Geraghty started her photographic profession at Albury-Wodonga 's '' The Border Mail '' in 1997 . Then she freelanced in Cambodia and Australia . In 2001 she joined '' The Sydney Morning Herald , '' where her first assignment was to cover the 2002 Bali bombings . Since then , provided reportage of the arrest in Jakarta of Amrozi bin Nurhasyim and Samudra , the 2009 Jakarta bombings , the 2003 invasion of Iraq , the aftereffects of the 2004 tsunami in Aceh , Indonesia , Van Tuong Nguyen 's execution in Singapore , and the war in Lebanon . She negotiated with Hamas for two years to obtain access to their leader Khalid Mishal in 2013 . She says that " It 's a privilege to meet people and for them to trust us enough to tell us their story . Whether it 's a pro-Russian rebel or a boy who 's been shot by Islamic State , each one of them has to be given the respect to tell their story . " Geraghty documented the arrival of asylum seekers on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea . There , she shot " Asylum , " a photograph that is the finalist for the News Photography Category Walkley . Her work has been the subject of shows at the King Street Gallery
2009 Jakarta bombings
2009 Jakarta bombings
Kate Geraghty