Published Works and Recognition
Selected published work by Lewis Whyld across major international news and editorial platforms, including CNN, Reuters, AP, BBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Time, The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, Newsweek, People, PA Images and Getty. It brings together features, reports, awards and recognition in their original published context.
Broadcast / Documentary / Visual Features
Selected broadcast and documentary work featuring Lewis Whyld’s photography, filmmaking and drone journalism across major international outlets.
Kobe: The Making of a Legend (2025) - CNN Original Series / Apple TV
Drone shots and aerial cinematography by Lewis Whyld, filmed in Italy for the streaming series.
Greenland’s Melting Glaciers - CNN
An Emmy-nominated CNN interactive, part of the multi-award-winning Global Warning: Arctic Melt project, featuring drone and 360 visuals by Lewis Whyld from melting glaciers, extreme locations deep within the Arctic Circle, and whale feeding.
Iceland’s New Volcanic Era - CNN
Major CNN visual feature on Iceland’s new volcanic era, with Lewis Whyld’s filmmaking helping to document the eruptions, seismic disruption and reshaped landscape of the Reykjanes peninsula. A cinematic field piece on how Iceland is adapting to a new cycle of volcanic activity.
Iceland the Land of Fire and Ice - CNN
CNN feature following Lewis Whyld across Iceland, using cinematic photography and filmmaking to capture the country’s glaciers, volcanoes, waterfalls and brutal weather in a sweeping portrait of the “land of fire and ice.”
Drones Offer a Wider View - The New York Times
New York Times feature on the rise of drone journalism, highlighting Lewis Whyld’s pioneering aerial reporting after Typhoon Haiyan and the role of drones in expanding how major news organisations cover disaster, conflict and breaking news.
This Amazing Footage Shows Drone Journalism will go Mainstream - Buzzfeed
BuzzFeed News feature on the rise of drone journalism, highlighting Lewis Whyld as one of the pioneers of drone reporting and using his Typhoon Haiyan footage to show how drones were reshaping the coverage of disaster and breaking news.
Drone Photography Develops as the new Frontier of Journalism - South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post feature on the rise of drone journalism, highlighting Lewis Whyld’s early aerial reporting and the growing role of drones in disaster and breaking-news coverage.
Typhoon Haiyan, six months on: two 360 panoramas show Tacloban’s recovery — The Telegraph
Telegraph visual feature showcasing Lewis Whyld’s pioneering aerial 360 panorama work in Tacloban, using immersive photography and drones to document recovery six months after Typhoon Haiyan.
CNNVR - Explore Chernobyl's exclusion zone in 360°
Immersive 360 drone video for CNN, filmed in the Chernobyl exclusion zone with the award-winning “invisible drone” designed and built by Lewis Whyld.
Photography Features & Recognition
Selected features and recognition highlighting Lewis Whyld’s photography, including some of his best-known images, major editorial moments and widely published work.
Is this the greatest aviation photograph of all time? - CNN
Feature for CNN on how Lewis Whyld captured his Concorde final flight photograph, one of the world’s best-known images of Concorde.
The Story Behind the Picture: Flight of the Concorde - The Times
The Times feature on Lewis Whyld’s photograph of Concorde’s final flight.
The Queen Iconic Moment - People
People feature on Lewis Whyld’s photograph of the Queen.
BBC feature on Lewis Whyld’s photography during the London riots.
The Gaza War Map - The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel feature about Lewis Whyld’s pioneering use of 360 photography to document the war in Gaza.
News & Editorial Coverage
Selected news and editorial coverage featuring Lewis Whyld’s photography in reporting on conflict and crisis, public life, politics and major events.
Clare Short: “There’s no place for people like me” in Starmer’s Labour — New Statesman (2026)
Portrait by Lewis Whyld selected for New Statesman political coverage.
Egypt and the Dignity of Crowds — The New Yorker
New Yorker News Desk piece on the Egypt protests, featuring Lewis Whyld’s photography from Tahrir Square as part of its coverage of the uprising.
The Egyptian Revolution in Pictures - The Guardian
Guardian picture gallery on the Egyptian revolution, featuring Lewis Whyld’s photography from Tahrir Square during the uprising.
Afghanistan keeps losing territory to the Taliban — VICE
VICE News piece on the war in Afghanistan featuring Lewis Whyld’s war photography from Helmand Province.
British army hands over control of Basra to US forces - The Guardian
Guardian photo gallery from Basra featuring multiple Lewis Whyld photographs of the British handover of military control to US forces in Iraq.
The Gaza War and Reconstruction - The Telegraph
Telegraph story featuring Lewis Whyld’s war photography from Gaza.
The Queen has Died - The Independent
Photograph by Lewis Whyld selected by The Independent to illustrate coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Trump World Order - The Washington Post
Lewis Whyld’s photograph of President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II at a state banquet in Buckingham Palace.
A Year in Photos - Time Magazine
Lewis Whyld’s London riots photograph chosen as one of the Pictures of the Year by Time Magazine.
Olympic Flame Arrives in London - The Atlantic
Lewis Whyld’s Photograph of the Olympic flame arriving in London, taken high above Big Ben and the London Eye.
Exhibitions & Reviews
Selected exhibitions, reviews and cultural features highlighting Lewis Whyld’s photography in galleries, museums, publications and public-facing editorial contexts.
The Strand Gallery - London Riots Solo Photography Exhibition
Solo exhibition at the Strand Gallery of Lewis Whyld’s London riots photography, recognising the work as both frontline reportage and an enduring visual document of a defining moment in recent British history.
London Riots Exhibition at Strand Gallery Review - The Press Gazette
London Riots Revisited - Time Out
London Riots Exhibitions - The Independent
Life in a Camp
Exhibited at the Imperial War Museum alongside work by Ai Weiwei, Life in a Camp transformed Lewis Whyld’s reporting from Moria into an innovative immersive installation, using pioneering panoramic video techniques to place visitors inside the refugee camp environment. Created in partnership with CNN for IWM’s Refugees season, the project was both a technical achievement and a powerful documentary account of displacement, routine and survival.
Life in a Camp Exhibition - The Imperial War Museum
Life in a Camp Review - The Guardian
Life in a Camp Review - Evening Standard
Life in a Camp Review - Londonist
CNN Partners with Imperial War Museum on Life in a Camp - CNN Press Room
CNN Press Room announcement on Life in a Camp, highlighting Lewis Whyld’s role in creating the immersive Imperial War Museum installation using his pioneering 360 panoramic video techniques.
Awards and Recognition
Awards and recognition spanning photography, broadcast journalism, documentary storytelling and technical innovation.
Emmy Award winner
Outstanding Live Breaking News Coverage, 2023
CNN Worldwide: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - photojournalist and drone operator.
Peabody Award - Special Commendation
2021
Part of the CNN field team recognised for frontline reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Foreign Press Award winner
2020
A Deadly Business: the Other Frontline Workers - photojournalist and drone operator.
Online Journalism Awards (OJA) - Gannett Foundation Award for Technical Innovation in the Service of Digital Journalism
2019
Honoured for pioneering a custom 360° drone system for immersive broadcast journalism at CNN.
Pictures of the Year International - 3 awards
2018
For CNN’s Global Warning: Arctic Melt, including recognition for multimedia storytelling, documentary production and editing.
RTS Television Journalism Award
2014
Part of CNN’s award-winning international news coverage of Typhoon Haiyan.
Press Association Editorial Awards - Video Journalist of the Year
2011
News Photographer of the Year
2004
Awarded for the Concorde final flight photograph.
Also recognised by the Amnesty International UK Media Awards and four additional News & Documentary Emmy nominations.