Cika wannan jumla: Muhimman abubuwan da Downing ya rufe sun haɗa da Yaƙin Vietnam, kisan kare dangi na Bosnian, kisan kare dangi na Ruwanda, Yaƙin Afghanistan, da bala'in Chernobyl. Shi ne kawai mai daukar hoto a Grand Brighton Hotel a lokacin wani
yunkurin kashe Margaret Thatcher a ranar 12 ga Oktoba 1984.