
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
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.