All Things Assyrian Photos of Iran 1979-2009 By Alfred Yaghobzadeh http://wwwpayvandcom Posted 2010-12-16 01:57 GMT Alfred Yaghobzadeh was born in a multicultural family of an Armenian father and Assyrian mother in Teheran, Iran In 1979 the Iranian revolution interrupted his university studies in interior design and incited him to begin photography in the streets of Teheran The turmoil in his country, the raging battles on the Iran-Iraq front were dramatic, cutting-edge events that Alfred covered with the passion, courage, drive, and youthful instinct of a 19-year-old This instinct guided the photographer in his choice of subjects covered as well as the agencies which represented his work, beginning with the Associated Press, then onto the Paris-based agencies, Gamma and Sygma, and finally, for the past 23 years, Sipa Press Iranian people in the holy city of Qom - 2008 Alfred's passion for his profession has taken him around the globe witnessing conflicts and news-breaking events He was wounded and taken hostage in Lebanon's civil war, covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for over l3 years, "captured history with no blood shed", as he says, as the first stones of the Berlin wall tumbled http://wwwainaorg/ata/20101215205745htm Page 1 of 13
Site of the former US embassy Tehran, Iran - 2007 He has covered wars, famine, feuds, political events, human crises in Somalia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Cuba,, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Mexico, India, the Philippines, Turkey, Armenia, Iraq, Russia, China, Sri Lanka While covering the Chechen conflict, Alfred was wounded by shrapnel from a tank shell which exploded but a few meters from him He was lucky to have survived the incident which could have proven fatal An Iranian Mullah shopping in the holy city of Qom -2008 The collapse of the Communist regime and the resulting new freedom to practice religion in Eastern Europe inspired Alfred to begin an exhaustive reportage on Christianity His impressive exploration of religious rites, rituals and traditions in more than 24 countries, spanned 10 years and culminated in numerous publications, exhibitions in Perpignan, Milan, and Budapest, and a 220-page book, "Christianity around the World" Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi's home - 2008 His early work in Iran is llustrated in 2 publications, "War Iran-Iraq", as well as "Faces of War" His assiduous coverage of Palestine and Israel was published in "Promised Peace" http://wwwainaorg/ata/20101215205745htm Page 2 of 13
Holy city of Qom - 2008 Alfred's pictures are rich portrayals of the many facets of humanity and the world in which it evolves His mastery of color is not only visible when he is capturing life and death situations, but evident in his feature work, his stunning images of Paris' haute couture fashion, or even his pictures of the Venice Carnaval Actress Hedieh Tehrani - 2006 His work has been recognised by international juries: he has been awarded the World Press Photo first prize, as well as first place in The American Overseas Press Club and the NPPA Best of Photojournalism Other awards have been discerned by the Internattiona Festival of Journalism and Scoop in Angers, and the Fuji Europe Awards He has also been a member of the World Press Photo jury Orkideh Hajivandi underground music - 2006 His award-winning photographs have graced the covers and inside pages of such prestigious international publications as Stern, Time, Geo, Newsweek, Paris Match, Elle, Life, El Pais, Sette, to name but a few http://wwwainaorg/ata/20101215205745htm Page 3 of 13
Kish Island - 2006 A park in central Tehran - 2008 A Kish Island beach - 2008 http://wwwainaorg/ata/20101215205745htm Page 4 of 13
A beach on Kish Island, in southern Iran - 2006 A woman with a loosely-tied head scarf - 2006 Supporters of former premier Mir Hossein Mousavi - 2009 Supporters of former premier Mir Hossein Mousav - 2009 http://wwwainaorg/ata/20101215205745htm Page 5 of 13
Supporters of defeated reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi - 2009 Opposition supporters defied a ban to stage a mass rally in Tehran - 2009 Iranian Basij members sit on motorcycles - 2009 http://wwwainaorg/ata/20101215205745htm Page 6 of 13
Iranian opposition protester throwing stones at armed Basij members - 2009 A man with the blood of Neda Agha-Soltan on his hand - 2009 College Bridge on Shahreza Avenue - 1979 http://wwwainaorg/ata/20101215205745htm Page 7 of 13
The Shah's army tank units parading down Shahreza Avenue -1979 A rioter holds up his bloody hands - 1979 Iranian woman on guard at Khordad - 1979 http://wwwainaorg/ata/20101215205745htm Page 8 of 13
Statue of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi - 1979 Iranian troops advancing in Bostan battle - 1981 A thirteen year old Basij fighter, Susangard Iraq-Iran war -1980 http://wwwainaorg/ata/20101215205745htm Page 9 of 13
People of Abadan evacuating Iraqi POW holds the picture of Ayatollah Khomeini, Khoramshar - 1982 http://wwwainaorg/ata/20101215205745htm Page 10 of 13
In Ahwaz cemetery, an uncle holds his nephew who lost his parents - 1981 Abadan cemetery - 1981 http://wwwainaorg/ata/20101215205745htm Page 11 of 13
Thousand of young boys were killed during this 8-year-long Iran-Iraq war Tehran - 1981 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini - 1980 < BBC: Iranian photographer Alfred Yaghobzadeh More photographs from Alfred Yaghobzadeh site Alfred s photographs at Sipa Press Hard cover book, Les Chrétiens du monde by Alfred Yaghobzadeh http://wwwainaorg/ata/20101215205745htm Page 12 of 13
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