Ayman Oghanna is an award-winning journalist, photographer and broadcaster.

A British-Iraqi born and raised in London, Ayman specialises in the Middle East, the Eastern Mediterranean, conflict and migration. He is now based in Muscat, Oman, after nearly two decades in Athens, Istanbul and Baghdad, and is best known for his coverage of the fight against the so-called Islamic State.

After earning an MA in International Relations and Middle East Studies (First-Class Honours) from the University of St. Andrews, Ayman wrote for The Daily Star newspaper in Lebanon before leaving to study journalism at Columbia University in New York, where he gained an M.S. degree.

For nearly twenty years, Ayman has produced award-winning multimedia reportage, often alone, under challenging circumstances and to tight deadlines. He has worked in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Libya, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Greece, Albania, Ukraine, Georgia, Kosovo, Poland, Germany and Sweden. Ayman was the first journalist to enter the Iraqi city of Hit with Iraqi special forces after more than two years of so-called Islamic State rule, with the first troops to liberate Mosul and, also, the first foreign journalist to reach Mount Sinjar by land during the Yezidi genocide.

He was part of a duPont-Columbia and Edward R. Murrow award-winning NPR team for Middle East coverage. He won the Grand Format Prize at the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for War Correspondents and an American Photo Award, received the inaugural Richard Beeston Bursary, and was selected as one of Magnum Photos’ 30 Under 30. He has also been a finalist for the Rory Peck Award and the Frontline Club Award.

A multimedia journalist, he has produced print, photo, digital, TV, radio and magazine stories for a variety of clients, including: NPR, This American Life, The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC, NBC, Newsweek, VICE, The Times of London, Liberation, STERN, Al Jazeera, National Geographic, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Sunday Telegraph, Euronews, and The Economist, including 1843 magazine and the Weekend Intelligence podcast.

He is proud to be a founding member of the Frontline Freelance Register, dedicated to protecting and uniting freelance journalists reporting in foreign countries and conflict zones.

His photography is represented by Getty Images.