( Work )
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( Forthcoming )Buffalo, NY
Corridor. Buffalo's commercial corridors, recorded in 3D scans, still photographs and short film.
( About )
Bilal Ibrahim Meshanni
Bilal Meshanni is a documentary photographer from Hawthorne, New Jersey, now based in Buffalo, New York.
His work covers a presidential race, the pandemic in New York and New Jersey, and protests in the street.
He studied journalism and video production at Rutgers, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the Honors College, and was recognized there for both his journalism and his filmmaking.
He also makes portraits, flies cameras as an FAA-licensed drone pilot, and photographs small bands for free, a project he calls Gigs for Cigs.
Recognition, press & memberships
HonorForty Under 40, Rising StarsNJBIZ
AwardExcellence in Video Production & FilmmakingRutgers University
AwardExcellence in JournalismRutgers University
HonorPhi Beta KappaRutgers University
PressInterview, Conversations with CalvinNJ Discover TV
PressPodcast guestRutgers University–Newark
StudyJournalism & Media Studies; Video ProductionRutgers University, Honors College
MemberNational Press Photographers AssociationProfessional Photographers of America
LicensePart 107 Remote Pilot (drone)Federal Aviation Administration
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( Contact )Assignments, prints, conversation
bilal@meshannimedia.com