Staff

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David Johnson (President/Founder)

David is a former English teacher in Charlotte, NC who left teaching to do full time international work. He is the President and founder of Silent Images and specializes in documentary photography.  His passion is taking his camera around the world to document persecuted and oppressed people and then uses his work to raise awareness and money for the indigenous people. David’s focus is to always find the hope in the midst of the injustice. He has documented the people of Darfur, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, China, Cambodia, Thailand and Peru.

  • Earned BA in Education from UNC Chapel Hill
  • Played college tennis
  • Taught English for 8 years at Providence Day School
  • Author of two books on Africa (Voices of Sudan and Voice of Beauty)
  • Eagle Scout
  • President of Johnson Photography, LLC
  • Lectured at Penn State, NYU, UC Berkeley, Stanford, UNC, Baylor, Duke and dozens of other high schools, universities and churches across the nation.

    • Brittany Decker (Director of Communications)

  • Graduate of Univerisity of Tennesse…Go Vols!
  • Loves to tell stories and photograph
  • Always on an adventure!


    • Andrea Snyder (Director of Finances)

  • Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, University of Florida
  • Maser of Accounting, UNC Chapel Hill
  • Mother of three children


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    Board of Directors and Advisors:

    Paul Joyce

    Cor Hoekstra

    Braun Smith

    Ken Johnson

    Melissa Mitchell

    Brad Greer


    TEAM MEMBERS

    • Elizabeth Marx (Team Photographer)
    • Seth Snider (Team Photographer)
    • Liz Compton (Team Photographer)
    • Theresa Custis (Team Photographer)
    • Andrea Johnson (Team Photographer)
    • Melissa Mitchell (Editor)
    • Jordan Pinkston (Graphic Design)
    • Sherry Waters (Grant Writing)
    • Keith Furr (Team Videographer)


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