Abir Sultan (born 1985) is an Israeli photographer.

Biography

Sultan was born in Israel in 1985. He began to work as photographer in the

Israeli Army The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branc ...

's Spokesperson's Unit, documenting Israeli events such as the disengagement of the Jewish settlements from

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, Second Lebanon War and fighting in Gaza. After completing his military service, Sultan worked as a freelancer for Bluepress agency '' Yedioth Ahronoth'' newspaper. Sultan started to work in the Jerusalem based agency Flash90, providing photos for the ''Maariv'' newspaper. His photographs were published in newspapers and magazines around the world, including the '' Los Angeles Times,'' '' The New York Times,'' '' Le Monde,'' '' The Irish Times'' and '' ''Stern''.'' Sultan is currently a staff photographer for the

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Exhibitions

Group

*2009. "Chroniques Orientales". Polka Galerie, Paris. *2010. World Press Photo. *2012. Local Testimony 2012.

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. *2014. Tel Aviv Photo 2014. Pavilion 16. Tel Aviv. *2015. Local Testimony 2015.

Awards

*2014. Best Photos. EPA Awards. *2015. First Prize. Society and Community category. Local Testimony 2015. *2015. Nomination. Joop Swart Masterclass.

References

External links

Abir Sultan

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