Nichole Sobecki is an independent photographer and writer based in Nairobi, Kenya. From 2008-2011 Nichole was the Turkey correspondent for GlobalPost, based in Istanbul. During that time she also covered the early days of the Libyanuprising, the birth of South Sudan as a state, the ongoing war in Afghanistan, developmental challenges facing Nepal, and the aftermath of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Her work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The Guardian, and Le Monde M Magazine.