Akila Jayawardena
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Akila Jayawardena
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Visual journo based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.By line on Nurphoto / Matrix Images / Reuters. Open to work
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Bribery Commission Director General Ranga Srinath Abeywickrama Dissanayake arrives at the press conference at his auditorium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Akila Jayawardena/NurPhoto via AP)
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#Politics #SriLanka #Asia
October 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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The Explainer : The Image That Pinches
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August 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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A New Way To See Unlocking the Secrets of Art
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August 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Regarding the Pain of Others
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August 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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#Photojournalism #World
Cropping Reality World Press Photo and Sanitized Grief
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August 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Sri Lanka's Protests Beyond the Picturesque Narratives
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August 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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A street vendor sells bright cartoon-themed inflatable balloons in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 2, 2025.
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#matrixreportage #photojournalism #tariffs #srilanka
A street vendor sells bright cartoon-themed inflatable balloons in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 2, 2025. The United States has imposed a 20 percent tariff on Sri Lankan exports, particularly targeting the country's vital apparel sector, escalating trade tensions and threatening a key industry that forms the backbone of Sri Lanka's economy. Matrix Images / Akila Jayawardena . . #matrixreportage #photojournalism #tariffs #srilanka
August 4, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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A boy looks at a child mannequin through the window of a clothing store in Colombo, Sri Lanka on May 24, 2025. (Photo by AKILA JAYAWARDENA/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Image
May 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM