Simon Akam

Writing: By category: News Features

An young Oglala Sioux Indian girl sits on her bunk in the cramped four bedroom bungalow that she shares with 11 other tribe members in Wanblee on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. The life expectancy on Pine Ridge is the lowest in the US. (Simon Akam/The New Statesman)

'For Culprits in Miracle on Hudson, the Flip Side of Glory,' published in the New York Times, 2 October, 2009

'A Sidewalk Oasis, if You Can Find One,' published in the New York Times, 30 August, 2009

'Spain Gives Citizenship to a Fighter of Franco,' published in the New York Times, 26 August, 2009

'A Prominent Collection at the Met: Food Carts,' published in the New York Times, 22 August 2009

'Internship Is Secured, but a Seat? That’s Tricky,' published in the New York Times, 27 July 2009

'Throgs Neck Bridge Fire Reveals Fragility of New York’s Travel Network,' published in the New York Times, 22 July 2009

'To Unite Diverse Communities, a Soccer Tournament of Skill,' published in the New York Times, 13 July 2009

'Just Try to Get Past These Police Vehicles,' published in the New York Times, 3 July, 2009

'With Every Whack of the Cricket Bat, a Bond,' published in the New York Times, 28 June, 2009

'Old wound, same pain,' published in the New Statesman, 11 June, 2009

'"We’re still fighting the Civil War here,"' published in the New Statesman, 30 October, 2008

'Waiting for the weather,' published in the New Statesman, 4 September, 2008

'Mobile success emerges amid the mayhem,' published in the Financial Times, 4 October 2006

Simon Akam 2008. Portfolio design by Neon Sky.