Author Archives: edgiles

About edgiles

"All seemed to share an intense conviction that the world needs to be photographed if it is to be understood: that the medium exists to make us look again, to see the world with fresh eyes, in all its astounding complexity." Michael Ignatieff, '03 Ed Giles is an award-winning Australian photojournalist based in Cairo, Egypt. Ed works with photography, video and multimedia production methods to explore in depth, human stories. Ed's photographic and multimedia work has been widely recognised as aesthetically compelling and groundbreaking in format. In 2011, Ed was awarded a Walkley Award for Online Journalism, Australian's highest honour in the trade, for work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Online Investigations Unit. Ed has also received the Australian Council of Deans of Education Award for Emerging Journalists in 2011, and a United Nations Media Peace Prize for Online Reporting in 2010. Ed has worked in Iran, Israel/Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Greenland, Burma, Nepal, the Caribbean Islands and French Polynesia, among other corners of the world. His work has been published and distributed widely, including The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Telegraph (UK), The Sydney Morning Herald, The Independent (UK), Getty Images, Reuters Editor's Choice, ABC 7.30 Report, ABC Lateline, ABC News 24 and ABC News Online, The Age, The Herald Sun and The Jakarta Post. Ed also teaches other photographers and journalists, working with two of Australia's most respected and renowned documentary photographers on The Jack Picone and Stephen Dupont Photography Workshops in locations across Asia, Africa and The Middle East. More information on workshops, including upcoming dates, can be found here. Ed is available for photo, video and multimedia assignments in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and abroad.

The Veils of Aleppo: Photographs by Franco Pagetti

Reblogged from LightBox: They are a familiar sight to anyone who has been on the frontlines in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo: striped sheets—formerly store awnings, curtains and drapes—that once blocked the harsh sunlight or a neighbor’s prying eyes,

The Veils of Aleppo: Photographs by Franco Pagetti

Reblogged from LightBox: They are a familiar sight to anyone who has been on the frontlines in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo: striped sheets—formerly store awnings, curtains and drapes—that once blocked the harsh sunlight or a neighbor’s prying eyes,

‘Time to Break Bread’ – Video work for The Economist Magazine

Video shot very recently for The Economist – OVER a quarter of Egypt’s 83m people live below the poverty line. President Morsi will have to build political consensus to implement a credible austerity plan and secure foreign aid

‘Time to Break Bread’ – Video work for The Economist Magazine

Video shot very recently for The Economist – OVER a quarter of Egypt’s 83m people live below the poverty line. President Morsi will have to build political consensus to implement a credible austerity plan and secure foreign aid

Sound and snow…

I’m a big fan of Sydney electronic act Seekae… and it’s been a while since I was somewhere that it snowed. So this one is an obvious choice. I’d like to go to somewhere it’s snowing. Lots of sand, desert,

Sound and snow…

I’m a big fan of Sydney electronic act Seekae… and it’s been a while since I was somewhere that it snowed. So this one is an obvious choice. I’d like to go to somewhere it’s snowing. Lots of sand, desert,

Faces Of The Day

Reblogged from The Dish: An alleged member of the Muslim Brotherhood is dragged through a crowd of protesters after being beaten on the head during clashes between opposition demonstrators and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood on March 22, 2013 in

Faces Of The Day

Reblogged from The Dish: An alleged member of the Muslim Brotherhood is dragged through a crowd of protesters after being beaten on the head during clashes between opposition demonstrators and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood on March 22, 2013 in

“In the midst o…

“In the midst of the wreckage at ground zero, I had a realisation. I’d been photographing in the Islamic world since 1981. Not only in the Middle East, but in Africa, Asia and Europe. At the time I was photographing

“In the midst o…

“In the midst of the wreckage at ground zero, I had a realisation. I’d been photographing in the Islamic world since 1981. Not only in the Middle East, but in Africa, Asia and Europe. At the time I was photographing

Photographer as Witness: A Portrait of Domestic Violence

Reblogged from LightBox: Updated: March 24, 2013 Photographer Sara Naomi Lewkowicz has continued to document the story of Maggie and her life since November 2012, when she was the victim of a violent attack by her now ex-boyfriend Shane. In

Photographer as Witness: A Portrait of Domestic Violence

Reblogged from LightBox: Updated: March 24, 2013 Photographer Sara Naomi Lewkowicz has continued to document the story of Maggie and her life since November 2012, when she was the victim of a violent attack by her now ex-boyfriend Shane. In

Egyptian Pound to US Dollar over 12 months.

This is a graph I nabbed from http://www.xe.com on the exchange rate for the Egyptian Pound to the US Dollar over the last 12 months. The drops visible here began around December 15, the day Egyptians went to vote on

Egyptian Pound to US Dollar over 12 months.

This is a graph I nabbed from http://www.xe.com on the exchange rate for the Egyptian Pound to the US Dollar over the last 12 months. The drops visible here began around December 15, the day Egyptians went to vote on

Kathmandu Workshop July 9th - 14th 2013

Reblogged from Communiqué | Documentary Photography Workshops by Stephen Dupont And Jack Picone: Mourners wait for the cremation of a family member – who has passed  - Kathmandu’s holy Pashupatinath ghats. © Photograph by Jack Picone For all enquires about our

Kathmandu Workshop July 9th - 14th 2013

Reblogged from Communiqué | Documentary Photography Workshops by Stephen Dupont And Jack Picone: Mourners wait for the cremation of a family member – who has passed  - Kathmandu’s holy Pashupatinath ghats. © Photograph by Jack Picone For all enquires about our

Adam Freeland … and some memories.

Adam Freeland … and some memories. I used to live in Sheffield, England, about ten years ago. We went to a lot of great gigs in those days, but one guy whose music I’ve kept listening to is Adam Freeland,

Adam Freeland … and some memories.

Adam Freeland … and some memories. I used to live in Sheffield, England, about ten years ago. We went to a lot of great gigs in those days, but one guy whose music I’ve kept listening to is Adam Freeland,

On not criticising moderate toning by photojournalists…

I have to say, I don’t buy the argument made by Allen Murabayashi in his recent articles criticising the level of toning being used by some photojournalists – at least not with the specific example he’s chosen.  The kind of

On not criticising moderate toning by photojournalists…

I have to say, I don’t buy the argument made by Allen Murabayashi in his recent articles criticising the level of toning being used by some photojournalists – at least not with the specific example he’s chosen.  The kind of