Xposure 2026
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Nicole Tung
More than ever, our role as photographers, photojournalists, and witnesses must persevere. With increased disinformation and attacks on the press, truth, reality, and context matter. I hope that these images can share a glimmer of meaning to what wars have wrought, on the people and societies who have lived and endured through them.
Nicole Tung is a highly accomplished photojournalist born in Hong Kong, known for her work covering conflicts and humanitarian issues in the Middle East and other parts of the world. She graduated from New York University in 2009 and has worked as a freelance photojournalist for various international publications and NGOs.
Nicole’s work has taken her to some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones, including Libya and Syria, where she has extensively covered the conflicts since 2011. Her work focuses on those most affected by war and often explores the consequences of conflict on civilians, particularly women and children. In addition to her work in the Middle East, she has covered various other issues, including the refugee crisis in Europe, rising violence against women in Turkey, and the aftermath of ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
Tung’s work has been widely recognized and exhibited at festivals worldwide. She has received multiple awards for her work, including an honourable mention for the International Women’s Media Foundation’s 2017 Anja Niedringhaus Awards and the Online News Association’s 2018 James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting. In 2020, she was awarded the Visa Pour l’Image French Ministry of Culture’s Production Grant and was part of the VII Foundation’s “Imagine Reflections on Peace” exhibition and book.
