Olivia is a freelance journalist and photographer covering a range of beats including global health, human rights, climate and migration. Based between DR Congo and Greece, she covers stories across Africa.

Olivia has a background in on-the-ground reporting - she is a freelance Africa reporter for The Observer and previously worked as The Economist's central Africa correspondent for 3 years. She has covered 5 elections, 2 Ebola outbreaks, the ever-worsening conflict in eastern DRC and has interviewed 2 presidents. 

She has also worked as a photographer for Reuters across Africa. Her pictures have appeared in The New York Times, BBC, Al Jazeera, Geographical Magazine, The Sunday Times and elsewhere.

Her work has been nominated for several prizes. This year (2026), her photojournalism in Syria was shortlisted for an Amnesty International Press Award. Her long form articles also saw her nominated for 'Feature Writer of the Year' by the British Press Awards.

For 2 years, Olivia was part of an award-winning investigative journalism team, SourceMaterial, in London.

Awards and nominations:
 - Amnesty International, Photojournalism, 2026 (shortlist)
 - British Press Awards, Feature Writer of the Year, 2026 (shortlist)
 - Amnesty International Features Awards, 2024 (shorlist)
 - HEFAT trained, 2019
 - British Photography Awards, 2017 (shortlist)
 - Forbes 30 under 30, European Journalism, 2017

Olivia works as a photographer to UN agencies & NGOs and has undertaken assignments for UNICEF, WFP, WHO, UNFPA, UNDP, KFW, Mercy Corps, Comic Relief and many many others. 

Please get in touch with questions, commissions or tips - or for a beer if we find ourselves in the same country...

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