Paul Corbit Brown, Photojournalist & Educator

I am a photographer and educator, passionately committed to producing images that further the goals of Human Rights, Social Justice, and Environmental Responsibility.  A native West Virginian (born, raised and currently living in Fayette County, West Virginia), I discovered photography at the age of 12 and through this discovery became the first male in my family to escape working as a coal miner.

For more than 30 years, I have used my camera as a vehicle to give a voice to those who are least often seen or heard. Whether this voice is an individual, a community or an ecosystem, I strive to use photography as a tool to educate, illuminate and to inspire. I have photographed many humanitarian issues throughout the United States, Mexico, Kenya, Jamaica, Russia, Israel, Laos, Thailand, Rwanda, Indonesia, Haiti and Northern Iraq with significant gallery exhibitions in Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD; Columbus, OH; Minneapolis, MN and West Virginia. I am recognized internationally and have travelled extensively to share my work and message.

My projects serve as a remembrance, so time and history don’t diminish the true depth of the horrific injustices, and as a call to action for positive transformation.  The work inspires people to ask, “How can I be a part of changing this for the better?”

I am currently the President and Chair of the Keeper of the Mountains Foundation, an organization dedicated to protecting the Mountains, water and People of West Virginia.

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