INDEPENDENT
PHOTOGRAPHER AND FILMMAKER
DATE OF BIRTH: 01/01/1981
NATIONALITY: Iraqi / Kurdish
LANGUAGE SKILLS: English, Arabic, Kurdish, and Farsi
CAREER SKILLS: Photojournalist, Producer, Cameraman and Editor
EDUCATION:
2008 The Photography Graduate
Institute/ London
EMPLOYMENT:
I have worked for and published my photos in these newspapers, magazines, agencies and websites:
New York Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Guardian Newspaper, Human Rights Watch, Chicago Tribune, Al-Sharql Awsat, World Press photo Magazine, Saudi Aramco World Magazine, The Washington Post, World Magazine, World Magazine, Outdoor Exploration, Informations, Verlag, Yahoo News, Zuma Press, Polaris images, NDR, Taw photography magazine, Kakh magazine, Kurdistani New, Aso newspaper, Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), The national newspaper, FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA-SAFOTO, Financial Times, Sipa Press, Jeune afrique magazine, Driknews agency, World News Network, UNHCR, USAtoday, UNDP and Al Arabiya channel etc.
EXHIBITION AND FESTIVAL:
2010 Contemporary Art Iraq RoleArt Exhibition in Manchester UK
2009 Solo Art Solo Heart Festival
Nottingham New Art Exchange. UK
2009 ArtRol Festival
Iraqi-Kurdistan
2009 Couleurs Cactus Et Le Reel
Iraqi Film Festival in Marseille- France
2009 Ballarat International Foto Biennale
Australia
2009 The International Photojournalism Festival of Perpignan-Visa pour l"ImageX
France
2009 Reel Festival – Bongo Club
Edinburgh, UK
2009 World Photography Masters Cup
America
2009 New York Photo Festival
America
2009 World Press Photo Festival
Netherlands
2009 PX3 Prix De La Photographie
Paris
2009 Zamwa Gallery Exhibition
Slemanya, Iraqi-Kurdistan
2008 World Press Photo Festival
Netherlands
2008 National Geography All Roda Young Photography Festival
USA
2006 Caroun Photo Club, First Annual Photography Exhibition
Tehran & Iran
2005 Baghdad Iraqi Memory Organisation Gallery in Green Zone
Iraq
