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Matthew Abbott

Matthew Abbott is an Australian documentary photographer based in Sydney, known for creating in-depth visual stories about people, culture and the environment across Australia and the Pacific. A regular contributor to The New York Times and National Geographic, his work often explores the human impact of climate change and the people working to address it. Abbott has received three World Press Photo Awards, including the 2022 World Press Photo Story of the Year.

Matthew Abbott is an Australian documentary photographer based in Sydney, specialising in long-form visual storytelling. His work focuses on social, cultural and environmental issues across Australia and the Pacific, with a particular interest in the human impact of climate change and the people working to address it. A regular contributor to The New York Times and National Geographic, Abbott has received four World Press Photo Awards, including the 2022 World Press Photo Story of the Year.

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A kangaroo runs past a burning house during Australia's Black Summer bushfires, a catastrophic 2019-2020 fire season that killed and displaced billions of animals.
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Yolngu children cool off in the ocean at Dhiari Homeland, a small outstation community in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia.

Matthew Abbott is an Australian documentary photographer based in Sydney, specialising in long-form visual storytelling. His work focuses on social, cultural and environmental issues across Australia and the Pacific, with a particular interest in the human impact of climate change and the people working to address it. A regular contributor to The New York Times and National Geographic, Abbott has received four World Press Photo Awards, including the 2022 World Press Photo Story of the Year.

2020 A Fire Inside, Thames & Hudson
2019 Reportage: A Retrospective 19992009