Kiana Hayeri

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Kiana Hayeri (born in 1988) is an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist. [1] She has won the Robert Capa Gold Medal (2020), Tim Hetherington Visionary Award (2020), and Leica Oskar Barnack Award (2022).

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Life and work

Hayeri was born and grew up in Tehran, Iran. She emigrated to Toronto, Canada, as a teenager. As of 2022 she lived in Kabul, Afghanistan and works regularly for The New York Times and National Geographic . [1] Hayeri has also worked with Harper's Magazine, [2] BuzzFeed and Nike. [3]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Winner 2022: Kiana Hayeri – Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2022". Leica Oskar Barnack Award. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. ↑ "After decades of conflict, millions of women in Afghanistan are raising children on their own. Here are their stories". The Globe and Mail . 14 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Points of Play: A Safe Space for Women to Work Out".
  4. ↑ "The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2020". Overseas Press Club. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  5. ↑ "Visionary Award 2020: Kiana Hayeri 14 May 2020". Tim Hetherington Trust. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  6. ↑ "Kiana Hayeri honored with the 2020 James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting". Online News Association. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  7. ↑ Fang, Joyce (2022-11-03). "Iranian-Canadian photographer wins prestigious Leica award with stirring photos of Afghan women". The Straits Times. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  8. ↑ Elliott, Martha (2022-10-20). "Kiana Hayeri wins Leica photography award for series on Afghan women". Wallpaper . Retrieved 2023-09-27.


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