Hossein Fatemi | |
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 Hossein Fatemi in 2021 (photo by Kia Adl) | |
| Born | 1980 |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Agent | Panos Pictures |
| Notable work |
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| Website | www |
Hossein Fatemi (born 1980, Ardabil, Iran) is an Iranian photojournalist. He received the 2nd place World Press Photo Award in 2017, [1] and the Picture of the Year International (POYi) in 2016 [2] and 2014 [3] in two categories. He is a member of Panos Pictures since 2010. [4]
Hossein began his journey as a photojournalist covering politics and social events in his native Iran at the age of 17. Between 2006 and 2008 he covered the wars in Lebanon and Georgia respectively and in 2009 he moved to Afghanistan where he documented the American ground operation and the lives of ordinary Afghans in the aftermath of years of constant war. [5]
Hossein's work has been exhibited widely and his travels have taken him around the world including: Pakistan, Armenia, Turkey, Iraq, Russia, India, Somalia, Kenya and Bangladesh. [6] He has won a World Press Photo Award [1] for his long-term work on Iran, numerous awards at the China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP), [7] the Pictures of the Year International (POYi) [8] and the DAYS Japan International Photojournalism Awards. [8] [9]
He currently lives in New York covering human rights, social, environmental and political issues. [10] [11] His photographs have been published in numerous national and international journals including Newsweek , New York Times , Time , The Guardian , and Washington Post . The documentary Exposed is in production by Hassan Khademi covering his life story as an Iranian photojournalist. [12]
During the 2022-2023 protests sparked by the tragic death of Mahsa "Jina" Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman arrested by the Islamic Republic's morality police, Hossein provided crucial support to Iranian photographers documenting the unrest. With the support of Iranians of all ages, genders, and ethnicities, the protests spread from Amini's hometown of Saqqez throughout the country. It responded by disrupting internet access, intimidating journalists, and violently suppressing the uprisings. As hospitals are controlled by the regime, anyone injured during the protests risks arrest and further abuse when seeking medical treatment.
As part of a project titled "Woman, Life, Freedom," Hossein's team captured images and video of the nurse as well as local photojournalists assigned to cover her story during this volatile time. This project was recognized in the 2023 Asia Photo Contest, Open Format World Press Photographers. As a result of security concerns, the photographers who captured these poignant images chose to remain anonymous. Hossein is only identified as the Story Executive Producer of the team. [13]
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