About

I am a journalist and photographer in Dakar, Senegal. Since 2008, most of my reporting has been in West and Central Africa, where I covered the Ebola crisis and migration trends, but I also work on long-term storytelling that focuses on women's issues, subcultures and more. I love covering people who are disrupting the system: rebels and revolutionaries. My work has appeared in, among other outlets, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian and NPR. I also taught photojournalism at the University of Dakar for three years and often conduct journalist trainings. I am passionate about helping develop sustainable infrastructures for local reporting, especially in West Africa.

Besides work, I have two daughters with my husband, who is a Senegalese fashion designer.

I speak English (native), French (fluent, Guinea-Bissau Kriol (intermediate), and Wolof (basic). I can be reached via email:  ricci.shryock@gmail.com or WhatsApp +221.77.705.1965

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