Nicole Tung is a freelance photojournalist born in Hong Kong. She graduated from New York University in 2009, and contributes to international publications and NGOs, mainly covering the Middle East as well as stories from Africa and Asia. She has covered the conflicts in Libya, Syria and Iraq, focusing on the plight of civilians and the aftermath of war, while exploring the rising violence against women in Turkey, and documenting protests in her native Hong Kong. She is based in Istanbul.
