AWARDS/GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS

– Environmental Photographer of the Year – People’s Choice Award Shortlist – 2021
– British Journal of Photography – Decade of Change – Short Film Winner – Cambodia Burning – 2021
– Royal Geographical Society Climate Change Research Group Communication Competition – 2021
– Prix Pictet Nominee – Fire – Cambodia Burning – 2021
– Social Impact Media Awards – Winner, Special Jury Mention – Cambodia Burning Film – 2021
– Social Impact Media Awards – Finalist – Cambodia Burning Film – 2021
– British Photography Awards – Shortlist – 2021
– Drone Awards – Winner, Highly Commended – Cambodia Burning Film – 2020
– Earth Photo Awards – Winner – Short Film Award – Cambodia Burning Film – 2020
– Pictures of the Year – Winner, Award of Excellence – Uncaged Film – 2020
– Leica Oskar Barnack Award – Nominee – 2020
– Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grant. Cambodia Burning. 2020
– BarTur Photo Award – Shortlist – 2020
– British Photography Awards – Shortlist – 2020
– Environmental Photographer of the Year – Changing Environments Prize – 2019
– Drone Awards – Finalist – 2019
– Resilience Science Journalism Fellowship, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. 2019
– Environmental Photographer of the Year (Atkins CIWEM ) Shortlist – 2017
– Ocean Science Journalism Fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). 2017
– Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grant. Exotic Pets in China – 2017
– Environmental Photographer of the Year (Atkins CIWEM ) Shortlist – 2016
– Made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) for work documenting environmental issues in Asia. 2014.
– Environmental Film of the Year Winner – ‘The Toxic Price of Leather’. Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year. 2014
– Photocrati Fund Honorable Mention. 2013
– Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grant. Pollution in India. 2013
– Photocrati Fund Honorable Mention. 2012
– Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grant. Climate Change on the Tibetan Plateau. 2012
– Prix Pictet Nominee. 2012
– First Place for Multimedia in the UK Press Photographer’s Year Awards. 2011
– Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grant – China’s Fragile Forests. 2011
– Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grant – North Korea’s Addicting Export: Crystal Meth – 2011
– Pictures of the Year International Emerging Vision Finalist – 2011
– Shortlisted at the Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalists in Multimedia Category. 2010
– World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass Nominee – 2010
– Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grant – China’s Threatened Wetlands. 2010
– Honorable mention at the Earth Journalism Awards at COP15. 2009
– United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Photo Contest – Finalist – 2009
– Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grant – Desertification in China. 2009
– World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass Nominee – 2007
– Selected to undertake a 1-year paid internship at the photojournalism agency Magnum Photos. 2004-2005
– Ian Parry Scholarship for Young Photojournalists – Shortlist. 2003

SELECTED PUBLISHED WORK & INTERVIEWS (2014-2021)

– Documenting The Consequences of Climate Change – Amateur Photographer Magazine — Nov, 2021
– Connecting the dots: an interview with photographer Sean Gallagher – China Dialogue – Oct, 2021
– Sean Gallagher visualises the vastness of the climate crisis – British Journal of Photography – July, 2021
– ‘Cambodia Burning’ Documentary Shows Unfettered Logging Impact on Forest Ecosystem – Voice of America – Interview & Feature – April 2021
– Most Influential Environmental Photographers to Follow in 2021 – Expert Photography – March, 2021
– In Conversation with Sean Gallagher – The Eye of Photography – Oct, 2020
– Turning the Tide on the Relentless Destruction of Cambodia’s Forests – Yale Environment 360 – August, 2020
– Cambodia’s biggest lake is running dry – National Geographic – August, 2020
– In Conversation with Alison Steiven-Taylor – Photojournalism Now – Aug, 2020
– An Interview with Environmental Photographer Sean Gallagher – Young Scientist’s Journal – Cambodia Burning – May, 2020
– Interview with Sean Gallagher – Documenting Climate Change Podcast – May, 2020
– Profile with Photography of China – April, 2020
– Getting creative to fund and engage audiences on under-reported stories – World Press Photo Witness – April, 2020
– Photography and Climate Change Awareness – Allaboutphoto.com – March, 2020
– Bohai Bay: the Chinese region disappearing inch by inch – The Guardian – Feb, 2020
– Environmental photographer of the year 2019 winners – The Guardian – Sept, 2019
– In pictures: Environmental Photographer of the Year 2019 – The Times – Sept, 2019
– Stunning images are named winners of Environmental Photographer of the Year – The Daily Mail – Sept, 2019
– Rising Tides – Tuvalu: Beneath the Rising Tide – Zeke Magazine – Sept 2019
– Seas rise, hope sinks: Tuvalu’s vanishing islands – in pictures – The Guardian – May 2019
– Rising sea levels are threatening this Pacific paradise – CNN Online – May 2019
– ‘One day we’ll disappear’: Tuvalu’s sinking islands – The Guardian – May 2019
– Sea, sand but no sunscreen: tiny Tuvalu desperate for skin protection – The Guardian – May 2019
– Can the world quench China’s bottomless thirst for milk? – The Guardian – March, 2019
– Stopping the Meltdown – Dif Media – March, 2019
– How to Win Grants from Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting – PDN Online – Feb, 2019
– “Uncaged“ Film: Saving China’s Songbird’s From the Poachers’ Nets – The Guardian – January, 2019
– Winning Pulitzer Center Travel Grants – PDN Magazine – April 2018
– Best Instagram accounts to follow this Earth Day – iMore – April, 2018
– Instagram Feed Shows Everyday Extinction – The Guardian – February, 2018
– Pulitzer Center Annual Report – February, 2018
– ‘Toxic Planet: The Global Health Crisis’ – Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting eBook – January 2018
– Everyday Extinction: An Instagram Campaign Raising Awareness of Species Extinction – National Geographic – Dec 2017
– Pictures Reveal Hardship in the World’s Fastest Sinking City – National Geographic – December, 2017
– 2017: A Year in Photos – Pulitzer Center – December, 2017
– Everyday Extinction: Q&A with Sean Gallagher – Voices for Biodiversity – Nov 2017
– This Instagram account is putting the spotlight on animal extinction – Washington Post – Oct 2017
– Everyday Extinction — Connecting Audiences to a Biodiversity Crisis – Everyday Projects – Oct 2017
– Exotic pet owners of Beijing – The Guardian – Sep 2017
– Young Collectors, Traders Help Fuel a Boom in Ultra-Exotic Pets – National Geographic – Sep 2017
– The Environmental Conscience of Instagram – E, The Environmental Magazine – July, 2017
– 19 Eye-Opening Instagram Accounts That are Changing the World – MCXV – July 2017
– World’s Worst Pollution Problems – Pure Earth Blacksmith Institute – January, 2017
– The Remarkable Comeback of Przewalski’s Horse – Smithsonian Magazine – December, 2016
– India’s Drought Leaves Land Parched and Cattle Emaciated – in Pictures – The Guardian – June, 2016
– The Environment Photographers You Should be Following on Instagram – The Guardian – April, 2016
– The World’s Most Stunning Environment Photos – The Guardian – Online – April, 2016
– Eco-Conscious Instagram Accounts to Follow on Earth Day – TIME Magazine – March, 2016
– The Miracle of Kolkata’s Wetlands – The Guardian – March, 2016
– Human-elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka – The Guardian – March, 2016
– Ecological Civilization: China, The Environment & Religion – Pulitzer Center eBook. 2015
– Why China Is Turning Back to Confucius – Wall Street Journal – Sept, 2015
– Beijing: Masked City – Mashable – Online. 2015
– A Nanjing Tale – The Economist – Online. 2015
– Desertification in China – Lens Culture – Online. June, 2015
– Made In Vietnam – OnEarth Magazine – Natural Resources Defence Council – Online & Print. March, 2015
– Reforestation in China – TIME Magazine – Nov, 2014
– Meltdown – This is Climate Change Photojournalism at its Best – 350.org – July, 2014
– City of Toxic Leather – Roads & Kingdoms – Online. June, 2014
– India’s Poor Risk Health to Mine Electronic “E-Waste” – National Geographic Online – June, 2014
– The Symbiosis of Photography & Video – News Shooter – Online. June, 2014
– In India, a Toxic Harvest of Recycled Electronics – Bloomberg – April, 2014
– World Press Photo Academy Interview – Online. May, 2014

SPEAKING APPEARANCES (2009-2021)

– Art Activism in the Digital Space – Photography for Future – Milano Digital Week – Online Presentation – March, 2021
– DC Environmental Film Festival – Washington DC, USA – Cambodia Burning Film Online Q&A with Pulitzer Center – March, 2021
– “A new era for Climate Change Reporting” – News Impact Summit – Google News Initiative and European Journalism Center – Birmingham, UK – October 7th, 2019
– “Taking the Heat: Using Journalism for Educational Engagement on Climate“ McDonnell International Scholars Academy, 7th International Symposium – Tsinghua University. Beijing, China. Oct, 2018.
– “Telling the Story of Global Change: Better Journalistic Reporting on Climate Change and Sustainable Development” – UNESCO, in partnership with University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and the University of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. November, 2017
– Hunter College, New York City, US – Pulitzer Center. September, 2017
– Guttman Community College, New York City, US – Pulitzer Center. September, 2017
– NYC Lab School, New York City, US – Pulitzer Center. September, 2017
– Hunter College High School, New York City, US – Pulitzer Center. September, 2017
– University of Iowa – Pulitzer Center. September, 2017
– City Colleges Chicago (Harry S. Truman, Harold Washington and Wilbur Wright campuses), US – Pulitzer Center. September, 2017
– Coal-Ice Exhibit – Shanghai, China – With Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations – March, 2016
– Global Environment Institute – Photographic Storytelling Workshop – Beijing, China – March, 2016
– Yale Center Beijing, China – Ecological Civilization Conference. June, 2015
– Today Art Museum, Beijing – Environmental Storytelling. July, 2014
– Loyola University, US – Pulitzer Center. April, 2014
– Senn High School, US – Pulitzer Center. April, 2014
– George Mason University, US – Pulitzer Center. March, 2014
– University of Michigan, US – Pulitzer Center. March, 2014
– United States Government State Department – Pulitzer Center, 2014
– Perspectives Charter School IIT Math & Science Academy, Chicago. US – Pulitzer Center. March, 2014
– Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School, Chicago. US – Pulitzer Center. March, 2014
– News Literacy Project – Lindblom Math and Science Academy in Chicago. March, 2013
– Beijing Creatives – Environmental Photography Presentation – Aug, 2012.
– Beyond Witness at Jack Morton Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington, DC. 7 November 2011 
– Davidson College, Washington DC. US – Pulitzer Center. Nov, 2011
– Langley School, Washington DC. US – Pulitzer Center. Nov, 2011
– George Mason High School, Washington DC. US – Pulitzer Center. Nov, 2011
– Columbia Heights Education Campus, Washington DC. US – Pulitzer Center. Nov, 2011
– Maret School, Washington DC. US – Pulitzer Center. Nov, 2011
– Washington International School, Washington DC. US – Pulitzer Center. Nov, 2011
– Wilson Center, Washington DC. US – Pulitzer Center. Nov, 2011
– Mamie D. Lee School, Washington DC. US – Pulitzer Center. Nov, 2011
– Ullens Center for Contemporary Art – Beijing, China. Nov, 2010
– British Council presentation at the Meishi Film Academy in Chongqing, China. 2011
– British Council presentation at Shenyang University, China. 2011
– TEDx Canton, Guangzhou. China. Sept, 2010
– Zhengzhou Universities, China. June, 2010
– Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, China – January, 2010
– Kent State University, Ohio. US – Pulitzer Center. Oct, 2009
– Georgetown University, Washington DC. US – Pulitzer Center. Oct, 2009
– American University, Washington DC. US – Pulitzer Center. Oct, 2009
– Climate Institute, Washington DC. US – Pulitzer Center. Oct, 2009