Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australian photojournalist, Asanka Brendon Ratnayake (b.1984) started his career at the respected Sunday Leader Newspaper in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2010. Since then he has specialised in news, sport and reportage throughout Asia and Australia.
He currently works on regular assignment for The New York Times but has also worked with The Associated Press, Agence France Presse, Reuters, The Washington Post, ESPN, Getty Images, Al Jazeera, The Sunday Times, NRC Handelsblad and The Telegraph.
Having built the foundation of his career working in the demanding and unpredictable Asian region; Asanka Brendon has established a reputation as an attentive, ethical and diligent reporter specialising in content for international news services and foreign bureaus.
He is also an accomplished documentary travel photographer, represented by Lonely Planet/Getty Images and on regular assignment for The New York Times Travel desk.
Asanka Brendon is currently located in his hometown of Melbourne Australia and is available for commissioned editorial, sport, reportage, documentary, humanitarian/NGO & commercial work worldwide. He is also a member of the Frontline Freelance Register.

- Breaking news
- Conflict
- Crisis
- Editorial
- Events
- Interview
- Reporting
- Sports
- Video capture