FAQs
Are you available for editorial assignments?
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Yes. Asanka Brendon Ratnayake is available for commissioned editorial assignments across news, sport, reportage, portraiture, documentary, humanitarian, NGO and selected commercial work.
Where are you based, and do you travel for assignments
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Asanka is based in Melbourne, Australia, and regularly works across Australia, Asia and the Pacific. He is available for interstate and international assignments where required.
Do you work across stills and video?
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Yes. Asanka works as both a photojournalist and visual journalist, producing still photography and video for editorial assignments, agencies and publications.
Can you cover breaking news or last-minute assignments?
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Yes. Based in Melbourne, Asanka regularly works on fast-moving editorial assignments, including breaking news, politics, sport and major events, with experience filing images, captions and video under deadline.
Do you offer reporting, research and interviewing as part of assignments?
Yes. In addition to stills and video, Asanka brings a journalist’s approach to assignments, including research, interviewing, captioning, story development and working with editors to understand the wider context of a story.
For image licensing, archive requests or published work enquiries, contact Asanka directly with the subject, usage, publication, territory and deadline. Selected work may also be available through agency partners.
How can I license images or access archive work?
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Yes. Asanka Brendon Ratnayake is available for editorial, news, sport, reportage and documentary assignments across Melbourne, Australia and internationally.
Do you take editorial photography assignments in Melbourne and interstate?
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Yes. Asanka regularly works on sport assignments for agencies, publishers and sporting organisations, covering live sport, portraits, media calls and documentary style coverage.
Do you cover sports photography assignments for organisations and events?
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