Dawit N.M. (Dawit Samson)
About:
Samson’s background in photography began with the Mace and Crown, after hearing the university newspaper needed photographers and videographers. Samson showed his interest in videography, but the position was no longer available.
“When I went in and asked if they had any videographer jobs they were like, ‘Actually we aren’t doing that anymore, but we do need photographers,’ so I was like I’d just rather be a photographer,” Samson said.
Old Dominion student Dawit Samson, 19, is a director, photographer and graphic designer who goes by the name Dawit N.M. The influence of the name stems from familial ties as well as the military acronym – N.M. — for not having a middle name.
With directing and photography, Samson’s ultimate goal is to help kids in third world countries after he gets a little more exposure. Although he has not started yet, Samson intends to use his talents to showcase the reality of the dangerous life kids in Africa live, as well as poverty stricken children in the United States.
“To be honest, if it wasn’t for my dad joining the military and bringing us to America, I would have been that kid in a third world country, I would have probably been dead or starving…I just want to help those kids out,” Samson said. (quotes from student newspaper Mace & Crown, November 2015)