About — Leon Neal

After winning the Young Photographer of the Year scholarship at The Times newspaper in London, I spent three years with the team before moving to a staff position with the global news agency Agence France-Presse, based in London. During my ten years with AFP, I covered stories ranging from the Libyan Revolution to elections in Israel, Winter Olympic Games in Canada and Russia, to the London bombings of 2005.

Moving to the staff editorial team at Getty Images in 2016, I have covered events throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. These have included stories such as the War in Ukraine, the Republican National Convention in the USA, the work of the Flying Eye Hospital work in Peru, the 7/10 attacks on Israel and projects such as the growth of the black middle class in South Africa.

In 2024, I received the World Press Photo Judge's Special Mention Award for an image taken at the site of the Nova Festival in Israel, days after the October 7 attacks by Hamas.

I’m currently a brand ambassador for Nikon photographic equipment, and 3 Legged Thing support systems.

The views and opinions expressed on this site are strictly those of the author. The contents of this page have not been reviewed or approved by Agence France-Presse (AFP) or Getty Images.