Majid Saeedi ( fa, مجید سعیدی) is an Iranian
documentary photographer.
Early life
Saeedi was born and raised in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
. He started photography at sixteen and has photographed humanitarian issues in the
Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...
. Saeedi has appeared in international publications and won numerous awards.
Career
He has managed photography departments of various news agencies in Iran.
Majid won photography awards from around the world. He received the title of "The Best Photographer of Iran" eight times. His photos were published in international publications such as
''Times'',
''Spiegel'', ''Life'', ''
New York Times
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Washington Post
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Washington Times'', ''
Time Magazine
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'' and various Middle Eastern publications and online agencies. Majid has traveled to many countries in the Middle East and photographed injustice and atrocities. One photo story displayed the images of Afghan people whose lives have been affected by the decades of war in
Afghanistan
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.
Awards
* 2009 & 2005 POYi Awards, US
* 2010
UNICEF
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Award, (Germany)
* 2010 International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP), China
* 2010 Henri Nannen Award, Germany
* 2011 Lucie Award, US
* 2012
Robert F. Kennedy Award
The Robert F. Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism is a journalism award named after Robert F. Kennedy and awarded by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. The annual awards are issued in several categories and were esta ...
, US
* 2013
World Press Photo (WPP),
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* 2013 National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), US
* 2013 International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP), China
* 2013 RPS Wall Grant, Japan
* 2014 Master Award, Italy
* 2014 Foto Evidence Book Award, US
* 2014 Lucas Dolega Award, France
* 2015 Photo Reporter, France
Exhibitions
*
Siena
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The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...
Art Gallery, Italy 2016
* Goethe Gallery,
India
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2016
* Arp Museum, Germany 2015
* Esquina Gallery,
Marseilles
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
, France 2015
* Bronx Documentary Center, New York City 2015
* Charlwood Art Gallery, UK 2014
* Photo Museum Estonia, 2014
* la maison des photographs, Paris, France, 2014
* Lody Gallery,
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, Italy 2014
* Peace Foundation Special Review,
Bolzano
Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...
Italy, 2014
* Uk Gallery −2013
* 25th Anniversary of Visa Pour L’Image,
Perpignan
Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the ...
, France, 2013
* Reminder Photography Stronghold Wall Grant, Tokyo, Japan, 2013
* Photo Report/ Age Festival Pmarico,
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, Italy, 2013
* Noorderlicht Gallery,
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
, The Netherlands, 2012
* VII Gallery New York City, 2011
* And Plus 30 Group Exhibitions
Books
* Life in War, US
* Daily Life, France
References
External links
Majid Saeedi official website
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Iranian photographers
Living people
Documentary photographers
Photographers from Tehran
1974 births