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Simon Townsley
The Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph
Simon Townsley's photographs from Afghanistan, Madagascar and Ukraine capture the despair of families - adults, children and those left in charge when everybody else has fled for their lives. To operate in this environment a photographer needs bravery, tenacity, compassion and the ability to remain calm.