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About

Ashley Crowther, former documentary photographer and photojournalist. Currently based in Australia.

My Story

My interest in the world began early when I was with my parents as they travelled the globe writing for Lonely Planet.


I continued this journey. It saw me live and work across the Asia-Pacific for almost a decade. This interaction with the world and its people put me in a unique position to contribute to some of the most important conversations of our time, like climate change. Equally important, however, was the interaction I had with scores of people I photographed over the years and being grateful for the moment of trust they instilled in me to capture a moment in both our lives.


I've worked with international publications, NGOs, and corporates and have been featured in books and galleries, including an image in the permanent collection of Milan's Nature History Museum. My stories and single images have been shortlisted for several grants and recognised as finalists in international competitions.

In 2021, my book Our Dark Materials: Black Carbon & the Himalayas was published - a work I am deeply connected to and proud of. It resulted from a four-year documentary project on black carbon's impact on Himalayan glaciers, water security and indoor and outdoor air pollution impacts in India and Nepal. In 2022, I was the recipient of the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) award for Excellence in Human Rights Reporting with the team at the Financial Times.


I no longer photograph professionally and have shifted to capturing the more private moments in the lives of the people who are most important to me. Maybe one day, I'll chase a story again. You can reach me by email, as I left social media in 2022.


Love, peace and gratitude.

Contact

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