Michael Christopher Brown / MCB became known for his pioneering use of the phone camera as a primary reporting device in conflict zones, including 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, MCB spent much of his career as a photographer working on assignment, including for publications like The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic Magazine, where he has been a photographer since 2004. A main character and cinematographer for Michael Mann’s HBO documentary Witness: Libya, his 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, MCB released the novel and controversial AI reportage illlustration work 90 Miles. He lives in Los Angeles.