About Cecil Images

Overview:  ASMP member.  In-depth coverage of Africa and the Arab World, emphasizing Islam, Islamic culture, people, agriculture, environment, handicrafts, public health and economic development.  Images for the textbook, magazine, and educational market.  Increasing coverage of selected Latin American destinations. 

Let Cecil Images be “your eyes abroad” for professional, high-quality, accurately captioned images illustrating Third World cultures.  Modern and traditional people dealing with the complexities and challenges of everyday life.  Islamic peoples.  Mosques.  Madrasas.  Eid al-Adha Celebrations.  West African ethnic groups.  African handicrafts.  African culture, geography, infrastructure, natural resources.  Agribusiness in Africa.  Traditional Third World farming methods.  Plant life of tropical and semi-arid Africa.  Environmental problems and solutions.   Let Cecil Images' cameras bring you in close, to show you the details of things you might not notice, even if you were in the same place.

Geographic specialties include Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Libya, Malta, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Tunisia, Zanzibar.  Latin American destinations include Oaxaca, Mexico Day of the Dead celebrations; Antigua, Guatemala Holy Week (Semana Santa) celebrations; Mayan ruins of Copan, Honduras; Peru, Urubamba Valley and Cuzco; Havana and Trinidad, Cuba.  Buddhist and Hindu Temples in the Kathmandu valley area, Nepal.  U.S. coverage includes Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., New Orleans, Seattle, Oklahoma City, Las Vegas, Baltimore, Ft. Lauderdale, plus Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island.

Chuck Cecil has 23 years’ experience living and working in Africa and the Arab World during a 36-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, dealing with foreign governments in sensitive or challenging environments, as well as working closely with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Peace Corps.    Experienced in evaluating how best to target limited financial resources on economic development, environmental mitigation, and non-profit grassroots social development activities.  Being fluent in French, and conversant in Spanish and Arabic opens many doors. 

After attaining the rank of Ambassador in 1996, Chuck left the Foreign Service in 2001 to devote himself full-time to photography and writing.  Chuck often travels on self-generated, stock-oriented trips.  A member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), he will consider proposals combining text/photo assignments.  A list of his many article-length publications is available on request.

His objective now is to produce photographs and educational articles to help others understand the challenges we face in attempting to protect fragile ecosystems while finding ways to improve the economic well-being and better health of all citizens of the world.  He also seeks to promote cross-cultural understanding and tolerance by promoting better understanding of Islamic culture in the non-Muslim world. 

We can lend impact to your message.  Let Cecil Images be your eyes abroad.