Bryan Denton is an award-winning freelance photographer based in Beirut, Lebanon. He began his career covering cultural issues and conflicts in the Arab World after graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, focusing on Photography and Middle Eastern and Islamic studies. Based in Lebanon since 2006, Bryan is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, and has also completed assignments throughout the Middle East, Africa, South East Asia and Afghanistan for TIME, Newsweek, Stern, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair Italy, Der Spiegel, Monocle, and Human Rights Watch. Selected to participate in the 2014 World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass, Denton's work has also been recognized by Pictures of the Year, the Chris Hondros Foundation, The Magenta Foundation, Px3, Prix-Bayeux Calvados and Foto8, among others.