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Sean Williams

Sean Williams

 Sean Williams is a British freelance writer and photographer whose long-form work has been published by The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, Rolling Stone, GQ, Esquire, Outside and The Atavist. He is also the co-host of Underworld, a weekly podcast about global organized crime.

Sean was shortlisted for an American Society of Magazine Editors’ Award for his profile of Kurt Steiner, a record-breaking stone skipper, and several of his articles have been optioned for screen projects. He has reported on a wide range of topics, including war, crime, sports, tech and even camel racing.

Latest from Sean Williams

Tracking the Pacific Drug Highway

Tracking the Pacific Drug Highway

Drug trafficking has undergone a dramatic transformation in the Pacific. What began as a relatively small-scale drug scene dominated by local gangs has evolved into a major international trafficking route called the “Pacific Drug Highway,” connecting Latin American cartels to lucrative Australian and New Zealand markets.

Sean Williams,
Kevin Knodell