Melbourne-based Photojournalist working with Getty Images News, The New York Times, Associated Press & Reuters 🏌🏿♂️Bad Golfer | insta @abrfoto
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined August 2010
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After a long overdue update, my new website is finally live.
The old one still had a headshot of me with a full head of hair, which probably says enough.
I’ll spare you the clichés and trip down memory lane. Have a look if you have a moment:
abrfoto.com
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I don’t know the context here. But I do know the photographer in the choke hold and he’s a long standing professional covering f1 for many decades. AND I do also know based on my own vast experience with police and security at races, I’m 0% surprised.
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The Duke and Duchess of #Sussex join the Scar Tree Walk on the third day of their official visit to Melbourne, #Australia.
#GettyVideo #PrinceHarryandMeghanAustralia 🎥 @abrfoto 👉 tinyurl.com/47a7bkbz
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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex meet with families and their children during a visit to the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
#GettyVideo 🎥 @abrfoto 👉 shorturl.at/laPmn
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The Royal Couple visited the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute at the Royal Children’s Hospital, where TM received an introduction to a Danish-Australian research collaboration within stem cell innovation.
📸Asanka Ratnayake // Getty Images
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Queen Mary of Denmark speaks during a presentation at Sophia at the Prahran Arcade in Melbourne, Australia. The Queen gives a presentation on the sustainable redevelopment of the Fredensborg Palace's circular annex. Denmark's King Frederik X and Queen Mary are on a five-day state visit to Australia.
More #GettyVideo 🎥Asanka Ratnayake 👉ibit.ly/OMMxT
Some of my work on assignment with @GettyImagesNews featured in @guardianaustralia year in review
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Honoured to have a photo in @AP top sports shots of 2025. 📸
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Extraordinary opening day of the Ashes series, in pictures @reuters @reuterspictures
#Ashes
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Australia find themselves under pressure after a frenetic opening day that produced 19 wickets.
Mitchell Starc claimed a superb seven-wicket haul, but England responded strongly through Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Ben Stokes.
for @reuters @reuterssport
#theashes
A recent story I worked on with
@penderkieran exploring diversity in Australian swimming for @guardianaustralia theguardian.com/sport/2025/o…
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Que faut-il faire pour qu’une simple image capte notre attention ? S’appuyer sur un mythe fondateur, répond le photojournaliste Asanka Brendon Ratnayake.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits Bar Italia in Sydney, Australia. Albanese has secured a historic second term as Australia's prime minister, with Labor achieving a landslide victory.
#GettyNewsVideo 🎥Asanka Ratnayake ➡️ibit.ly/TixUY
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Vet staff tend to an injured Eastern grey kangaroo found trapped up to its neck in a stormwater drain in Byron Bay, #Australia. Australia's east coast is experiencing severe weather as ex-Tropical #Cyclone Alfred moves sout. 📸: James D. Morgan, Albert Pérez, @abrfoto
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Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) members march towards the Fair Work Commission office in response to new legislation forcing them to accept administration in Melbourne, Australia.
More #GettyFootage 🎥 Asanka Ratnayake ➡️t.ly/LfB0C
Nice to get a run in AP Sports Week in Pictures:
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In a world of moving pictures, photographs capture indelible moments in Trump assassination attempt apnews.com/article/trump-pho…
