Alum Monique Jaques (BFA 2008) has recent photographs featured in National Geographic and the British Journal of Photography
For National Geographic, Monique teams up with writer Jessica Hatcher on a story about the first female rangers to guard one of world's deadliest parks, Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
...Being a ranger, or “gardien du parc,” in Virunga’s paramilitary conservation brigade is one of the most prestigious jobs in Eastern Congo. It’s also considered the most dangerous job in wildlife: Since 1996, more than 150 Virunga rangers have been killed in the line of duty.
Women had applied before to become Virunga rangers, but none had passed the rigorous selection process and subsequent training—until January 2014, when Kisamya and her cohort of three other women officially began their duties. read more
British Journal of Photography features Monique's work on fashion in Istanbul that challenges commonly held stereotypes about Islamic women
“Istanbul is such a diverse place, so naturally the fashion world matches that,” says photojournalist Monique Jaques, who lives in the city. “I wanted to highlight the unique relationship women have with fashion – that you can dress in a conservative but expressive, colourful and modern way.”
See more of this project on Monique Jacques' website
Monique Jaques is a photojournalist based in Istanbul, Turkey. She has spent the past five years focused on documenting issues in the Middle East as well as Afghanistan and India. After graduating from New York University's Photography and Imaging program she traveled extensively through the region and landed in Turkey. This year she was nominated for the Prix Bayeux- Calvados ‘Young Reporter’ award and was also placed on the ’30 Under 30 Female Photographers’ from Photoboite. Her work has been published by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, The Christian Science Monitor, The Economist, GEO, and TIME among others.