Jeffrey Barbee

GlobalPost

Jeffrey Barbee covers South Africa as a photojournalist for GlobalPost.

Barbee has worked in Africa since 1996, and his photographic work on AIDS, education and environmental topics appears regularly in the New York Times, Time, the Guardian, Smithsonian magazine, Newsweek, GEO and other newspapers and magazines. Starting his photographic education in 1994 at an institute in the United States, Barbee went on to assist National Geographic photographer David Hiser.

His work has been shown online, and a recent exhibition of his work about globalization and its effect on Africa was held at the Levine Museum in Charlotte, NC. Born in Colorado, Barbee was brought up in Malawi and works out of his studio in Johannesburg.


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To kill an elephant

South Africa struggles to manage a burgeoning elephant population.

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Malawians celebrate Obama’s inauguration

Malawians celebrate Obama’s inauguration

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Planned parenthood for elephants

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Reviving Mozambique’s crown jewel

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Malawi clinic offers hope to rural population

Mother responds to tragedy by making medical care available to lakeside town.

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Malawi’s massive lake sustains country

Tropical inland sea provides fish for country’s population and for American aquariums.

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The hunt for the Black Charaxis

A journey into Mozambique’s northern mountains reveals a new butterfly species.

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Cartoonist lampoons South Africa’s politicians

Once jailed for anti-apartheid images, Zapiro now faces a lawsuit from Zuma.

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Diamonds are forever?

A fall in demand for the glittering stones puts jobs at risk.