About Me
[usually and currently, Nairobi; Morocco-Canary Islands October-November; Sri-Lanka-India December 2022]
KC 鄭康君 (b. 1995) is a Taiwanese-American photojournalist reporting on how climate change exacerbates insecurity, Indigenous communities' response to development, China-Africa relations, and outdoor adventure. She uses photography as a tool for storytelling. KC has herded reindeer in the Arctic, roasted lamb with pastoralists in the mountains of Xinjiang, hitchhiked through Tunisia, harvested honey with the Yaaku in Kenya's Laikipia North, walked the Camino de Santiago, and free-dived on the south Sinai peninsula. She loves big landscapes and can be found climbing rocks whenever possible.
Selected Publications
The New York Times, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Christian Science Monitor
Education
2013-2017 Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA; B.A. Environmental Science, minors Studio Art & Chinese
Certifications
2022: HEFAT Nairobi, Kenya
2021: Scuba Schools International (SSI): Freediving Level 1
Languages
Mandarin, English
Grants, Awards, & Recognition
2022 Pulitzer Center-Trust and Distrust in Western Sahara, Africa's Covid "black hole"
2022 Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, IMWF
2022 Women Photograph Mentorship Class
2021 Rory Peck Hardship Assistance Fund
2021 Freelance Journalist Assembly safety clinic
2021 OPC Freelance Journalist Microgrant
2020 Laluz Workshop Scholarship: Your Work and Its Audience
2020 Fulbright Semi-Finalist
2017 H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship
2016 Neukom Institute of Computation ScienceTravel Grant
Associations
International Press Association of East Africa
Frontline Freelance Register
Overseas Press Club of America
Diversify Photo
Authority Collective
Uproot Project