Andrea DiCenzo (b.1985) is an award-winning American photojournalist whose work focuses on environmental and humanitarian issues throughout the Middle East. She is based in Dubai, UAE.
Over the past 15 years, much of DiCenzo’s work has focused on the war with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, as well as Iraq’s legacy with armed conflict. Her highly acclaimed work covering the plight of the Yezidi people and her diligent work covering the Iraqi armed forces for over 15 months as they liberated Mosul from the Islamic State has been widely published, exhibited worldwide, and earned her prestigious awards and nominations. This includes photographing the Islamic State’s weapons trafficking and production factories for WIRED Magazine (US), exhibiting at the Falsterbo Photo Art Museum in Copenhagen, and receiving the prestigious National Geographic Explorers Grant in 2018. DiCenzo regularly photographs for The New York Times and Getty Images, as well as top international publications worldwide.
She has worked around the world for top publications to provide the highest standard of excellence in imagery for publication. This includes a six-week stint in Japan covering a series of stories about women’s issues (The New York Times), following the Afghan Robotics team for four weeks in the United States and Afghanistan (The New York Times), and reporting on the ground from Al-Hol Refugee Camp, one of the most dangerous refugee camps in the world (The Sunday Times).
When at home in Dubai, DiCenzo shoots editorial stories regularly for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Getty Images and others, in addition to working as a commercial photographer throughout the United Arab Emirates.
DiCenzo is a National Geographic Explorer working on a story about the changing social position of girls and women in Baghdad. Her commitment to capturing change, societal dynamics, and human experiences shines vividly through her impactful imagery.
Clients include: National Geographic, The New York Times, Marie Claire, WIRED, The Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed News, The New Yorker, Le Figaro Magazine, M Le Magazine du Monde, La Presse, The Telegraph Magazine, BBC, UNHCR, Amnesty International, Deutsche Presse-Agentu (dpa) and others.
DiCenzo is Hostile Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT) and RISC certified.
She is licensed to work in Dubai, UAE. Photography DED Licence # 119417
Select Awards:
2020, American Photography 36
2019, American Photography 35, AI-AP
2019, Photo District News, Emerging 30 Photographers
2018, Flash Forward 2018 TOP 100
2019, Eddie Adams XXX, Workshop
2017, American Photography 33, AI-AP
2015, Prix Pictet/Disorder (book)
To get in touch email: andrea.dicenzo@gmail.com