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]

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 "Winner 2022: Kiana Hayeri – Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2022". Leica Oskar Barnack Award. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. "The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2020". Overseas Press Club. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  3. "Visionary Award 2020: Kiana Hayeri 14 May 2020". Tim Hetherington Trust. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  4. "Kiana Hayeri honored with the 2020 James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting". Online News Association. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  5. 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.
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