will make breathtaking images that leave you and your guests awestruck.
ABOUT
People tell Irene that she has a gift for photographing people and capturing emotions. With 15 years of experience working in international development in Africa and Asia, Irene started her career as a cultural, humanitarian, and fine art photographer, documenting extraordinary people in extraordinary places. Today, Irene helps extraordinary people here at home remember their most special moments.
STORYTELLING PHOTOGRAPHY
Irene wants you to have an amazing experience on your special day. While you spend time with family and friends, Irene focuses on capturing your most treasured moments. As your story unfolds, you can trust Irene to be there. Expert at finding ways to enhance and extend your best moments, you'll find that photography with Irene is yet another fun part of the day and an enjoyable experience to be remembered.
CELEBRATE YOUR ENGAGEMENT
An engagement photography session is the perfect opportunity for you to celebrate your engagement and appreciate this special period of your lives together. At the same time, an engagement session is also an opportunity for you to get to know Irene and for Irene to get to know you, so that everyone feels comfortable on your wedding day.
Engagement photographs can be used in Irene's press-printed, custom-designed engagement storybook albums, guest sign-in and other books and save-the-date cards and wedding invitations.
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