Simon Townsley Photography

19/03/2026

Latest from Lebanon, a beautiful place scarred by almost endless war and turmoil since 1975. There is no easy way out for this country as it sinks deeper into the political and military quagmire caused in large part by forces it cannot control.

Militants are battling for their very existence as the Israeli pressure on Lebanon risks tipping the country back into civil war

19/04/2024

Really proud to have won the British Press Photographer of the Year award last night. What an honour, thanks to my colleagues a the The Telegraph.
https://www.thepressawards.com/finalists/simon-townsley-7uijjbbyw3ahax5

27/09/2023

Very proud to have been shortlisted, a real honour.

Society of Editors. Protecting the freedom of the news media

14/03/2023

People who have reported r**e in Ukraine range in age from four to 82, and include 39 men, and 13 children. Read this important story from The Telegraph at the link in my bio.

20/02/2023

How are Ukrainian refugees in the UK helping the war effort while also battling bureaucracy? Link in my bio for the story in The Telegraph.

11/02/2023

Three days in and people are still being pulled out alive.

Dispatch: Rescue teams celebrate every life saved in Turkey and Syria, but survival is becoming increasingly rare

09/02/2023

Grieving relatives walk amongst the ruins, and buildings still standing look ready to topple. Reporting from Turkey for the Telegraph.

03/02/2023

I’m delighted to receive the Photo Essay of the Year Award from the British Press Photographers Association. It is an honour to be recognized by my peers. I have not forgotten the people I photographed in Afghanistan, and I know the problem hasn’t gone away.

06/12/2022

A million orphans were shipped to the West over six decades. Now many are finding that their past is a fabrication. A Facebook group helped expose the scandal. Link to the long read in my bio.