George N.
London, UK
$300 - $1800
1 reviewGeorge Nickels is a freelance photojournalist and has been working in South East Asia since 2011. The primary focus of his work is covering social conflict and humanitarian issues. Currently based in Cambodia, he is a member of The Frontline Freelance Register, and his images are distributed through AP, Getty Images, NurPhoto, Sipa Press and Zuma. In 2014 and 2015, a selection of his work was awarded NurPhoto Pictures of The Year. In 2016, Getty Images also featured his photography in their Best of News April. Born in Oxfordshire, England in 1982, he is a self-taught photographer, with work published in leading newspapers, magazines and media outlets worldwide.
George is motivated to record and communicate the personal testimonies and experiences of the people he meets. His in-depth photography and editorial provide an often un-reported aspect of current affairs and news. He explores the reasons for past and present conflicts, and exposes human rights issues.George has worked ona number of personal projects, such as documenting the political situation in Asia, with particular focus on the Cambodian national elections in 2013 and the2014 coup d'é·tat in Thailand. For publications such as SouthEast Asia Globe, and Vice Magazine, his photography provided an insight into the current contrasts between the political parties, and the reality of the voters and their rights.
The ever-present threat of landmines in South East Asia is also a primary focus for George. For the past five years, he has built up a large body of work documenting the continuing effects of landmine and UXO’s, and the work of demining organisations such as The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and Apopo. He works on a one to one basis with Khmer deminers, highlights their training and techniques used in the field. An integral part to the story is the vast number of people who have been physically and mentally injured; his photographs often reveal their history, struggles and ultimately their resilience to survive. His research has lead to photo essays published in Vice, The Huffington Post, Discovery News,The Atlantic, Life Force Magazine, Quest L'édition du soir, Defence World, Geographical Magazine, El Mundo and DFID (United Kingdom Department for InternationalDevelopment) to name a few.
In 2014, his work ‘Perfect Soldiers’ was also selected for a collaborative exhibition entitled ‘Documenting Cambodia’ presented by NGOInsider, and his project covering MDR’s (mine detection rats), ‘Training for theK5 belt’ was selected for the Impact Project and was screened at The Foreign Correspondents Club at the Angkor Photo Festival in 2015, in October 2016 he was part of a touring exhibition with Tim Page entitled ''Resilience'' commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords in Cambodia which was shown at The Constable Gallery and the Foreign Correspondents Club Phnom Penh.
Since 2014, George has also been working on a personal long-term project covering migration, human trafficking and the effects the modern day slave trade is having on Cambodian communities, their lives and environment. His interviews and documentary photography has been published in The Telegraph and he has worked on assignment for The Guardian, The European Union, The European Journalism Centre and Europe Aid. His work is also featured on the front page of the East West Centre and the Stanford University WSD Handa Centre’s 2015 report on evaluating the presence of human trafficking in SouthEast Asia, ASEAN. Most recently, part of this project was featured in a collaborative exhibition held at The Guardian offices in London entitled "Faces Of Slavery".
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