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  • Magnum photographer defends images of teenage gang rape victim after humanitarian organisation removes them from website

    Magnum photographer defends images of teenage gang rape victim after humanitarian organisation removes them from website

    Magnum photographer defends images of teenage gang rape victim after humanitarian organisation removes them from website

    After controversy on social media surrounding Newsha Tavakolian’s photographs of East Congo, Médecins Sans Frontières announces internal review

    via The Art Newspaper – International art news and events: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/05/20/magnum-photographer-defends-images-of-teenage-gang-rape-victim-after-humanitarian-organisation-removes-them-from-website

    The celebrated Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian has defended herself against accusations of unethical practice after publishing a series of identifiable images of African teenage rape survivors made while on assignment for the international humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

  • Turning Points: Life-Changing Moments by Magnum Photographers – Photographs and texts courtesy of Magnum Photos | LensCulture

    https://www.lensculture.com/articles/magnum-photos-turning-points-life-changing-moments-by-magnum-photographers
    From iconic images of major world events, to intimate moments of pleasure and delight — here is an outstanding selection of remarkable images from Magnum Photos — each with a personal story.

  • Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 7 February, 2020 – Photojournalism Now

    Photojournalism Now: Friday Round Up – 7 February, 2020
    For those of us who work in journalism the myth of the cavalier photojournalist who rushes toward conflict with zeal is well established. Robert Capa’s famous comment about photographers needing to get close to the action in order to capture the best picture is part of industry folklore. Don McCullin has spoken about the adrenalin rush of going to war, likening it to drug addiction. Tim Page’s antics during the Vietnam War have been immortalised in pop culture, Dennis Hopper’s character in the movie Apocalypse Now modelled on the British photographer. Yet while there are those who are lauded as celebrities, the vast majority of conflict photojournalists work in the background, committing themselves to covering some of the world’s darkest moments, to bearing witness to history, largely invisible to the outside world. Glory and money do not motivate them. In fact, these days it is more difficult to make ends meet than ever before. So what drives an individual to the frontline or to document the depths of human misery?

  • See Iran Coming Out of the Shadows | TIME

    See Iran Coming Out of the Shadows

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    Photographer Newsha Tavakolian takes us through the looking glass

  • Newsha Tavakolian Wins €100K Cultural Prize; Pledges to €45K to Help Refugees, Charities in Iran

    Newsha Tavakolian Wins €100K Cultural Prize; Pledges to €45K to Help Refugees, Charities in Iran

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    “Unfortunately it is hard for me to enjoy this prize as much as I would like to, seeing the region where I work and live in flames and tens of thousands seeking refuge in faraway lands,” the photographer said on her Facebook page, after the award was announced.

  • 2015 Magnum Nominees : The Future of Photojournalism – The Eye of Photography

    2015 Magnum Nominees : The Future of Photojournalism

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    From film-inspired Max Pinckers to war reporter Lorenzo Meloni, from Newsha Tavakolian’s insider’s view to the conceptual work of Richard Moose, from the lyrical Carolyn Drake to the classic approach of Matt Black, the six Magnum nominees for 2015 cover the full range of current documentary trends

  • Magnum Photos Blog

    Magnum 2015 Annual General Meeting

    Michael Christopher Brown has been made an Associate Member Carolyn Drake has been made a Magnum Nominee Matt Black has been made a Magnum Nominee Newsha Tavakolian has been made a Magnum Nominee Max Pinckers has been made a Magnum Nominee Richard Mosse has been made a Magnum Nominee Lorenzo Meloni has been made a Magnum Nominee

  • Newsha Tavakolian Believes Rule Changes to the Prix Carmignac Guarantee Her “Artistic Freedom” – The Eye of Photography

    Newsha Tavakolian Believes Rule Changes to the Prix Carmignac Guarantee Her “Artistic Freedom”

    Is the controversy over? Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian, winner of the fifth Prix Carmignac, has reversed her decision to return the award and its 50,000€ prize. 

  • Newsha Tavakolian versus Carmignac – The Eye of Photography

    Newsha Tavakolian versus Carmignac

    Today I am announcing that due to irreconcilable differences over the presentation of my work, I am returning the cash award and stepping down as the winner of the Carmignac Gestion Award for photojournalism 2014, canceling all my cooperation with this foundation and its patron, the French investment banker Edouard Carmignac.

  • Winner of the Prix Carmignac Returns Prize Money – The Eye of Photography

    Winner of the Prix Carmignac Returns Prize Money

    Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian claims that her report on her home country was a misrepresentation

  • Keeping True to an Iranian Vision, Minus Big Money

    Keeping True to an Iranian Vision, Minus Big Money

    “I had to make a choice between my artistic freedom and my dignity, or the glory of something that is not real or not mine when it comes to what kind of book do I have,” Ms. Tavakolian said in a phone interview from Tehran. “This is a universal subject, not just about Iran. It is a subject all photographers are facing, but they do not talk about it. This is the only thing I have. It’s my vision, my artistic freedom.”

  • The Guide: August 2013 Edition


    Link: The Guide: August 2013 Edition – LightBox

    LightBox presents our monthly round-up of the best books, exhibitions and ways to experience photography beyond the web—from Carrie Levy’s exhibition in North Carolina and Gabriel Orozco’s latest show in Edinburgh, to Newsha Tavakolian in Los Angeles and England based Trolley Books’ look back at their first ten years.

  • Through Story, a Look into Iran: Newsha Tavakolian’s Portraiture

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    Link: Through Story, a Look into Iran: Newsha Tavakolian’s Portraiture – LightBox

    “I used to think that photographers should travel to wars and earthquakes to capture suffering, but its much harder to portray the atmosphere of those suffering in their normal lives,” she says. “When my heart hurts for someone, even my sister or neighbor, I want to tell their story.”

  • Nine pros talk about the present and future economics of a photography career


    Link: Rob Galbraith DPI: Nine pros talk about the present and future economics of a photography career

    The photographers interviewed include photojournalists such as Ed Kashi of the VII Agency and Peter Van Agtmael of Magnum, fashion photographer Peter Stigter, Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian, and others

  • On Assignment: Covering Tehran – Lens Blog

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    On Assignment: Covering Tehran – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com    :

    Newsha Tavakolian, a 28-year-old photographer who was born and raised in Tehran, has been covering Iran for Polaris Images since 2001 and has also worked as a freelancer for The Times since 2004.

  • New Group Unites Six Women Photojournalists

    From PDN: With the guidance of photographer Gary Knight of the VII agency, the six women have formed a new group called EVE Photographers to create and promote social documentary photojournalism. They will collaborate on projects and post their best work on a group web site. The photographers are Marizilda Cruppe (in Brazil), Agnès Dherbeys (Thailand), Bénédicte Kurzen (South Africa), Justyna Mielnikiewicz (Georgia), Lourdes Segade (Spain) and Newsha Tavakolian (Iran). Here.