simmonslawren@gmail.com
904-710-8658
Washington, DC
Lawren Simmons is a documentary photographer and photojournalist working in Washington, D.C. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and graduated from the University of Florida. Simmons’ clientele includes The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NBC, A24, i-D, Education Weekly, and The Boston Globe among others. He was awarded the first Many Visions Fellowship from summer of 2020 into 2022 hosted by Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb. Lawren is also a 2025 PhotoWork Junior Fellow.
Features
PhotoWork 2025 Junior Fellowship - PhotoWork Foundation
Florida - A24
MATTE Editions Exciting Photography Now - Magazine
Selected Commissions
Aoife O'Donovan's Songs Poured Out When Touring Shut Down - The New York Times
How a Generation’s Struggle Led to a Record Surge in Homelessness - The New York Times
After a Political Storm, Gay Days Return to Disney - The New York Times
Andrew Holleran's Work Has Traced the Arc of Life. Now, He Takes on Death - The New York Times
She’s 16 and Races Motorcycles at 175 MPH - Wall Street Journal
The Vivid Thread of Memories by the Yard - The New York Times
Salt Life is Is Coming to a Beach Near You - The New York Times
Prosecutor Outlines Arbery Killers' Use of Racial Slurs - The New York Times
A Case of Disappearing Waves - The New York Times
DeSantis’s Striking, Risky Strategy: Not Trying to Trick Small Donors - The New York Times
Turmoil in Florida’s New State Guard, as Some Recruits Quit - The New York Times
What It’s Like to Live With a Tick-Borne Disease - The New York Times
The Lesser-Known Side of Harris’s Identity: Asian American - The New York Times
Driver in fatal crash of Brandeis shuttle in November was speeding, federal records say - Boston Globe
The epic story of a Sandy Hook family fighting Alex Jones and the rise of conspiracy theories - The Boston Globe
A Culture Warrior Goes Quiet: DeSantis Dodges Questions on Abortion Plans - The New York Times
In DeSantis’s Florida, Teachers Navigate Curriculum Restrictions - The New York Times
For Florida A&M, Getting on the Field Is Just One of Many Problems - The New York Times
Midterm Updates: Biden Calls Midterms a Choice Between ‘Different Visions of America’ - The New York Times
White House Student Loan Forgiveness Could Cost About $400 Billion - The New York Times
NFL Hands and Feet - The New York Times
Opioid Distributors Cleared of Liability to Georgia Families Ravaged by Addiction - The New York Times
Arinze Ifeakandu writes bittersweet stories of Nigerian queerness - i-D
A Scientist's Quest for an Accessible, Unhackable Voting Machine - Undark Magazine