Paul Stremple is an independent journalist and photographer currently working in New York City and East Africa, based out of Nairobi, Kenya. He reports on climate, culture and conflict across the region, with an eye to communities and stories outside the breaking news cycle.
He is also the Public Programs Manager at the Bronx Documentary Center. Alongside his public programming role, he coordinates editorial production for BDC Editions book projects, and served as an assistant editor on the 2021 BDC/VICE documentary, “Essential Lives: The Bronx Battles COVID-19.”
Originally from Northern California, he worked in Tanzania as a health volunteer for the Peace Corps prior to moving to New York. Paul holds an MA from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, with a focus on photojournalism and international reporting, and a BA in English from UCLA. He is HEAT certified through SEPAR Int’l. He speaks English and Swahili.
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