Cornell is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He studied at the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg where he completed the Photojournalism and Documentary Programme (PDP) in 2013. Cornell’s work has been published on The New York Times Lede Blog (US), The Wall Street Journal (US), The Independent (UK), The Times (SA), The Telegraph (UK), The Huffington Post and others.