Khalil Ashawi is an award-winning Syrian photojournalist, visual storyteller, and media producer. He is the founder of Frontline in Focus and Frontline in Focus XR, and the co-founder of TinyHand, an independent digital media platform established in 2019 to tell the stories of children affected by conflict. He has also worked with Reuters, documenting major events and humanitarian crises.

Throughout the Syrian war, Ashawi never stopped documenting events on the ground, bringing the realities of life under conflict to international audiences. His work has captured the human cost of war, displacement, and the resilience of communities living through years of violence and uncertainty. His work with Reuters and other media outlets has helped tell the stories of communities living through war, displacement, and profound change.

His work extends beyond Syria. He directed Under the Same Sky, an immersive 360-degree documentary that brings audiences into the realities of the war in Gaza through the perspective of Palestinian journalist Sami Sultan. The film received a Special Mention in the IDFA DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction in 2025, along with honors from the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) and the New Media Writing Prize.

Ashawi’s work has earned significant international recognition, including the 2025 Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press for his audiovisual report Syria: Children in a Never-Ending War, the Google News Initiative Award, the Premio Luchetta Prize, and recognition from the Global Content Awards. His work reflects a sustained commitment to independent journalism and innovative visual storytelling from conflict zones.