Tolga Akmen
Photojournalist
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald J. Trump gesture as they speak to the media ahead of the leader’s meeting at the Trump Turnberry golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, 28 July 2025
Migrants cross the English Channel on a small boat
Britain's Catherine, the Princess of Wales on her way to the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
A Viking longship is burned during Up Helly Aa festival
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves holds her budget box outside No11 Downing Street
Police officers arrest supporters of Palestine Action attending a mass protest
A commuter reads a newspaper reporting on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
Drone view of parked up Tube trains during 4-day strike
Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid in action during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Wimbledon 2025
A woman throws a milkshake at Nigel Farage
Police officers monitor England fans during the UEFA EURO 2020 final football match
A member of the Massed Bands of the Household Division faints due to heat exhaustion whilst participating in the Colonel's Review
Activists from Extinction Rebellion perform a "die in" at Parliament Square
US tech entrepreneur Elon Musk speaks to Rishi Sunak
Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson leave Downing Street
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II views a display of US items of the Royal collection with US President Donald Trump
Tony Blair during an interview
Migrants cross the English Channel on a small boat
Migrants cross the English Channel on a small boat
A migrant sits in his tent by Dublin canals
Police officers make arrests to break a blockade around a coach, which was due to remove asylum seekers from a hotel
Extinction Rebellion climate change activists lie on the floor as they perform a mass "die in"
A man jumps from the Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus ahead of the UEFA EURO 2020 final
Police officers are seen standing outside a shop on Oxford Street
A protest in support of Ukraine on Whitehall
Judges walk in procession from Westminster Abbey to the Houses of Parliament
Climate protesters from Extinction Rebellion known as ‘Oil Slicks’ stage a protest
Race-goers carry each other as they pose for a picture in between horse races during Ladies Day at the Epsom Derby
Fans queue for a Beyoncé concert in Tottenham
Florence Pugh
Lady Gaga
English actor Daniel Craig walks on the red carpet after arriving to attend the World Premiere of the James Bond 007 film "No Time to Die"
Venessa Kirby
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
US boxer Floyd Mayweather in action against English boxer Aaron Chalmers (R)
West Ham manager David Moyes lifts the UEFA Europa Conference League trophy
Notting Hill Carnival 2025
A climate activist from the Extinction Rebellion group lies down in fake blood smeared on the floor of Paternoster Square
Student riots in 2010
A commuter wears a face mask
A police officer tries to stop an activist spraying graffiti on a wall
Waiters race in Soho
Comic Con in 2013
A fan arrives for the Star Wars Celebration event in London
Models get ready during London Fashion Week
Models get ready during London Fashion Week
Britain’s King Charles III chats with the members of public
The hearse carrying the body of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II from Balmoral arrives in Edinburgh
City of London
City of London
Big Ben cleaning
Lightning strike in Turkish suburbs
I am currently a staff photographer at EPA Images (European Pressphoto Agency) and based in London, UK.
Previously I worked for Agence France-Presse (AFP), The Financial Times, The Sunday Times and London News Pictures as a regular freelancer.
I graduated from the London College of Communication with a First Class BA (Hons) Photojournalism degree in 2013.
Winner of Getty Images Young Photographer of the Year 2016 award
Highly commended for Bloomberg Business Photographer of the Year 2018 award
Winner of Fixation News Photographer of the Year 2019 award
Please get in touch via email: tolgaakmen@yahoo.co.uk
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