Majid Saeedi
مجید سعیدی
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Tehran, Iran
OccupationPhotographer
Years active1989–present
Websitemajidsaeedi.com

Majid Saeedi (Persian: مجید سعیدی) (born 1974) is an Iranian documentary photographer.

Early life

Saeedi was born and raised in Tehran. He started photography at sixteen and has photographed humanitarian issues in the Middle East. Saeedi has appeared in international publications and won numerous awards.[1]

Career

He has managed photography departments of various news agencies in Iran.

Saeedi has won photography awards from around the world. He has received the title of "The Best Photographer of Iran" eight times. His photos havebeen published in international publications, including The Times, Der Spiegel, Life, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, Time, and various Middle Eastern publications and online agencies.[2]

Saeedi has traveled to many countries in the Middle East and photographed injustice and atrocities. One photo story displayed the images of Afghan people whose lives have been affected by the decades of war in Afghanistan.[3]

Awards

Exhibitions

Books

References

  1. ^ "Majid Saeedi | World Press Photo". worldpressphoto.org.
  2. ^ Sciolino, Elaine; Broad, William J. (31 August 2007). "Report Showing Rise in Iran's Nuclear Activity Exposes Split Between U.S. and U.N." The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Majid Saeedi". Time.
  4. ^ "Award of Excellence | Civil Defiance". poy.org.
  5. ^ "Majid Saeedi, Iran". unicef.de.
  6. ^ a b "Majid Saeedi". Annenberg Space for Photography.
  7. ^ "Majid Saeedi wins the second prize of the World Press Photo Contest 2013". Afghanistan Journalists Center.
  8. ^ "Q&A | To Shoot, 'with Love': Photojournalist Majid Saeedi". FRONTLINE – Tehran Bureau.
  9. ^ "Iran photo artist wins top French Award". Mehr News Agency. 20 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Award-winning 'Life in War' photo book now in Iran". IRNA English. 21 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Majid Saeedi – Global Photography". en.g-photography.net.
  12. ^ "SECOND WINNER OF RPS WALL GRANT – MAJID SAEEDI". 14 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Life in War: Photojournalist Majid Saeedi Honored in Italy". IranWire | خانه.
  14. ^ "FotoEvidence | Documenting Social Injustice". fotoevidence.com.
  15. ^ "Majid Saeedi, winner of the Lucas Dolega Award « Association Lucas Dolega".
  16. ^ "Majid Saeedi".
  17. ^ "Majid Saeedi".
  18. ^ a b c "Foundation for Democracy in Iran". iran.org.
  19. ^ "Instagramers Gallery Artists 2017 – and other news". 2 July 2017.
  20. ^ "Le régime d'Ahmadinejad m'a conduit à m'exiler". Ouest-France.fr. 24 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Majid Saeedi". World News.
  22. ^ "Peapreemia saanud foto meenutab Vietnami sõda | Õhtuleht". ohtuleht.ee.
  23. ^ Νικήτας, Στέφανος (8 December 2016). "Majid Saeedi: Ο φωτογράφος που απαθανατίζει το βασανισμένο Αφγανιστάν (pics)". CNN.gr.
  24. ^ Saeedi, Majid; Kashi, E. D. (16 October 2014). Life in War: Daily Life in Afghanistan. ISBN 978-0989486613.

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