Hasan Sarbakhshian
photographer
hasan@hasanpix.com
www.hasanpix.com
Professional Activities
1995 to present Tehran, Iran
Photographer
U.S. Associated Press news agency (1999-2009)
My photos has been published in New York Times,
Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, Economist and many other international newspapers and magazines
Editor & Photographer
Zanan (Women) Monthly Magazine
director of photo agency of the Cultural Heritage News agency CHN
Yas-e-No Daily Newspaper
Payam-e-Emrouz Monthly Magazine
Hayat-e-No Daily Newspaper
Sobh-e-Emrouz Daily Newspaper
Tehran University, TV Advertising Group
Exhibition Curator
165 years of Iranian photography at the musee du quai Branly
http://www.photoquai.fr/en/exhibitions/musee-du-quai-branly.html
30 Years of Iranian Photojournalism, Paris, France (2009)
Secretary of Festival
“Iranian Carpet†Photography Festival (2009) Tehran
Firoozeh International Photography Festival (2008)Tabriz
Soureh News Photo Festival (2007) Tehran
Member of Jury
Mahshahr Photo Contest (2007 & 2008)
International Festival on Unity (2008)
Tehran’s Municipality Festival (2008)
“Travel by Train†Photo Contest (2008)
“Women and Urban Life†Photo Contest (2008)
Tehran International Biennial (2006)
Kaveh Golestan Photojournalism Festival (2005)
Annual Journalism Festival (2004)
Exhibitions
UNESCO Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon (2008)
Peng Gallery, Mainz, Germany (2008)
Mah-e-Mehr Gallery, Tehran, Iran (2006)
Mirab Gallery, Tabriz, Iran (2005)
Golestan Gallery, Tehran, Iran (2004)
Participant in more than 100 national and international group exhibitions (1995- 2009)
Publications
“Time Pulse†(2005)
The book “Time Pulse†was published in both English and Persian, 160 pages and 121 photos covering events in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and the Athens Olympics in 2004.
The preface was contributed by Dr. Shahidul Alam, the head of the jury of the World Press Photo in 2000 and Jim Muir, the former BBC correspondent in Iran
Recent Projects
Iranian Jews (2006-2009)
A very first and unique work on the life of 30,000 Iranian Jewish minorities with more than 2700 years history. This minority is now on the edge of disappearing. More than 70 locations all around Iran were included in this project and its book is ready to be published.
This project cooperated by Mrs. Parvaneh Vahidmaneh.
Iranian 10th presidential election and its aftermath (2009)
Unique documentary short video movie of June 12th Presidential Election, its campaigns, demonstrations, injured people in clash with riot- police and trials of protectors in revolutionary courts. An amazing package of my pictures with other Iranian photographers will be shown in this movie.
Education
Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
B.A., Art & Photography (1994-1998)
Honors
Winner of “Kaveh Golestan†photojournalism’s Festival award (2004)
Winner of “Dialogue†Photo Contest (2004)
Winner of Annual Journalism Festival Award for Three Times (1998,1999 & 2001)
Winner of Iran National Photo Festival Awards (1995)
Winner of Tehran International Festival Awards (1996)
Winner of Nationwide Iranian Universities Contest (1996)
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