Simon Townsley, Photographer
Fish and hippos dissolve in polluted acid river
Fish and hippos dissolve in polluted acid river
Inside the Red Zone: Sierra Leone’s terrifying mpox outbreak
Inside the Red Zone: Sierra Leone’s terrifying mpox outbreak
More than 5,000 have tested positive – including children – and at least 47 have died in Africa’s worst outbreak of the disease
‘This was a beautiful place – now look at it’: The river swallowed by plastic
‘This was a beautiful place – now look at it’: The river swallowed by plastic
Children reduced to skin and bones in war-torn Sudan’s forgotten famine
Children reduced to skin and bones in war-torn Sudan’s forgotten famine
Nigeria’s ‘wildfire of insecurity’: Starving families, sick children and rampaging violence
Nigeria’s ‘wildfire of insecurity’: Starving families, sick children and rampaging violence
Photographer of the Year Awards Night
Photographer of the Year Awards Night
Book in October 23 for the Photographer of the Year awards. The night is a highlight on the photography calendar—always an inspiring speaker, always moments of pause, always a good laugh. Join us for an evening tour through the gallery of finalists, a keynote address, a meal, and awards event, all for $125/ticket. Photographer of the Year Awards — 6pm, October 23, 2025, at Precinct Flex HQ, 12 Madden Street, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland.
Simon Townsley seminar
Simon Townsley seminar
‘My land is a river now’: South Sudan’s glimpse into an apocalyptic future
‘My land is a river now’: South Sudan’s glimpse into an apocalyptic future
Palestinians dying as Israeli health ‘lockdown’ hits medical care across the West Bank
Palestinians dying as Israeli health ‘lockdown’ hits medical care across the West Bank
How decriminalisation made Vancouver the fentanyl capital of the world
How decriminalisation made Vancouver the fentanyl capital of the world
Russian glide bombs shatter ‘peace and quiet’ in northern Ukraine
Russian glide bombs shatter ‘peace and quiet’ in northern Ukraine
Hazard or heritage? Mongolia saddles up for fight over child jockeys
Hazard or heritage? Mongolia saddles up for fight over child jockeys
Simon Townsley British Press Photographer of the Year
Simon Townsley British Press Photographer of the Year
The deadly deep freeze that has killed millions of farm animals in Mongolia
The deadly deep freeze that has killed millions of farm animals in Mongolia
The country with the highest suicide rate in the world
The country with the highest suicide rate in the world
Ethiopia’s vaccine drought: ‘A jab would have kept my child alive’
Ethiopia’s vaccine drought: ‘A jab would have kept my child alive’
‘I performed six amputations in one night’: London doctor recalls war horrors after 43 days in Gaza
‘I performed six amputations in one night’: London doctor recalls war horrors after 43 days in Gaza
Inside one of the world’s deadliest forests – and the bushmeat hunters risking contagion
Inside one of the world’s deadliest forests – and the bushmeat hunters risking contagion
The forgotten victims of the pandemic
The forgotten victims of the pandemic
Inside the besieged city of Goma, where food is fast running out – and sexual violence is rife
Inside the besieged city of Goma, where food is fast running out – and sexual violence is rife
As thousands of civilians swamp DRC’s refugee camps, the sanctuaries are becoming increasingly unsafe for women and children
Corruption, pollution and exploitation: the fallout from China’s push into Africa
Corruption, pollution and exploitation: the fallout from China’s push into Africa
Remaking Turkey: Inside the biggest rebuilding project on earth
Remaking Turkey: Inside the biggest rebuilding project on earth
Jonathan Van-Tam: ‘The pandemic was like being on a warfront for two years’
Jonathan Van-Tam: ‘The pandemic was like being on a warfront for two years’
The harrowing war crimes in Ukraine and why they may never be prosecuted
The harrowing war crimes in Ukraine and why they may never be prosecuted
The Ukrainian refugees invoking Britain’s Blitz spirit
The Ukrainian refugees invoking Britain’s Blitz spirit
The country with the worst motorcycle death rate in the world
The country with the worst motorcycle death rate in the world
Student, newborn baby and family of six are latest survivors pulled from earthquake rubble
Student, newborn baby and family of six are latest survivors pulled from earthquake rubble
Mountain descent into earthquake epicentre reveals vast scale of aid effort needed
Mountain descent into earthquake epicentre reveals vast scale of aid effort needed
Turkey earthquake’s trapped survivors face cold, lonely death as 72-hour threshold passes
Turkey earthquake’s trapped survivors face cold, lonely death as 72-hour threshold passes
Inside the crypto ‘prisons’ scamming Britons out of their life savings
Inside the crypto ‘prisons’ scamming Britons out of their life savings
Meet the man preparing Britain for the next pandemic (from a cabin)
Meet the man preparing Britain for the next pandemic (from a cabin)
Lies, love and deception: inside the cut-throat world of international adoption
Lies, love and deception: inside the cut-throat world of international adoption
Is the team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on the brink of defeating malaria?
Is the team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on the brink of defeating malaria?
High and dry: World Cup workers exploited
High and dry: World Cup workers exploited
New Disease X? WHO warns of ‘fungal threat’ to humanity
New Disease X? WHO warns of ‘fungal threat’ to humanity
The ‘road of death’: A treacherous, jungle trafficking route lined with rotting corpses
The ‘road of death’: A treacherous, jungle trafficking route lined with rotting corpses
The ‘deadly cocktail’ of India’s toxic rivers
The ‘deadly cocktail’ of India’s toxic rivers
UK under pressure after pledging nothing to fund fighting HIV, TB and malaria
UK under pressure after pledging nothing to fund fighting HIV, TB and malaria
Risking snakes and toxic gases in ‘world’s worst job’
Risking snakes and toxic gases in ‘world’s worst job’
‘We can sell your body parts’: the poverty lurking behind a tourist paradise
‘We can sell your body parts’: the poverty lurking behind a tourist paradise
Mosquitoes evolving to stay one step ahead
Mosquitoes evolving to stay one step ahead
Inside Afghanistan’s new drugs hell
Inside Afghanistan’s new drugs hell
Women in Afghanistan
Women in Afghanistan
Snail fever in Zambia
Snail fever in Zambia
Aid running out in Afghanistan
Aid running out in Afghanistan
Interview with KEA New Zealand
Interview with KEA New Zealand
Medical Abortion Nepal
Medical Abortion Nepal
Craig Fenton Podcast - Mariupol
Craig Fenton Podcast - Mariupol
Ukraine - 35,000 hidden in Mariupol
Ukraine - 35,000 hidden in Mariupol
Horrors of War - Telegraph Column
Horrors of War - Telegraph Column
Ukraine War Crimes 30-03-2022
Ukraine War Crimes 30-03-2022
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