David Levene

Freelance Photographer and Videographer at The Guardian

Freelance photographer/DOP for Guardian and others

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Okinawa was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific war. 80 years on, are the dead being betrayed?

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | David Levene |Justin McCurry |Harry W. Fischer |Alessia Amitrano

Part 1The Bone HunterToday, the tranquility of this road dissecting the Okinawan jungle is broken only by occasional passing cars and wind rustling through the foliage. For centuries it was a well-worn bridleway in the town of Itoman, on the island’s south-west coast. But 80 years ago, the clip of hooves gave way to the crackle of gunfire, when this sub-tropical Japanese island 1,000 miles south of Tokyo became the scene of the bloodiest battle of the Pacific war.
The Bone Hunter: unearthing the horror of war in Okinawa - documentary

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | David Levene |Justin McCurry |Laurence Topham |Lindsay Poulton
The Bone Hunter: unearthing the horror of war in Okinawa - documentary

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Lindsay Poulton |Laurence Topham |Justin McCurry |David Levene

Peace activist Takamatsu Gushiken, 71, searches for the remains of people who were killed during the Battle of Okinawa, one of the bloodiest chapters in the second world war. As the US seeks to bolster its military presence on the island, due to its close proximity to China, Taiwan and North Korea, we explore the multi-layered tensions that have haunted the people of Okinawa for 80 years
The Bone Hunter: unearthing the horror of war in Okinawa - documentary

2 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | David Levene |Justin McCurry |Laurence Topham |Lindsay Poulton

Takamatsu Gushiken searches inside caves in Itoman, Okinawa, for the remains of victims from the Battle of Okinawa
Stars so bright you gotta wear shades: backstage at the Olivier awards 2025 - in pictures

2 months ago | theguardian.com | David Levene

Guardian photographer David Levene was at the Royal Albert Hall to snap Cate Blanchett, John Lithgow, Lesley Manville, Naomi Campbell and many more
The pop-up megacity: how the Kumbh Mela prepared for 660m Hindu devotees

Mar 17, 2025 | theguardian.com | David Levene

For 45 days the floodplains of Prayagraj, a city in Uttar Pradesh known as Allahabad until 2018, were a churning sea of humanity. Millions waded into the freezing waters of the sangam – the sacred confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, plus a mythical one, the Saraswati – believing that a single dip could wash away a lifetime of sin.
Behind the curtain: what really goes on in theatre dressing rooms?

Mar 1, 2025 | theguardian.com | Arifa Akbar |David Levene

Lightbulb-wreathed mirrors, wigs and makeup artists, a sense of faded glamour: the backstage dressing room has its very own lore in Theatreland. It is a private space for a company of actors to gear up or wind down, in between slipping into character, but it’s so much more than that. Films such as All About Eve and John Cassavetes’s Opening Night, as well as plays such as Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser, show this space bristling with tension, vulnerability and rivalries.
‘Inevitable’: how joy turned to horror as Kumbh Mela festival crowd crush unfolded

Jan 30, 2025 | theguardian.com | Hannah Ellis-Petersen |David Levene

As the sun set on the sangam, the sacred meeting point of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers on Tuesday, there was a mood of jubilation on the banks. This was the eve of one of the holiest days of the Kumbh Mela festival – the largest religious gathering not only in India but the world – and millions upon millions had made long, often arduous journeys to immerse themselves in the water.
Behind the scenes at the British Museum - in pictures

Jan 16, 2025 | theguardian.com | David Levene

The Townley Caryatid, a pentelic marble Caryatid on the south stairs of the museum. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian Artefacts including a Mexican Day of the Dead sculpture in their new home at the British Museum Archaeological Research Collection storage and research facility near Reading. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian A worker carries out building maintenance on one of the British Museum’s buildings.
In the workshop with the Royal Academy of Music’s luthiers - in pictures

Oct 21, 2024 | theguardian.com | David Levene

A baroque-era viola d’amore is checked over before being loaned out for a performance of Bach’s St John Passion, one of the pieces that still demands the use of this particular instrument and is in large part responsible for its regular use to this day (unlike most other instruments from that period).

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24 Aug 24

Interview with me on todays @radionz Saturday Morning show about photographing @Paris2024 Olympics for ⁦@guardian⁩ 📷 Olympics photographer David Levene | RNZ https://t.co/hW7L7Ptjbv

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9 Mar 24

Photo-essay on dressing room transformations published today @guardian. Brilliant working with @miriamgillinson. Huge thanks to Emma De Souza and Milly Taylor @SOLTnews + the whole team @GdnSaturday for immeasurable help and support along the way 🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/oxyoQp3tZS https://t.co/l5wBWY83r2

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7 Mar 24

Worked on this number with the brill ⁦⁦@tildeni⁩ ‘We’re all agog’: Behind the scenes at Welsh National Opera’s Death in Venice – in pictures https://t.co/pCuWztSV88

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Articles

Okinawa was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific war. 80 years on, are the dead being betrayed?

The Bone Hunter: unearthing the horror of war in Okinawa - documentary

The Bone Hunter: unearthing the horror of war in Okinawa - documentary

The Bone Hunter: unearthing the horror of war in Okinawa - documentary

Stars so bright you gotta wear shades: backstage at the Olivier awards 2025 - in pictures

The pop-up megacity: how the Kumbh Mela prepared for 660m Hindu devotees

Behind the curtain: what really goes on in theatre dressing rooms?

‘Inevitable’: how joy turned to horror as Kumbh Mela festival crowd crush unfolded

Behind the scenes at the British Museum - in pictures

In the workshop with the Royal Academy of Music’s luthiers - in pictures

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