Bio

Michael Christopher Brown became known for his pioneering use of the phone camera as a primary reporting device in conflict zones, including during the Libyan Revolution. This documentation led to the seminal book Libyan Sugar, which won the Paris Photo / Aperture First PhotoBook Award and the ICP Infinity Award for Artist’s Book. A former associate at Magnum Photos, Michael spent much of his career as a photographer working on assignment for publications including National Geographic Magazine, where he has worked as a photographer since 2004. The main character and a cinematographer for Michael Mann’s HBO documentary Witness: Libya, Michael’s film work has featured in other conflict based documentaries including Hondros, Which way is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington, The Prosecutors, and This is Congo. In 2023, he released the novel and controversial AI reportage illlustration work 90 Miles. He lives in Los Angeles.