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2nd Annual Sheed Award - 2011

2011-12-06T21:35:00.006-05:00

Deadline: December 10, 2011. Check Sheed Award website for more information (in Farsi).

About the Sheed Award: Founded in 2010 the award is created to encourage and promote social documentary photography among Iranian photographers with highest standards in photojournalism.

Jury for 2011: Shahidul Alam, Manoochehr Deghati, Kaveh Kazemi, Mohsen Rastani and Hossein Fatemi

Website: www.sheedaward.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/sheedaward
Sheed Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheed_Award

Ashura Commemoration in Iran

2011-12-06T21:21:00.004-05:00

Above Photo: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA

Below Photo: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

China Int'l Press Photo Contest 2010

2011-04-05T12:26:00.009-04:00

Congratulations to Iranian photographers Behrouz Mehri, Majid Saeedi, and Fatemi Hossein for winning in this year's China International Press Photo contest. Click on the images to see the full view.

FotoEvidence Award 2011 - Majid Saeedi

2011-03-24T12:32:00.003-04:00

Congratulations to Majid Saeedi, a finalist in 2011 FotoEvidence Award.

LightBox - Photo blog by Time magazine

2011-03-14T10:22:00.003-04:00

Time magazine introduced a new photo blog titled LightBox.

Click on the image for a link.

The Stolen Scream - Even seen in Iran

2011-03-08T17:40:00.004-05:00

A very interesting story about copyright issues and a single photo stolen over the internet. Photographer Noam Galai talks about the discovery of his photograph on a t-shirt, and on the walls all over the world, including Iran.

The Stolen Scream: A Story About Noam Galai from FStoppers on Vimeo.

Shirin Neshat models for fashion designer Ohne Titel

2011-02-10T18:19:00.001-05:00

Click on the image below to see a video of the shoot.

Listen by Newsha Tavakolian

2011-02-07T15:25:00.003-05:00

A powerful portrait series and video by Newsha Tavakolian titled "Listen."

For video click on the image.

Iranian Newspaper Use of Photoshop

2011-01-24T17:22:00.002-05:00

Iranian newspaper, Vatan Emrouz, uses of Photoshop to cover up more skin on the outfit of EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (left) during a photo-op with Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalil.

Behrouz Mehri Winning Photographs in HumanKind by NYPH

2011-01-21T19:09:00.002-05:00

Congratulations to Behrouz Mehri for his work in Pakistan.
To see the entries click on the image.

Vimeo Festival

2011-01-21T12:32:00.001-05:00

Click on the image to see the winners of Vimeo Festival winners.

Aslon Arfa book: Black Crack in Iran

2011-01-21T12:29:00.003-05:00

Black Crack in Iran Bookflip from powerHouse Books on Vimeo.

Canon

2011-01-19T14:11:00.001-05:00

Some really sad pictures! :(
Click on the image to see more and read the story.

Diary: 10 Years of War

2011-01-07T23:54:00.005-05:00

Diary (2010) from Tim Hetherington on Vimeo.

A powerful film produced and directed by photographer Tim Hetherington. Hetherington also produced a documentary titled Restrepo.

Shirin Neshat: Artist of the Decade

2010-12-31T12:47:00.003-05:00

G. Roger Denson, Art critic and essayist article on Iranian-American artist and photographer, Shirin Neshat, in The Huffington Post.

Life Pictures of the Year - 2010

2010-12-23T13:07:00.001-05:00

2010 pictures of the year by Life.

Newsweek Images of the Year

2010-12-18T23:39:00.003-05:00

A picture by Hossein Fatemi taken in Afghanistan is selected by Newsweek as one of their images of the year.

Iranian Women Rugby Team in Italy

2010-12-18T12:45:00.002-05:00

Italian photographer, Abramo De Licio, photo essay on Iranian women rugby team in Italy.

UNICEF photo of the year - 2nd Place Majid Saeedi

2010-12-18T12:40:00.004-05:00

Congratulations to Majid Saeedi for winning the 2nd place in UNICEF photo of the year.

Best of 2010 Photos

2010-12-14T21:40:00.003-05:00

Iconic pictures of 2010 by AP (link)

Best 2010 from Time magazine (link)

Book - 1979

2010-12-12T20:18:00.003-05:00

Just recently I came across a photography book by Iranian-German photographer, Maziar Moradi titled "1979."
To see his work and the photographs from the book visit his site at:
http://www.maziar-moradi.de/books/1979/
On Amazon.

Aks Online 2010 Photography Competition

2010-11-21T17:22:00.002-05:00

Aks Online, a nonprofit organization established in 2009 by a group of young photojournalists in Iran presents its first annual photography competition. The award is called 'Sheed' which means light in Farsi. For more information please check www.aksonline.ir.

Best of 2010 by Reuters

2010-11-17T13:44:00.001-05:00

Reuters selected 50 of their best images for 2010 here.

Joop Masterclass session with Antonin Kratochvil

2010-11-16T11:07:00.001-05:00

Click on the image to see a video of 2010 Joop Swart masterclass with Antonin Kratochvil.

Images of Hajj from 1885

2010-11-16T11:05:00.003-05:00

Rare photographs and sound recordings of Mecca by Dutchman Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje 1885.
Click on the image to see the video.

Vintage photography from Iran

2010-11-03T16:31:00.001-04:00

Vintage photography in Iran from the first half of the twentieth century.
Click here for the link.

Hossein Fatemi on Panos

2010-11-02T11:32:00.002-04:00

Panos interview with Hossein Fatemi here.

Hossein Fatemi in Afghanistan

2010-10-14T10:43:00.003-04:00

Iranian photographer Hossein Fatemi in Afghanistan on Persian BBC.

Saudi Arabia Photoshops Mariah Carey

2010-10-09T20:40:00.002-04:00

SAUDI Arabia’s Council Of Faith and Morals altered Mariah Carey’s album covers to make them less sexy.

Egyptian Newspapers Attempt at Photoshop

2010-09-17T10:31:00.003-04:00

Al Ahrem newspaper in Egypt doctored a White House meeting photo and an Egyptian blogger made a note of it here.

Newsha Tavakolian in The New York Times Lens Blog

2010-09-09T09:04:00.004-04:00

Click on the image to see a great blog post in The New York Times Lens blog on Newsha Tavakolian's work.

Morteza Nikoubazl in MSNBC

2010-09-05T11:32:00.002-04:00

Photo by Reuters' photographer Morteza Nikoubazl, in MSNBC Week in Pictures.

Photo Blog

2010-08-31T20:54:00.001-04:00

A photo-blog by Iranian photographer Mohsen Shahmardi:
http://mohsenshahmardi.tumblr.com/

Face of Money

2010-08-17T10:53:00.000-04:00

Fascinated by the symbols of power that appear on paper currency worldwide, Japanese-Italian photojournalist Naoki Tomasini, has produced a series of extreme close-ups of the intricate artwork on bills.
See more here.

Getty Kills Photoshoped Photo and Drops the Photographer

2010-07-20T12:25:00.003-04:00

Read the full story here.

VII and MSF - Starved for Attention

2010-06-21T12:12:00.002-04:00

Click on the image to go to the website.

Iconic Photographs in LEGO

2010-06-11T14:01:00.005-04:00

Iconic images in LEGO, see more here.

Makhonik - ماخونیک

2010-05-29T00:06:00.002-04:00

Makhonik.
Gallery opening in Tehran.
See more here: http://potin.ir/?p=2218
and here: http://potin.ir/?p=2234

Publish Post

Reuters Retracts PhotoShop Image

2010-05-20T11:38:00.003-04:00

Reuters Retracts Icelandic Volcano Photo. Click on the image to read more.

David Burnett's blog

2010-05-14T09:22:00.006-04:00

I found this photo of David Burnett (the one on the back) on his blog. It was taken almost 30 years ago in Tehran during the Islamic revolution. The photographer in the middle is Oliver Rebott.
Links
David's blog: http://werejustsayin.blogspot.com/
David's website: http://www.davidburnett.com/
David on Digital Journalist: http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0909/44-days-a-revolution-revisited.html
Contact Press agency which started by David: http://www.contactpressimages.com/

Apocalipsis by Alvaro Ybarra Zavala

2010-04-26T21:40:00.003-04:00

Alvaro Ybarra Zavala's new book Apocalipsis.
An amazing book which can be seen on line.

Exhibition by Reza in Paris

2010-04-26T09:56:00.005-04:00

Exhibition Reza
"Chemins Parallèles"
Paris - Luxembourg Station RER B
Date: April 27, 2010 to September 12, 2010

Sony World Photography Award

2010-04-23T10:57:00.002-04:00

Congratulations to Iranian photographer, Mohammad Golchi, for a winning photograph in this year's Sony World Photography award.
Here is a link on Guardian. Here is a link for the award.

Time's Henry Luce Award

2010-04-15T22:57:00.003-04:00

Time magazine Henry Luce Award. Three amazing photography.
Click on the image.

Leica Camera Site - Pictures From Around the World

2010-04-13T23:06:00.003-04:00

In anticipation of their new camera Leica has introduced a new site with images from around the world. (click on the image)

Iran Memoir by Magnum's Paolo Pellegrin

2010-04-06T21:09:00.005-04:00

Click on the image to see a multimedia presentation titled "Iranian Memoir" by Paolo Pellegrin of Magnum.

Best of Photojournalism - NPPA BOP 2010

2010-03-22T12:59:00.003-04:00

NPPA BOP Winners are being announced. Click on the image for the link.

Obama's Nowruz Message

2010-03-20T09:18:00.001-04:00

Click on the image to watch the message.

Happy 1389

2010-03-20T09:15:00.004-04:00

Reza wins ICP Infinity Awards

2010-03-18T13:50:00.003-04:00

Reza wins Infinity Awards for Photojournalism by International Center of Photography.

News from WHNPA

2010-03-17T13:56:00.002-04:00

News from White House News Photographers Association. Click on the image for the link.

تجلیل از نوروز در دستور کار کنگره آمریکا قرار گرفت

2010-03-14T22:24:00.002-04:00

For the full article in Farsi, click on the image.

Norouz at British Museum

2010-03-14T21:34:00.002-04:00

If you are in London, this seems like a great event.
Happy Norouz.

Days Japan International Winners Announced

2010-03-09T10:23:00.003-05:00

Click here to see the winners.

Canon New F4L Coffee Mug

2010-03-09T06:00:00.001-05:00

Nowruz is Official Now

2010-03-08T13:04:00.005-05:00

According to BusinessWeek; UN Officially Recognizes March 21 as International Nowruz Day (Story Here).

Here is the United Nations press release (Click Here).

Digital Modification - WPP Disqualification

2010-03-06T06:41:00.002-05:00

World Press Photo disqualifies photo.
Read the story here.

Introducing The New document IRAN Website

2010-03-01T22:15:00.004-05:00

We are very happy to announce the launch of our new website.
To visit document IRAN Images please click here: www.documentiran.com

Behind the Scenes with National Geographic

2010-02-26T13:44:00.000-05:00

RARE: Behind the Scenes from Joel Sartore on Vimeo.

The Eyes of History 2010 - WHNPA winners

2010-02-18T09:36:00.002-05:00

Click here for the Eyes of History 2010, White House News Photographers Association winners.

POY international winner for "Civil Defiance"

2010-02-18T09:08:00.002-05:00

To see the winners, click here. POYi judging is ongoing live everyday.

Pictures of the Year International - POYi 2010

2010-02-17T00:14:00.003-05:00

Live judging started this week and will go on through March 5th.
To log and view live judging click here, and to see the winners click here.

World Press Photo

2010-02-16T13:41:00.003-05:00

Pietro Masturzo from Italy wins the top award for 2010 World Press Photo. Here is an article in the Telegraph.

Nice Photo by Hamid Forootan

2010-02-14T16:40:00.006-05:00

A very nice photo by Hamid Forootan of Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) shot during the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran. To see the rest of the images click here.

James Nachtwey in Haiti

2010-02-11T09:27:00.002-05:00

Here is a photo essay by VII photographer, James Nachtwey in Haiti. Click on the images to see the story.

New Pictures from 9/11

2010-02-11T09:22:00.003-05:00

Newly released images taken by the New York Police Department during the events of 9/11 shows a birds eye view of the collapse of World Trade Center buildings.
For the rest of these photographs check this article in The New York Times.

Vehicle Bomb in Kabul - Simply Amazing

2010-01-18T22:53:00.003-05:00

Reuters video showing amazing bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Canon - 5200 mm F/14 lens

2010-01-07T08:00:00.000-05:00

The Year in Pictures by The New York Times

2009-12-23T10:49:00.002-05:00

2009: The year in pictures by The New York Times.

Platon - Portrait of Power

2009-12-01T15:58:00.004-05:00

British born American based portrait photography Platon was commission by the New Yorker magazine to do a series of portraits of heads of states during the last United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
Platon is a great artist and his pictures are world class for world leaders.
Click on the image to left to get a link to a multimedia of his pictures.

Video of John Limbert, American Hostage from 30 Years Ago

2009-11-09T00:21:00.004-05:00

This video is from Ayatollah Khamenei's website showing former American hostage John Limbert speaking Farsi with Ayatollah Khamenei. Limbert at the time was working for the U.S. embassy as the Iranian students took over the complex. Ayatollah Khamenei was not yet Iran's Supreme Leader.

13 Aban in Tehran - 30 years later

2009-11-04T20:32:00.003-05:00

A great photo by Abedin Taherkenareh on the cover of today's The New York Times Lens blog.

National Geographic - Amazing Chimps Photo

2009-10-31T10:44:00.001-04:00

In this amazing photograph taken by Monica Szczupider, show the burial of a chimp named Dorothy.
After a hunter killed her mother, Dorothy was sold as a “mascot” to an amusement park in Cameroon. For the next 25 years she was tethered to the ground by a chain around her neck, taunted, teased, and taught to drink beer and smoke cigarettes for sport. In May 2000 Dorothy was rescued and relocated. As her health improved, her deep kindness surfaced. She mothered an orphaned chimp named Bouboule and became a close friend to many others, including Jacky, the group’s alpha male, and Nama, another amusement-park refugee. On September 23, 2008, Dorothy, who was in her late 40s, died of congestive heart failure. (The story in National Geographic magazine blog)

Documenting Pollution by Chris Jordan

2009-10-28T18:08:00.005-04:00

Chris Jordan's photographs of albatross chicks were made in Fall of 2009 on Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific Ocean. The nesting babies are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young. On this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway from starvation, toxicity, and choking.

To document this phenomenon as faithfully as possible, Jordan did move not a single piece of plastic in any of these photographs. Nor anything was manipulated, arranged, or altered in any way. These images depict the actual stomach contents of baby birds in one of the world's most remote marine sanctuaries, more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent. To see Jordan's pictures please visit his site here.

In Whose Name? by Abbas

2009-10-28T11:05:00.004-04:00

In Whose Name? is a collection of photographs taken by Magnum photographer Abbas from the Muslim world since the events of the 9/11. A selection of Abbas' work can be seen on Magnum in Motion website here.

World Press Photo and 2010 World Cup

2009-10-26T21:49:00.002-04:00

The people at the World Press Photo have partnered with other folks as they get ready for the World Cup 2010. The upcoming World Cup will be the first ever in the continent of Africa. They have created a site called Road To 2010. Check it out here.

Georgia by Magnum Photographers

2009-10-13T14:07:00.004-04:00

Follow ten of Magnum photographers in a photo journey through Georgia in this website which includes a book.

Lauren Greenfield leaves VII Photo

2009-10-08T12:38:00.005-04:00

Photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield, a member of the elite photo agency VII Photo since 2002, has left the agency.
“It was a really exciting group of people and I’m really proud of all we did there,” Greenfield said in an interview Monday. “But my work and world has changed in the last seven years.”
Greenfield said she will join a new multi-platform management and production company run by her husband, Frank Evers, who was VII’s managing director from 2005 to 2008. The new company will be launching in a few weeks, Greenfield said.
Greefield's Website: www.laurengreenfield.com.

With the departure of Greenfield and last year's exit of Eugene Richards, VII membership has shifted away from social documentary work and toward conflict photojournalism. VII members now include Marcus Bleasdale, Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Joachim Ladefoged, Christopher Morris, James Nachtwey, Franco Pagetti, Stephanie Sinclair and John Stanmeyer, as well as the archive of Alexandra Boulat, who died in 2007. Twelve additional photographers are part of the VII Network program.

Book on Iran - 44 Days (More David Burnett)

2009-09-27T22:03:00.002-04:00

Here is an article on NPR and more photos from David Burnett's book on the Islamic Revolution titled, 44 Days. Click on the image to get the link.

At the UN General Assembly

2009-09-21T21:49:00.015-04:00

Today I ran into Hasan Sarbakhshian outside the United Nations in New York City. We spent the day waiting in line (over 1:30 hours) to get U.N. credentials. We then checked the empty General Assembly room where we played politicians!
The 64th General Assembly at U.N. will start on Wednesday. Iranian delegations are arriving on Tuesday afternoon.

Cobis Turns 20

2009-09-18T23:40:00.002-04:00

Corbis turns 20 this year. In Corbis' 20 years, it has not made any profit for his founder Bill Gates. Yes THAT Bill Gates. Gates privately owns this corporation which is the second largest stock image agency in the world followed by Getty Images.
To commemorate this anniversary, Corbis has put together a special site (click here). I am one of Corbi's contributors in New York. The photo on the left happens to be one of mine!

Ahmadinejad First Foreign Press Interview After his Reelection

2009-09-18T23:28:00.003-04:00

Click on the photo to view the full interview on the New York Times website.

Book on Iran - 44 Days

2009-09-18T23:11:00.004-04:00

David Burnett, one of the founders of Contact Press Images, spent 44 days in Iran during the Iranian Islamic Revolution. David's latest book is a witness to his documentation of the bloody events that took place during his stay.
I spoke with David during this year's Visa pour l'Image. David is a master photographer who is also one of the nicests people you will ever meet. His memories of the streets of Tehran and phrases to get around after 30 years was impressive.
Here is a link about his book on the Digital Journalist site. Here is also a link on his own blog about the book.

A Brief History of Photo Fakery

2009-08-23T22:51:00.003-04:00

Interesting article and slideshow in the New York Times on fake and staged photos. of course Iran is included!

Rolling Shutter........I didn't even know.

2009-08-18T09:33:00.001-04:00

New York Times Article - Lament for a Dying Field: Photojournalism

2009-08-11T10:32:00.003-04:00

Here is an article in today's New York Times about the current state of "photojournalism" in the world.
I do believe that Iranian photographers are not suffering from the same issues, since most news gathering agencies are supported by the government.

Moon Landing - 40 years

2009-07-20T11:01:00.003-04:00

NASA, released newly digitized images of man's moon landing on the 40th anniversary of the voyage.
More images:
Check here for a link to The New York Times slideshow.
Check here for NASA's own images.

NY Times Lens Blog - Behrouz Mehri

2009-07-16T18:02:00.004-04:00

Today's The New York Times Lens Blog starts with a photo of AFP's Behrouz Mehri. The Times also took the time to make a mention of Mehri's front cover image from a month ago.
Click here to see the Lens blog.
Here is a link to his website.

Our World Now by Reuters

2009-07-15T22:21:00.003-04:00

If you have not seen this series of images by Reuters photographers from around the world you should. You can also buy the book.

Here is a photo by Morteza Nikoubazl. In fact Morteza has two photos back to back.

Click on the photo for the link.

Lens - A New Photo Blog

2009-05-20T17:43:00.005-04:00

Introducing LENS, a new photo blog by The New York Times.
While The New York Times has been cutting back sections of its printed newspaper, they are now introducing online sections with photography, video and visual journalism.

Newsweek Magazine New Design

2009-05-18T21:28:00.002-04:00

This week, the Newsweek magazine came out with a redesigned cover and website.

War in Underwear by David Guttenfelder

2009-05-12T22:11:00.006-04:00

Tokyo based AP photographer, David Guttenfelder, photo of American soldiers fighting Taliban in Afghanistan made the front page of The New York Times today.

What is interesting about this photo is the soldier on the left is wearing "I loved NY" boxer shorts. The soldier was sleeping as the fighting started. He only had time to put on his armored vest and helmet as he rushed to help his fellow soldiers.

100 Eyes - On-Line Magazine

2009-05-05T12:28:00.003-04:00

100 Eyes Magazine is an online source for documentary photography and workshops. In their latest issue, there is a nice picture story on children by Newsha Tavakolian.

World Press Photo Joop Masterclass 2009.

2009-05-04T12:42:00.004-04:00

Congratulations to Iranian photographer, Ali Akbar Shirjian, for being selected for Joop Swart Masterclass 2009.
You can see some of Shirjian's work here and here.

Click here to see the other photographers selected for the Joop Swart Masterclass.

Magnum Project - The Places We Live

2009-04-30T11:53:00.003-04:00

The Places We Live is a project done by Magnum on the growing population in urban areas living in slums.

Canon v. Nikon or Iran v. USA

2009-04-29T15:43:00.004-04:00

The left photo taken by Pete Souza, White House official press photographer and the right photo was taken by Hossien Fatemi of Fars News.
The winner is Canon!

White House Photographer - Pete Souza

2009-04-27T12:31:00.001-04:00

Magnum Multimedia by Thomas Dworzak

2009-04-24T11:08:00.002-04:00

A very simple yet nicely done multimedia piece in Magnum by Thomas Dworzak.

The Pulitzer Prize

2009-04-21T14:39:00.004-04:00

The Pulitzer Prize for 'Feature Photography' goes to Damon Winter of The New York Times and the prize for 'Breaking News Photography' to Patrick Farrell of The Miami Herald.

Related Links:
Damon Winter slide-show on The NY Times
Damon Winter website
Patrick Farrell story on Miami Herald
The Pulitzer Prize

Visura - On-line Magazine

2009-04-19T12:03:00.003-04:00

Check out Visura, an on-line photography magazine.
In this issue make sure to check Ed Kashi's project "Three."