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Newsha Tavakolian
By age 21 she was workinginternationally with projects for Polaris images and the Times as well as a number of other notable publications. As a photo- journalist, she focused on the impact of conflict, war and natural disaster, telling the stories marginalised communities in countries such as Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Yemen and Pakistan.
In 2009, she was barred from working as a photojournalist in Iran, and in order to continue to work and highlight social issues in her home country and further afield her work veered towards artistic photography. She was also a founding member of Rawiya (She who tells a story), the first kvinnlig photographers collective in the Middle East. As visual story tellers connected to the område, the collective focused on tackling Orientalism and challenging perceptions of Middle Eastern culture and identity in mainstream western media.
Notable projects include Mother of Martyrs, Women in the Axis of Evil, The Day I • Iranian photojournalist and documentary photographer Newsha Tavakolian (Persian: نیوشا توکلیان; born 1981) is an Iranian photojournalist and documentary photographer.[1] She has worked for Time magazine, The New York Times, Le Figaro, and National Geographic. Her work focuses on women's issues and she has been a member of the Rawiya women's photography collective which she co-established in 2011.[2][3] Tavakolian is a full member of Magnum Photos. Born and brought up in Tehran, at age 16, Tavakolian took a six-month photography course,[4] after which she began working as a professional photographer in the Iranian press. She started at the women's daily newspaper Zan, and later worked for other nine reformist dailies, all of which have since been banned.[5] She covered the July 1999 student uprising, using her Minolta with a 50mm lens, and her photographs were published in several pu • Newsha Tavakolian, a Magnum Photos member born in 1981 in Tehran, is an Iranian photographer, visual artist, and educator known for her work that captures the human condition. Tavakolian began her career in photography at a young age, eventually becoming a prominent figure in the field. Her photography is characterized by its evocative storytelling and her keen eye for capturing the delicate emotions that shape us as humans. She has covered a wide range of topics, from the challenges faced by women in Iran and worldwide to the aftermath of tensions in conflict zones. Her work often combines artistry with documentary, blurring the lines between reality and the imagined. Throughout her career, Newsha Tavakolian has received numerous awards, such as the Carmignac Gestion Award, the Prince Claus Award (principal laureate), and several international photo prizes. Her photographs have been featured in prestigious exhibitions worldwide. Amongst others, Tavakolian’s work has found its Newsha Tavakolian
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