Mohamed Amin
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Mohamed "Mo" Amin (1943 - 1996) was a Kenyan photojournalist noted for his pictures and videotapes of Ethiopian famine.
Mohamed Amin was born on August 29, 1943 in Eastleigh, Nairobi. He founded Camerapix company in 1963 in Dar es Salaam and moved the company to Nairobi three years later. Amin's photos of the 1984 Ethiopian famine brought international attention to the crisis and eventually helped start the charity wave that resulted in Live Aid concerts.
Apart from Ethiopian Famine, he contributed exclusive photos of the fall of Idi Amin and of Mengistu, and was author of numerous books, covering various themes like East African Wildlife and the Uganda Railway.
Amin died on November 23, 1996 when a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed into the Indian Ocean (see Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961).
In June 2006, “Mo and Me”, a documentary film about him was premiered. It won Best International Documentary at the Los Angeles International Film Festival. The film was funded by Al Jazeera media company and Camerapix. Amin's son, Salim Amin runs the Camerapix company today.
