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PHOTO GALLERY - Pictures of Our Listeners

20 September 2005

We invite you to add your picture. Send it to special@voanews.com. Please tell us where you are and how long you have listened to VOA and Special English.

We began our gallery to celebrate our 45th anniversary in October 2004. We thank all the people who have sent us their pictures so far.

The higher the number (1-100, 101-200...) the more recent the postings:

Photos 1-100 | Photos 101-200 | Photos 201-300 | Photos 300+

Here are photos 300+

Tran Ngoc Mao, Vinh City, Vietnam; listener for 2 months
Tran Ngoc Mao, Vinh City, Vietnam; listener for 2 months
Le Anh Tuan, Treasury of State, Hanoi, Vietnam; VOA listener for 6 years
Le Anh Tuan, Treasury of State, Hanoi, Vietnam; VOA listener for 6 years
Siraju Deen Gusau, Adoagyiri, Ghana
Siraju Deen Gusau, Adoagyiri, Ghana
Welcy Souza, Rio Grande so Sul, Brazil; listener for 3 months
Welcy Souza, Rio Grande so Sul, Brazil; listener for 3 months
Iroegbu Chinedu Chukwuma, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Iroegbu Chinedu Chukwuma, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Debakamal Hazarika, Universal DX Club, Assam, India
Debakamal Hazarika, Universal DX Club, Assam, India
Hamidov Farid, left, computer operator, and Haybullayev Enver, document control engineer, UzDaewoo Auto Company, Andijan Uzbekistan
Hamidov Farid, left, computer operator, and Haybullayev Enver, document control engineer, UzDaewoo Auto Company, Uzbekistan
Lieutenant Chutiphan Santasongkraw, Royal Thai Army, VOA listener for more than 10 years
Lieutenant Chutiphan Santasongkraw, Royal Thai Army, VOA listener for more than 10 years
Iyawe Osahon, mathematics student, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Iyawe Osahon, mathematics student, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Jangar Ganbat, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; listener for 4 years
Jangar Ganbat, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; listener for 4 years
Ryouji Sakai, Fukuoka, Japan
Ryouji Sakai, Fukuoka, Japan
Ibrahim Aygen, Istanbul, Turkey; listener for 2 months
Ibrahim Aygen, Istanbul, Turkey; listener for 2 months
Nwaneri Chukwunonyerem Nnaemeka, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Nwaneri Chukwunonyerem Nnaemeka, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Giang, engineer, Air Traffic Technical Services Center, Gialam Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam
Giang, engineer, Air Traffic Technical Services Center, Gialam Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam
Ven Thich Giac Tin, Sydney, Australia
Ven Thich Giac Tin, Sydney, Australia
Victor Adegite, Lagos, Nigeria, listener since 1995
Victor Adegite, Lagos, Nigeria, listener since 1995
Khalil ur Rehman Pirzada, law practitioner, Pakistan
Khalil ur Rehman Pirzada, law practitioner, Pakistan
Reza Montazer, Iran
Reza Montazer, Iran, listener for 4 years
Pall Chamroen, Buddhist high school, Battambang City, Cambodia; listener for 3 years
Pall Chamroen, Buddhist high school, Battambang City, Cambodia; listener for 3 years
Soknang Sous, Cambodia; interactive voice recognition developer, Samart Communication Co., Ltd.; listener for 2 months
Soknang Sous, interactive voice recognition developer, Samart Communication Co. Ltd., Cambodia; listener for 2 months
Tran Hoang Chuong, senior software engineer, CATGLOBE-Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
Tran Hoang Chuong, senior software engineer, CATGLOBE-Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
Patrick, student, computer engineering department, Delta State Polytechnic, Nigeria
Patrick, student, computer engineering department, Delta State Polytechnic, Nigeria
Anas C.P. Kannur, Kerala, India
Anas C.P. Kannur, Kerala, India
Okoli Sopuruchukwu, Anambra, Nigeria, studying electrical and electronics engineering; VOA listener for 14 years
Okoli Sopuruchukwu, Anambra, Nigeria, studying electrical and electronics engineering; VOA listener since age 14
David Akogu, Ade-Ola International School, Abuja, Nigeria
David Akogu, Ade-Ola International School, Abuja, Nigeria
Victor Adegite, Lagos, Nigeria; listener since 1995
Victor Adegite, Lagos, Nigeria; listener since 1995
Do Linh Giang, Lotus College, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; VOA listener for 2 months
Do Linh Giang, Lotus College, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; VOA listener for 2 months
Ho Van Chien, Vietnam; listener since 1965 (his children now listen to prepare for the TOEFL exam)
Ho Van Chien, Vietnam; listener since 1965; now his children have also listened to prepare for the TOEFL exam
Augusto Pinheiro, Brazilian English teacher, Castanhal, Paraguay; 'I have been a listener since 1981 when I was working in an oil rig off the coast of Paraguay.'
Augusto Pinheiro, Brazilian English teacher, Castanhal, Paraguay; 'I have been a listener since 1981 when I was working in an oil rig off the coast of Paraguay.'
Nur Nabi, Brooklyn, New York; VOA listener since 1979, first by radio in Bangladesh, now by Internet
Nur Nabi, Brooklyn, New York; VOA listener since 1979, first by radio in Bangladesh, now by Internet
M.S. Veerendra, software engineer, Hyderabad, India
M.S. Veerendra, software engineer, Hyderabad, India
Nife Akinyemi, Nigeria
Nife Akinyemi, Nigeria
Alexander Uzoma Offonabo, Enugu State, Nigeria
Alexander Uzoma Offonabo, Enugu State, Nigeria
Paul Ezeani, Nigeria
Paul Ezeani, Nigeria
Seung-Hak Choi, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
Seung-Hak Choi, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
Prasad Reddy, IBM, Bangalore, India
Prasad Reddy, IBM, Bangalore, India
Nelson, Brazil, VOA listener since 1996; new graduate in English, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Nelson, Brazil, VOA listener since 1996; new graduate in English, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Adewunmi Adeyinka, Papa Ajao, Lagos, Nigeria; VOA listener since 1992
Adewunmi Adeyinka, Papa Ajao, Lagos, Nigeria; VOA listener since 1992
Diky Tanaya, Jakarta, Indonesia; listener for 3 years
Diky Tanaya, Jakarta, Indonesia; listener for 3 years
Rey Sajulga, Bukidnon, Philippines
Rey Sajulga, Bukidnon, Philippines
Tuy Sombo, production manager and field support officer, DTW Cambodia
Tuy Sombo, production manager and field support officer, DTW Cambodia
Mishari, Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia
Mishari, Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia
Idris Dangalan, Kano, Nigeria; graduate in biochemistry
Idris Dangalan, Kano, Nigeria; graduate in biochemistry
Pitou, Computer Science University, Cambodia
Pitou, Computer Science University, Cambodia
Ahmed Dabsha, auditor, Alexandria, Egypt
Ahmed Dabsha, auditor, Alexandria, Egypt
Ahmad Ozeir, Kurdistan (Iraq)
Ahmad Ozeir, Kurdistan (Iraq)
Charles and Lenda, East Timor
Charles and Lenda, East Timor
Le Van Minh, Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University, Japan (with his name written in Chinese)
Le Van Minh, Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University, Japan (with his name written in Chinese)
Phan Hung, works for Project RENEW, a joint effort between the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and the local authority of Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Phan Hung, works for Project RENEW, a joint effort between the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and the local authority of Quang Tri Province, Vietnam

Anis Sundusiyah, Indonesia; Linguistics Department at Ohio University
Anis Sundusiyah, Indonesia; Linguistics Department at Ohio University

 

Iyawe Osahon, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria; mathematics student, University of Benin, Nigeria
Iyawe Osahon, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria; mathematics student, University of Benin, Nigeria
Xinlin Yan, Shenyang, China
Xinlin Yan, Shenyang, China
From left to right: Osondu Charles, Igenewari Dekualem, Lucky Oguekbeni, Enyinda Amadi, Kelechi Orji, Rachel, Joseph Ejekwu, Solomon Ikunga, Chika Clinton Aaron and Samuel Odor
From left to right: Osondu Charles, Igenewari Dekualem, Lucky Oguekbeni, Enyinda Amadi, Kelechi Orji, Rachel, Joseph Ejekwu, Solomon Ikunga, Chika Clinton Aaron and Samuel Odor
Moses Ebinum
Moses Ebinum
Ngo Van Phu, senior marketing officer, Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park, Vietnam
Ngo Van Phu, senior marketing officer, Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park, Vietnam
Hugo Lemos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hugo Lemos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Masao Shimizu, petrochemical industry, Chiba-ken, Japan
Masao Shimizu, petrochemical industry, Chiba-ken, Japan
Duong Hong Lam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; engineer at Paragon Solutions
Duong Hong Lam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; engineer at Paragon Solutions
Hirofumi Nakamura, Shimonoseki, Japan; listener for 5 years
Hirofumi Nakamura, Shimonoseki, Japan; listener for 5 years
Soeun Em, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Soeun Em, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Dang Duc Nguyen, library information-technology staff, Natural Sciences Universty, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dang Duc Nguyen, library information-technology staff, Natural Sciences Universty, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Farhad Allafy, Iran, listener for 1 year; university student in mechanical engineering
Farhad Allafy, Iran, listener for 1 year; university student in mechanical engineering
Chancellor Kunamano
Chancellor Kunamano
Anthony Joseph, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Anthony Joseph, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Arpad Cserkuti, Swedish-Hungarian citizen living in Sweden; amateur radioastronomer; VOA listener for 40 years
Arpad Cserkuti, Swedish-Hungarian citizen living in Sweden; amateur radioastronomer; VOA listener for 40 years
Artur Karpowicz, Slupsk, Poland; student of geodesy and cartography at Agriculture University of Wroclaw
Artur Karpowicz, Slupsk, Poland; student of geodesy and cartography at Agriculture University of Wroclaw
Bharat V. Shinde, Herle Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Bharat V. Shinde, Herle Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Carlos Toledo Verdugo, San Fernando Vi, Chile; primary school teacher
Carlos Toledo Verdugo, San Fernando Vi, Chile; primary school teacher
Dipankar Mandal, Kolkata, India
Dipankar Mandal, Kolkata, India
Dos, Thailand, new listener working on a Master of Information Science at  Central Queensland University, Brisbane, Australia
Dos, Thailand, new listener working on a Master of Information Science at  Central Queensland University, Brisbane, Australia
Emmanuel Utomi
Emmanuel Utomi
Jetty R. Manurung, PT Siemens Indonesia, Jakarta; pictured with friends at the Russian Cultural Center
Jetty R. Manurung, PT Siemens Indonesia, Jakarta; pictured with friends at the Russian Cultural Center
Le Thanh Dong, Health Ministry, Vietnam
Le Thanh Dong, Health Ministry, Vietnam
Lee Nguyen Thao, Hanoi, Vietnam
Lee Nguyen Thao, Hanoi, Vietnam
Mirah, Public Servant of State Polytechnic, Malang, Indonesia; now studying law at Faculty of Law, Brawijaya University
Mirah, Public Servant of State Polytechnic, Malang, Indonesia; now studying law at Faculty of Law, Brawijaya University
Mohammad Gias Uddin, Bangladesh; listener for more than 1 year
Mohammad Gias Uddin, Bangladesh; listener for more than 1 year
Moses Ebinum
Moses Ebinum
Nhung Truong, Connecticut
Nhung Truong, Connecticut
S. Yosida Nagoya, Japan
S. Yosida Nagoya, Japan
Scully, Taichung, Taiwan
Scully, Taichung, Taiwan
Shinji Abe, Mizumaki-town, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
Shinji Abe, Mizumaki-town, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
Thanh Quang, Danang, Vietnam
Thanh Quang, Danang, Vietnam
Vinicius Selbach, Sao Leopoldo, Brazil; VOA listener for 3 months
Vinicius Selbach, Sao Leopoldo, Brazil; VOA listener for 3 months
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Eto, journalist for the newspaper 24 Hours, Georgia
Kinda Koffi Sayouba, economics student, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; VOA listener since 1996
Kinda Koffi Sayouba, economics student, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; VOA listener since 1996
<strong>Patrick Maximilian, Stockholm; ''Hello! I´m a content listener to VOA Dari and Farsi! Please, add my picture from a freezing Swedish lake!''</strong>
Patrick Maximilian, Stockholm; ''Hello! I´m a content listener to VOA Dari and Farsi! Please, add my picture from a freezing Swedish lake!''
 <strong>Jiri Volak, Czech Republic</strong>
Jiri Volak, Czech Republic
<strong>Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada</strong>
Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada
 <strong>Nagi Fathi, Egypt, listener since the late 1990's</strong>
Nagi Fathi, Egypt, listener since the late 1990's
<strong>Dr. Qudratullah Nasrat, deputy health coordinator, Bakhtar Development Foundation, Kabul, Afghanistan; listener to the VOA Pashto service for 25 years</strong>
Dr. Qudratullah Nasrat, program manager, Health International Medical Corps, Kabul, Afghanistan; listener to the VOA Pashto service for 25 years
 <strong>Svetlana Volkova, engineer, Russia; listener for 2 years</strong>
Svetlana Volkova, engineer, Russia; listener for 2 years
<strong>Hemant Kumar Goit, computer engineer, Siraha, Nepal; VOA listener for 7 years</strong>
Hemant Kumar Goit, computer engineer, Siraha, Nepal; VOA listener for 7 years
<strong>Xu Wang, Melbourne, Australia</strong>
Xu Wang, Melbourne, Australia
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<strong>Jafar Evazi Yadkuri: ''I am a listener of VOA both in Farsi since 15 years ago and English from 5 years ago.''</strong>
Jafar Evazi Yadkuri: ''I am a listener of VOA both in Farsi since 15 years ago and English from 5 years ago.''
<strong>Joao Paulo Albano, Lavrinhas, Brazil</strong>
Joao Paulo Albano, Lavrinhas, Brazil
<strong>Sebastiao Albano, Lavrinhas, Brazil: ''As it is said that the son follows the steps of his father, my son Joao Paulo, 12, is learning English, too.'' <br>(Recognize Sebastiao? He was the first person to send us a photo; see Pictures 1-100.)</strong>
Sebastiao Albano, Lavrinhas, Brazil: ''As it is said that the son follows the steps of his father, my son Joao Paulo, 12, is learning English, too.''
<strong>A.R. Manik, Bangladesh</strong>
A.R. Manik, Bangladesh
<strong>Andrey Borzenko, editor in chief, BYTE/Russia</strong>
Andrey Borzenko, editor in chief, BYTE/Russia
<strong>Amedu Monday Amedu, president, English Readers Club, Nigeria</strong>
Amedu Monday Amedu, president, English Readers Club, Nigeria
<strong>Sergio Henao, amateur radio operator, Medellin, Colombia; listener for 5 years (first on shortwave, now on Internet)
Sergio Henao, amateur radio operator, Medellin, Colombia; listener for 5 years (first on shortwave, now on Internet)
International Communication Club, Japan; sent in by Kouichi Ohno, Gifu Prefecture
International Communication Club, Japan; sent in by Kouichi Ohno, Gifu Prefecture
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