Ashley Gilbertson is an Australian photographer and writer living in New York City, recognized for his critical eye and progressive approach to social issues. He is a frequent contributor to major media outlets and a collaborator with the United Nations. For more than 20 years, Gilbertson’s work focused on refugees and conflict, an interest that in 2002 led him to Iraq. His work from that country was awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal, and in 2007 his first book, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, was released. After Iraq, Gilbertson shifted his focus to the home front, drawing public attention to post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide. His second book, Bedrooms of the Fallen, a collection of photographs depicting the intact bedrooms of service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan — including work that won a National Magazine Award — was published in 2014. Today, Gilbertson documents social issues facing the United States. In 2021, his photographs of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, including an image of Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, was part of a New York Times group entry that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.