Susannah Ireland
Women Photograph
London, United Kingdom
Having completed a Sociology degree at the University of Leeds and trained at the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Press Photography/ Photojournalism course at Sheffield College, British photographer Susannah Ireland has fourteen years experience as an editorial and documentary photographer. Working principally for The Times and The Independent newspapers, (having won the Times Tabasco Young Photographer of The Year competition in 2007), she then moved to Delhi in India in 2014 in order to embark upon more documentary-based photojournalism and longer-term humanitarian assignments. Now based in London, Susannah continues to freelance for a variety of editorial clients and is available for commission both within the UK and the rest of the world.
Susannah contributes to numerous publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, National Public Radio, NBC News and The Times of London. Her images have also featured in publications The New Statesmen, Der Spiegel, The Sunday Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Wall Street Journal. She is represented by Eyevine Agency.
2007 - The Times Tabasco Young Photographer of the Year
- Arts
- Breaking news
- Conflict
- Crisis
- Editorial
- Medical
- Military embed
- Portrait
- Reporting
- RISC training
Chinook takeoff
Susannah Ireland
British army troops shelter from the dust storm as their chinook helicopter departs from Cher-E-Anjir town in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. A local building in the area has been taken over by the British armed forces Prince of Wales's Company as an outpost of the Welsh Guards regiment in Nad-E-Ali.
Widows Holi
Susannah Ireland
An Indian widow lies on a patio floor covered in flower petals and colored powder as she celebrates Holi or 'festival of colors' at the Meera Sahabhagini Mahila Ashray Sadam widows Ashram in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The widows of this and other ashrams in this northern town are sponsored by the NGO, Sulabh International which funds most of their needs. Shunned from society when their husbands die, not for religious reasons, but because of tradition, many Indian widows have been ostracised from society and no longer live with their families and are forced to beg for food. Almost 2,000 of the estimated 34 million widows currently living in India live in Vrindavan and benefit from the welfare extended by the NGO.
Calais Jungle Camp
Susannah Ireland
Afghan refugees wait for the night to draw to a close bringing with it french police to dismantle their makeshift camp' The Jungle' in Calais, France, September 22nd 2009. The illegal immigrants are hoping to enter the UK at some point but are made increasingly unwelcome by french authorities.
Credit: Susannah Ireland
