Reza (photographer)

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Reza Deghati

Reza Deghati (* 1952 in Tabriz , Iran ) is a French-Iranian photojournalist . He works under the name Reza ( Persian رضا).

Career

Deghati was born in Tabriz , Iran and studied architecture at the University of Tehran . He began his career with the photographic documentation of the political development of Iran. Due to his critical stance, he spent several years in prison and went into exile in 1981. Deghati is now a French citizen and lives in Paris.

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Reza is recognized worldwide as a highly respected photojournalist and has published articles in many prestigious international magazines ( Newsweek , Time Magazine , National Geographic Magazine , GEO ). During his work, he traveled to several countries and published articles on the Bosporus , the Great Wall of China , Lebanon , Afghanistan , Rwanda , Sarajevo , the Central Asian steppes and the Empty Quarter in Arabia. He always focuses on the situation of the local population and documents social grievances.

In addition to his work as a photojournalist, he gives lectures and workshops at universities, for example in Stanford , Washington , Southern California, at the Sorbonne in Paris , in Beijing and in Istanbul .

He gives lectures, among others at UNESCO and the National Geographic Society .

In 1991 Reza and his brother founded the Webistan Photo Agency , which not only represents Reza but also other photographers.

In 1990/91 Reza worked as an advisor to the United Nations in Afghanistan in the context of humanitarian aid for the war-torn country. The impressions gained in this way led to the founding of AINA in 2001, an organization with the objective of "growth of civilization through actions in the field of education (especially for children and women), information and communication" (»[AINA] contributes to the emergence of civil society through actions in the area of ​​education (particularly focusing on women and children), information and communication. «).

Awards (selection)

In 1983 and 1986 Reza took second place in the selection of the "World Press Photo".

In 1996 he received the UNICEF Hope Prize for his work in Rwandan refugee camps.

In November 2005 Reza received the title of “Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mérite”, the French award for special merits, from the French President Jacques Chirac .

Since May 2009 he has been an honorary doctor of the American University of Paris (AUP) .

literature

  • Paix en Galilée, Beyrouth , Les Editions de Minuit, 1983
  • Air Race Around the World , Imax, 1992
  • Kurds: The Smothered Song , Benteli, 1995
  • Massoud, des Russes aux talibans, 20 ans de résistance afghane , n ° 1, 2001
  • Eternal Afghanistan , Editions du Chêne et Unesco, 2002
  • Plus loin sur la Terre , Hors Collection, 2002
  • The hidden Buddha , Knesebeck, 2003
  • Destins Croisés - Carnets d'un reporter photographe , Editions Hors Collection, 2003
  • Insouciances , Castor & Pollux, 2004
  • Sur les Routes de la Soie , Hoebeke, 2007
  • 100 photos pour la Liberté de la Presse , Reporters Sans Frontières, 2008
  • Reza War + Peace , National Geographic, 2008
  • Chemins parallèles , Hoebeke, 2009

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c biography at National Geographic
  2. ↑ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98202970
  3. ↑ See e.g. B. the press release of the University of Missouri, Columbia as part of the 2006 Medal of Honor (English, last accessed April 27, 2010)
  4. ↑ see e.g. B. the biography of Dirck Halstead
  5. ↑ Webistan Photo Agency website
  6. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.webistan.com
  7. ↑ official website of AINA (in English, last accessed on April 27, 2010) ( Memento of the original of September 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ainaworld.com
  8. ↑ see also: Project presentation at National Geographic (in English, last accessed on April 26, 2010)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.actionatlas.org  
  9. ↑ http://www.archive.worldpressphoto.org/search/layout/result/indeling/detailwpp/form/wpp/start/32/q/ishoofdafbeelding/true/trefwoord/year/1983
  10. ↑ http://www.archive.worldpressphoto.org/search/layout/result/indeling/detailwpp/form/wpp/start/33/q/ishoofdafbeelding/true/trefwoord/year/1986
  11. ↑ a b Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / lucieawards.com
personal data
SURNAME Reza
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Deghati, Reza (full name); رضا (Persian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Franco-Iranian photojournalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Tabriz , Iran