Cultures of Resistance

Born in 1969, Abbas Kowsari started his career as a journalist in 1994 and worked for a number of Persian language and English newspapers in Tehran. Over the years he has participated in several photo-journalistic exhibitions and won prizes, including the first prize in the 'Association of Iranian Photographer's Competition' in 1997. He has also worked with the AFP and other foreign news agencies.

He captures the less obvious happenings in the world around him, and makes them captivating by his humour.

Javad Montazeri is a founding member of 135 PHOTOS, a photo agency in Tehran.

Education:

• Bachelor degree in photography from Azad University of Art in Tehran.

Photographer:

• Gozaresh-e-rooz newspaper 1997
• Zan newspaper 1998
• Payame-emrooz magazine 1997-01
• Reuters news agency 1998-00.

Photo Editor

• Khordad newspaper 1998-99
• Fath newspaper 2000.

Exhibitions:

• "Photography Students Group Exhibition" at Iranian Photographers Center. Tehran, Iran 1996.
• "Iranian Photographic Rrevelution" exhibition. Paris, France 2001.
• "A window to the Iranian contemporary photography". Tehran, Iran, summer 2001.
• "Iranian Photographic View" exhibition. Tehran Iran 2002

Awards:

• Special prize from 2nd. Iranian Art Students Festival , 1994
• Special prize from 4th International Photo Festival of the Child and Young Adult 1996
• Honorable mention from 1st. Iranian Students Festival -1997
• Candidate for best photo of the year - 1998
• First prize from 6th Iranian Newspapers & Magazines Festival as best photographer of the year - 1999

Milad Payami working as a photographer since 2004 with newspapers and news agencies. Holder of a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering graduated from Azad University of Tehran in 2002.

Working Experience:

• working as photojournalist in "Iran varzeshi" Sports newspaper
• working as photojournalist in "Shargh" Newspaper
• working as photojournalist in "Roozegar" newspaper
• working as photojournalist in "Fars" News Agency (NOW)
• working as photojournalist in "Etemad" newspaper (NOW)
• working as photojournalist in "Tehran Today" newspaper
• working as photo-editor in "Final Shoot" Weekly sports magazine

Exhibitions:

• Group Exhibition of "tasvir-e Sal" in "Khaneh Honarmandan"(House of Artists) in Tehran , 2005
• Group Exhibition of "Way to World Cup 2006" in Press Annual festival in Tehran , 2006
• Group Exhibition of "2nd Sports Photo Festival" in Tehran , 2006
• Group Exhibition of "tasvir-e Sal" in "Khaneh Honarmandan"(House of Artists) in Tehran , 2006

Awards:

• Winner of 1st Prize in Sports Photography in "Annual Press Festival" in Iran?, 2005
• Best Sports Photographer of the year in www.doorbin.net in Iran?, 2006
• Winner of 1st Prize in "2nd Sports Photo Festival" in Iran?, 2006
• Winner of Best Photo in Theater Writers Association in Iran, 2006

Born in 1969, Abbas Kowsari started his career as a journalist in 1994 and worked for a number of Persian language and English newspapers in Tehran. Over the years he has participated in several photo-journalistic exhibitions and won prizes, including the first prize in the 'Association of Iranian Photographer's Competition' in 1997. He has also worked with the AFP and other foreign news agencies.

He captures the less obvious happenings in the world around him, and makes them captivating by his humour.

Morteza Nikoubazl was born in Tehran in 1974 and studied art and photography there. Nikoubazl started work as a freelance photographer for Iranian daily and weekly newspapers then moved to the United Arab Emirates newspaper Gulf News. In 1999 he began working with the Reuters team as a stringer and now works exclusively with Reuters Tehran team.

Most important assignments: Earthquake in Bam, south-eastern Iran 2003-2004. Earthquake in Khorramabad province, south of Iran 2005. LebanonÕs Hizbollah-Israel conflict 2006.

Milad Payami working as a photographer since 2004 with newspapers and news agencies. Holder of a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering graduated from Azad University of Tehran in 2002.

Working Experience:

• working as photojournalist in "Iran varzeshi" Sports newspaper
• working as photojournalist in "Shargh" Newspaper
• working as photojournalist in "Roozegar" newspaper
• working as photojournalist in "Fars" News Agency (NOW)
• working as photojournalist in "Etemad" newspaper (NOW)
• working as photojournalist in "Tehran Today" newspaper
• working as photo-editor in "Final Shoot" Weekly sports magazine

Exhibitions:

• Group Exhibition of "tasvir-e Sal" in "Khaneh Honarmandan"(House of Artists) in Tehran , 2005
• Group Exhibition of "Way to World Cup 2006" in Press Annual festival in Tehran , 2006
• Group Exhibition of "2nd Sports Photo Festival" in Tehran , 2006
• Group Exhibition of "tasvir-e Sal" in "Khaneh Honarmandan"(House of Artists) in Tehran , 2006

Awards:

• Winner of 1st Prize in Sports Photography in "Annual Press Festival" in Iran?, 2005
• Best Sports Photographer of the year in www.doorbin.net in Iran?, 2006
• Winner of 1st Prize in "2nd Sports Photo Festival" in Iran?, 2006
• Winner of Best Photo in Theater Writers Association in Iran, 2006

Introduction:

Being a Photographer for 25 years

Experience:

• Photography for National Newspapers & Magazines in Iran. Such as: Kayhan International -Zan (woman) Newspaper, Science Magazine-Abrar Newspaper...etc
• Photography for U.N in Iran
• Benig a freelance Photographer
• Working with many Newspapers in Europe and America
• Cooperating with some agencies such as:
  • Gamma press, sipa press in France -Ina press in sweden
  • Zuma press in U.S.A

Projects:

• Some projects on news photography & documentary
• Some collections
  • Iranian young women and sports
  • Iranian Kurds ceremony (Pire-Shaliar)
  • Iranian presidents(Mohamad Khatami- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)
  • Iranian old Religious ceremony (Taziyeh)
  • A photography book from India
  • Iranian writers & Artists
  • And many others

Honors

• Agold medal from the Asahi Shimbun exhabition in Japan, 1986
• and many others in Iran.

Morteza Nikoubazl was born in Tehran in 1974 and studied art and photography there. Nikoubazl started work as a freelance photographer for Iranian daily and weekly newspapers then moved to the United Arab Emirates newspaper Gulf News. In 1999 he began working with the Reuters team as a stringer and now works exclusively with Reuters Tehran team.

Most important assignments: Earthquake in Bam, south-eastern Iran 2003-2004. Earthquake in Khorramabad province, south of Iran 2005. LebanonÕs Hizbollah-Israel conflict 2006.

I have been working as a freelance photographer since April of the year 2002

This is the time during which I provided various Iranian and foreign magazines and newspapers and books with my photo essays and reports. These publications include among others Le figaro, Marie claire,SZ Magazine, Stern, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune,Telerama, Fortune, Web Magazine, L'humanite, Elle, Welt am Sonntag, Cicero, Jane Magazine, TAZ, Cover of the book of Lili Grober (Her Iran book)

Presently, I am working with the Dutch Hoogte agency and with Webistan Photo Agency in Paris.

I have also had the opportunity to do a few projects for UNICEF through my photos from Afghan children in the refugee camps and the homeless children from the earthquake 2002 in the Qazvin area in the north of Iran.

A women project in Sisat http://www.gulfjobsites.com/jobs/Depts/Weather/Iran/n and Baluchistan in Iran for UNICEF on December 2007.

In September 2004 I realized a project about Afghani refugees returning to their homeland from Iran for UNHCR.

Education :BA in photography, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Working Experience:

• Donya-ye Tasvir (World of Images) magazine. 01/93 - 06/96 Photographer and Reporter
• Akhbar (Daily News) newspaper. 07/96 - 12/96 Photographer
• Photographer Zan (Woman) Daily newspaper. 5/98 - 02/99 Photographer
• Hamshahri (compatriots) Daily. 01/97 - 01/99 Photographer and Reporter
• Azad (The Free) newspaper08/99 - 04/02 Photographer

Individual Exhibitions:

• Gorgani gallery, Gorgan, Iran March 1999 Kazak migrants.
• Silk road gallery, Tehran, Iran March 2002 Afghan people.
• Artist House, Mirmiran Gallery, Tehran,Iran, September 2006, South America another page.
• Hoze Honari Gilan Gallery, Rasht, Iran, November 2006, Soth America Another page.
• Melal Cultural Center,Tehran, Iran, January 2007, South America Another page.

Group Exhibition:

• Tehran museum of contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran February 1998
  This was the Second Art Exhibition of University student held within that year
• Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran March 2000
  This group exhibition was a joint effort of Iranian Photographers between the ages of 20 and 30 and French photographers supported by the French embassy.
• Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran February 2000
  Zoroastrianism in today's Iran and its come back as a celebration of Ancient Persia
• Tehran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran September 2000
  Documentation of Iranian Women life style, these photos were taken by men and women photographers.
• Tehran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran August 1998
  The First Exhibition of the Art students who were attending Azad University. This university is of special interest to me because I am an active alumni, monitoring events and gatherings that takes place there.
• Museum of Tehran, Tehran, Iran July 1998
  UNICEF Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan January 2002
• Fnac Montparnasse Gallery , Paris, France March 2002 Zoroastrian in Iran
• Golestan Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran December 2004 Didar.
• Women and footbal ,May 2006 ARD building , Berlin, Germany
• Women and footbal,june 2006 Wmen musuem Dresden ,Germany
• Sabz (Green) ,June 2006 Mehrav Gallery , Tehran,Iran

Javad Montazeri is a founding member of 135 PHOTOS, a photo agency in Tehran.

Education:

• Bachelor degree in photography from Azad University of Art in Tehran.

Photographer:

• Gozaresh-e-rooz newspaper 1997
• Zan newspaper 1998
• Payame-emrooz magazine 1997-01
• Reuters news agency 1998-00.

Photo Editor

• Khordad newspaper 1998-99
• Fath newspaper 2000.

Exhibitions:

• "Photography Students Group Exhibition" at Iranian Photographers Center. Tehran, Iran 1996.
• "Iranian Photographic Rrevelution" exhibition. Paris, France 2001.
• "A window to the Iranian contemporary photography". Tehran, Iran, summer 2001.
• "Iranian Photographic View" exhibition. Tehran Iran 2002

Awards:

• Special prize from 2nd. Iranian Art Students Festival , 1994
• Special prize from 4th International Photo Festival of the Child and Young Adult 1996
• Honorable mention from 1st. Iranian Students Festival -1997
• Candidate for best photo of the year - 1998
• First prize from 6th Iranian Newspapers & Magazines Festival as best photographer of the year - 1999

Javad Montazeri is a founding member of 135 PHOTOS, a photo agency in Tehran.

Education:

• Bachelor degree in photography from Azad University of Art in Tehran.

Photographer:

• Gozaresh-e-rooz newspaper 1997
• Zan newspaper 1998
• Payame-emrooz magazine 1997-01
• Reuters news agency 1998-00.

Photo Editor

• Khordad newspaper 1998-99
• Fath newspaper 2000.

Exhibitions:

• "Photography Students Group Exhibition" at Iranian Photographers Center. Tehran, Iran 1996.
• "Iranian Photographic Rrevelution" exhibition. Paris, France 2001.
• "A window to the Iranian contemporary photography". Tehran, Iran, summer 2001.
• "Iranian Photographic View" exhibition. Tehran Iran 2002

Awards:

• Special prize from 2nd. Iranian Art Students Festival , 1994
• Special prize from 4th International Photo Festival of the Child and Young Adult 1996
• Honorable mention from 1st. Iranian Students Festival -1997
• Candidate for best photo of the year - 1998
• First prize from 6th Iranian Newspapers & Magazines Festival as best photographer of the year - 1999

Javad Montazeri is a founding member of 135 PHOTOS, a photo agency in Tehran.

Education:

• Bachelor degree in photography from Azad University of Art in Tehran.

Photographer:

• Gozaresh-e-rooz newspaper 1997
• Zan newspaper 1998
• Payame-emrooz magazine 1997-01
• Reuters news agency 1998-00.

Photo Editor

• Khordad newspaper 1998-99
• Fath newspaper 2000.

Exhibitions:

• "Photography Students Group Exhibition" at Iranian Photographers Center. Tehran, Iran 1996.
• "Iranian Photographic Rrevelution" exhibition. Paris, France 2001.
• "A window to the Iranian contemporary photography". Tehran, Iran, summer 2001.
• "Iranian Photographic View" exhibition. Tehran Iran 2002

Awards:

• Special prize from 2nd. Iranian Art Students Festival , 1994
• Special prize from 4th International Photo Festival of the Child and Young Adult 1996
• Honorable mention from 1st. Iranian Students Festival -1997
• Candidate for best photo of the year - 1998
• First prize from 6th Iranian Newspapers & Magazines Festival as best photographer of the year - 1999

Javad Montazeri is a founding member of 135 PHOTOS, a photo agency in Tehran.

Education:

• Bachelor degree in photography from Azad University of Art in Tehran.

Photographer:

• Gozaresh-e-rooz newspaper 1997
• Zan newspaper 1998
• Payame-emrooz magazine 1997-01
• Reuters news agency 1998-00.

Photo Editor

• Khordad newspaper 1998-99
• Fath newspaper 2000.

Exhibitions:

• "Photography Students Group Exhibition" at Iranian Photographers Center. Tehran, Iran 1996.
• "Iranian Photographic Rrevelution" exhibition. Paris, France 2001.
• "A window to the Iranian contemporary photography". Tehran, Iran, summer 2001.
• "Iranian Photographic View" exhibition. Tehran Iran 2002

Awards:

• Special prize from 2nd. Iranian Art Students Festival , 1994
• Special prize from 4th International Photo Festival of the Child and Young Adult 1996
• Honorable mention from 1st. Iranian Students Festival -1997
• Candidate for best photo of the year - 1998
• First prize from 6th Iranian Newspapers & Magazines Festival as best photographer of the year - 1999

Morteza Nikoubazl was born in Tehran in 1974 and studied art and photography there. Nikoubazl started work as a freelance photographer for Iranian daily and weekly newspapers then moved to the United Arab Emirates newspaper Gulf News. In 1999 he began working with the Reuters team as a stringer and now works exclusively with Reuters Tehran team.

Most important assignments: Earthquake in Bam, south-eastern Iran 2003-2004. Earthquake in Khorramabad province, south of Iran 2005. LebanonÕs Hizbollah-Israel conflict 2006.

Morteza Nikoubazl was born in Tehran in 1974 and studied art and photography there. Nikoubazl started work as a freelance photographer for Iranian daily and weekly newspapers then moved to the United Arab Emirates newspaper Gulf News. In 1999 he began working with the Reuters team as a stringer and now works exclusively with Reuters Tehran team.

Most important assignments: Earthquake in Bam, south-eastern Iran 2003-2004. Earthquake in Khorramabad province, south of Iran 2005. LebanonÕs Hizbollah-Israel conflict 2006.

I have been working as a freelance photographer since April of the year 2002

This is the time during which I provided various Iranian and foreign magazines and newspapers and books with my photo essays and reports. These publications include among others Le figaro, Marie claire,SZ Magazine, Stern, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune,Telerama, Fortune, Web Magazine, L'humanite, Elle, Welt am Sonntag, Cicero, Jane Magazine, TAZ, Cover of the book of Lili Grober (Her Iran book)

Presently, I am working with the Dutch Hoogte agency and with Webistan Photo Agency in Paris.

I have also had the opportunity to do a few projects for UNICEF through my photos from Afghan children in the refugee camps and the homeless children from the earthquake 2002 in the Qazvin area in the north of Iran.

A women project in Sisat http://www.gulfjobsites.com/jobs/Depts/Weather/Iran/n and Baluchistan in Iran for UNICEF on December 2007.

In September 2004 I realized a project about Afghani refugees returning to their homeland from Iran for UNHCR.

Education :BA in photography, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Working Experience:

• Donya-ye Tasvir (World of Images) magazine. 01/93 - 06/96 Photographer and Reporter
• Akhbar (Daily News) newspaper. 07/96 - 12/96 Photographer
• Photographer Zan (Woman) Daily newspaper. 5/98 - 02/99 Photographer
• Hamshahri (compatriots) Daily. 01/97 - 01/99 Photographer and Reporter
• Azad (The Free) newspaper08/99 - 04/02 Photographer

Individual Exhibitions:

• Gorgani gallery, Gorgan, Iran March 1999 Kazak migrants.
• Silk road gallery, Tehran, Iran March 2002 Afghan people.
• Artist House, Mirmiran Gallery, Tehran,Iran, September 2006, South America another page.
• Hoze Honari Gilan Gallery, Rasht, Iran, November 2006, Soth America Another page.
• Melal Cultural Center,Tehran, Iran, January 2007, South America Another page.

Group Exhibition:

• Tehran museum of contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran February 1998
  This was the Second Art Exhibition of University student held within that year
• Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran March 2000
  This group exhibition was a joint effort of Iranian Photographers between the ages of 20 and 30 and French photographers supported by the French embassy.
• Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran February 2000
  Zoroastrianism in today's Iran and its come back as a celebration of Ancient Persia
• Tehran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran September 2000
  Documentation of Iranian Women life style, these photos were taken by men and women photographers.
• Tehran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran August 1998
  The First Exhibition of the Art students who were attending Azad University. This university is of special interest to me because I am an active alumni, monitoring events and gatherings that takes place there.
• Museum of Tehran, Tehran, Iran July 1998
  UNICEF Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan January 2002
• Fnac Montparnasse Gallery , Paris, France March 2002 Zoroastrian in Iran
• Golestan Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran December 2004 Didar.
• Women and footbal ,May 2006 ARD building , Berlin, Germany
• Women and footbal,june 2006 Wmen musuem Dresden ,Germany
• Sabz (Green) ,June 2006 Mehrav Gallery , Tehran,Iran

Introduction:

Being a Photographer for 25 years

Experience:

• Photography for National Newspapers & Magazines in Iran. Such as: Kayhan International -Zan (woman) Newspaper, Science Magazine-Abrar Newspaper...etc
• Photography for U.N in Iran
• Benig a freelance Photographer
• Working with many Newspapers in Europe and America
• Cooperating with some agencies such as:
  • Gamma press, sipa press in France -Ina press in sweden
  • Zuma press in U.S.A

Projects:

• Some projects on news photography & documentary
• Some collections
  • Iranian young women and sports
  • Iranian Kurds ceremony (Pire-Shaliar)
  • Iranian presidents(Mohamad Khatami- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)
  • Iranian old Religious ceremony (Taziyeh)
  • A photography book from India
  • Iranian writers & Artists
  • And many others

Honors

• Agold medal from the Asahi Shimbun exhabition in Japan, 1986
• and many others in Iran.

Born in 1969, Abbas Kowsari started his career as a journalist in 1994 and worked for a number of Persian language and English newspapers in Tehran. Over the years he has participated in several photo-journalistic exhibitions and won prizes, including the first prize in the 'Association of Iranian Photographer's Competition' in 1997. He has also worked with the AFP and other foreign news agencies.

He captures the less obvious happenings in the world around him, and makes them captivating by his humour.

Born in 1969, Abbas Kowsari started his career as a journalist in 1994 and worked for a number of Persian language and English newspapers in Tehran. Over the years he has participated in several photo-journalistic exhibitions and won prizes, including the first prize in the 'Association of Iranian Photographer's Competition' in 1997. He has also worked with the AFP and other foreign news agencies.

He captures the less obvious happenings in the world around him, and makes them captivating by his humour.

Born in 1969, Abbas Kowsari started his career as a journalist in 1994 and worked for a number of Persian language and English newspapers in Tehran. Over the years he has participated in several photo-journalistic exhibitions and won prizes, including the first prize in the 'Association of Iranian Photographer's Competition' in 1997. He has also worked with the AFP and other foreign news agencies.

He captures the less obvious happenings in the world around him, and makes them captivating by his humour.

Born in 1969, Abbas Kowsari started his career as a journalist in 1994 and worked for a number of Persian language and English newspapers in Tehran. Over the years he has participated in several photo-journalistic exhibitions and won prizes, including the first prize in the 'Association of Iranian Photographer's Competition' in 1997. He has also worked with the AFP and other foreign news agencies.

He captures the less obvious happenings in the world around him, and makes them captivating by his humour.

Milad Payami working as a photographer since 2004 with newspapers and news agencies. Holder of a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering graduated from Azad University of Tehran in 2002.

Working Experience:

• working as photojournalist in "Iran varzeshi" Sports newspaper
• working as photojournalist in "Shargh" Newspaper
• working as photojournalist in "Roozegar" newspaper
• working as photojournalist in "Fars" News Agency (NOW)
• working as photojournalist in "Etemad" newspaper (NOW)
• working as photojournalist in "Tehran Today" newspaper
• working as photo-editor in "Final Shoot" Weekly sports magazine

Exhibitions:

• Group Exhibition of "tasvir-e Sal" in "Khaneh Honarmandan"(House of Artists) in Tehran , 2005
• Group Exhibition of "Way to World Cup 2006" in Press Annual festival in Tehran , 2006
• Group Exhibition of "2nd Sports Photo Festival" in Tehran , 2006
• Group Exhibition of "tasvir-e Sal" in "Khaneh Honarmandan"(House of Artists) in Tehran , 2006

Awards:

• Winner of 1st Prize in Sports Photography in "Annual Press Festival" in Iran?, 2005
• Best Sports Photographer of the year in www.doorbin.net in Iran?, 2006
• Winner of 1st Prize in "2nd Sports Photo Festival" in Iran?, 2006
• Winner of Best Photo in Theater Writers Association in Iran, 2006

Milad Payami working as a photographer since 2004 with newspapers and news agencies. Holder of a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering graduated from Azad University of Tehran in 2002.

Working Experience:

• working as photojournalist in "Iran varzeshi" Sports newspaper
• working as photojournalist in "Shargh" Newspaper
• working as photojournalist in "Roozegar" newspaper
• working as photojournalist in "Fars" News Agency (NOW)
• working as photojournalist in "Etemad" newspaper (NOW)
• working as photojournalist in "Tehran Today" newspaper
• working as photo-editor in "Final Shoot" Weekly sports magazine

Exhibitions:

• Group Exhibition of "tasvir-e Sal" in "Khaneh Honarmandan"(House of Artists) in Tehran , 2005
• Group Exhibition of "Way to World Cup 2006" in Press Annual festival in Tehran , 2006
• Group Exhibition of "2nd Sports Photo Festival" in Tehran , 2006
• Group Exhibition of "tasvir-e Sal" in "Khaneh Honarmandan"(House of Artists) in Tehran , 2006

Awards:

• Winner of 1st Prize in Sports Photography in "Annual Press Festival" in Iran?, 2005
• Best Sports Photographer of the year in www.doorbin.net in Iran?, 2006
• Winner of 1st Prize in "2nd Sports Photo Festival" in Iran?, 2006
• Winner of Best Photo in Theater Writers Association in Iran, 2006

I have been working as a freelance photographer since April of the year 2002

This is the time during which I provided various Iranian and foreign magazines and newspapers and books with my photo essays and reports. These publications include among others Le figaro, Marie claire,SZ Magazine, Stern, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune,Telerama, Fortune, Web Magazine, L'humanite, Elle, Welt am Sonntag, Cicero, Jane Magazine, TAZ, Cover of the book of Lili Grober (Her Iran book)

Presently, I am working with the Dutch Hoogte agency and with Webistan Photo Agency in Paris.

I have also had the opportunity to do a few projects for UNICEF through my photos from Afghan children in the refugee camps and the homeless children from the earthquake 2002 in the Qazvin area in the north of Iran.

A women project in Sisat http://www.gulfjobsites.com/jobs/Depts/Weather/Iran/n and Baluchistan in Iran for UNICEF on December 2007.

In September 2004 I realized a project about Afghani refugees returning to their homeland from Iran for UNHCR.

Education :BA in photography, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Working Experience:

• Donya-ye Tasvir (World of Images) magazine. 01/93 - 06/96 Photographer and Reporter
• Akhbar (Daily News) newspaper. 07/96 - 12/96 Photographer
• Photographer Zan (Woman) Daily newspaper. 5/98 - 02/99 Photographer
• Hamshahri (compatriots) Daily. 01/97 - 01/99 Photographer and Reporter
• Azad (The Free) newspaper08/99 - 04/02 Photographer

Individual Exhibitions:

• Gorgani gallery, Gorgan, Iran March 1999 Kazak migrants.
• Silk road gallery, Tehran, Iran March 2002 Afghan people.
• Artist House, Mirmiran Gallery, Tehran,Iran, September 2006, South America another page.
• Hoze Honari Gilan Gallery, Rasht, Iran, November 2006, Soth America Another page.
• Melal Cultural Center,Tehran, Iran, January 2007, South America Another page.

Group Exhibition:

• Tehran museum of contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran February 1998
  This was the Second Art Exhibition of University student held within that year
• Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran March 2000
  This group exhibition was a joint effort of Iranian Photographers between the ages of 20 and 30 and French photographers supported by the French embassy.
• Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran February 2000
  Zoroastrianism in today's Iran and its come back as a celebration of Ancient Persia
• Tehran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran September 2000
  Documentation of Iranian Women life style, these photos were taken by men and women photographers.
• Tehran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran August 1998
  The First Exhibition of the Art students who were attending Azad University. This university is of special interest to me because I am an active alumni, monitoring events and gatherings that takes place there.
• Museum of Tehran, Tehran, Iran July 1998
  UNICEF Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan January 2002
• Fnac Montparnasse Gallery , Paris, France March 2002 Zoroastrian in Iran
• Golestan Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran December 2004 Didar.
• Women and footbal ,May 2006 ARD building , Berlin, Germany
• Women and footbal,june 2006 Wmen musuem Dresden ,Germany
• Sabz (Green) ,June 2006 Mehrav Gallery , Tehran,Iran

Morteza Nikoubazl was born in Tehran in 1974 and studied art and photography there. Nikoubazl started work as a freelance photographer for Iranian daily and weekly newspapers then moved to the United Arab Emirates newspaper Gulf News. In 1999 he began working with the Reuters team as a stringer and now works exclusively with Reuters Tehran team.

Most important assignments: Earthquake in Bam, south-eastern Iran 2003-2004. Earthquake in Khorramabad province, south of Iran 2005. LebanonÕs Hizbollah-Israel conflict 2006.

Introduction:

Being a Photographer for 25 years

Experience:

• Photography for National Newspapers & Magazines in Iran. Such as: Kayhan International -Zan (woman) Newspaper, Science Magazine-Abrar Newspaper...etc
• Photography for U.N in Iran
• Benig a freelance Photographer
• Working with many Newspapers in Europe and America
• Cooperating with some agencies such as:
  • Gamma press, sipa press in France -Ina press in sweden
  • Zuma press in U.S.A

Projects:

• Some projects on news photography & documentary
• Some collections
  • Iranian young women and sports
  • Iranian Kurds ceremony (Pire-Shaliar)
  • Iranian presidents(Mohamad Khatami- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)
  • Iranian old Religious ceremony (Taziyeh)
  • A photography book from India
  • Iranian writers & Artists
  • And many others

Honors

• Agold medal from the Asahi Shimbun exhabition in Japan, 1986
• and many others in Iran.

Introduction:

Being a Photographer for 25 years

Experience:

• Photography for National Newspapers & Magazines in Iran. Such as: Kayhan International -Zan (woman) Newspaper, Science Magazine-Abrar Newspaper...etc
• Photography for U.N in Iran
• Benig a freelance Photographer
• Working with many Newspapers in Europe and America
• Cooperating with some agencies such as:
  • Gamma press, sipa press in France -Ina press in sweden
  • Zuma press in U.S.A

Projects:

• Some projects on news photography & documentary
• Some collections
  • Iranian young women and sports
  • Iranian Kurds ceremony (Pire-Shaliar)
  • Iranian presidents(Mohamad Khatami- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)
  • Iranian old Religious ceremony (Taziyeh)
  • A photography book from India
  • Iranian writers & Artists
  • And many others

Honors

• Agold medal from the Asahi Shimbun exhabition in Japan, 1986
• and many others in Iran.

Introduction:

Being a Photographer for 25 years

Experience:

• Photography for National Newspapers & Magazines in Iran. Such as: Kayhan International -Zan (woman) Newspaper, Science Magazine-Abrar Newspaper...etc
• Photography for U.N in Iran
• Benig a freelance Photographer
• Working with many Newspapers in Europe and America
• Cooperating with some agencies such as:
  • Gamma press, sipa press in France -Ina press in sweden
  • Zuma press in U.S.A

Projects:

• Some projects on news photography & documentary
• Some collections
  • Iranian young women and sports
  • Iranian Kurds ceremony (Pire-Shaliar)
  • Iranian presidents(Mohamad Khatami- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)
  • Iranian old Religious ceremony (Taziyeh)
  • A photography book from India
  • Iranian writers & Artists
  • And many others

Honors

• Agold medal from the Asahi Shimbun exhabition in Japan, 1986
• and many others in Iran.

I have been working as a freelance photographer since April of the year 2002

This is the time during which I provided various Iranian and foreign magazines and newspapers and books with my photo essays and reports. These publications include among others Le figaro, Marie claire,SZ Magazine, Stern, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune,Telerama, Fortune, Web Magazine, L'humanite, Elle, Welt am Sonntag, Cicero, Jane Magazine, TAZ, Cover of the book of Lili Grober (Her Iran book)

Presently, I am working with the Dutch Hoogte agency and with Webistan Photo Agency in Paris.

I have also had the opportunity to do a few projects for UNICEF through my photos from Afghan children in the refugee camps and the homeless children from the earthquake 2002 in the Qazvin area in the north of Iran.

A women project in Sisat http://www.gulfjobsites.com/jobs/Depts/Weather/Iran/n and Baluchistan in Iran for UNICEF on December 2007.

In September 2004 I realized a project about Afghani refugees returning to their homeland from Iran for UNHCR.

Education :BA in photography, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Working Experience:

• Donya-ye Tasvir (World of Images) magazine. 01/93 - 06/96 Photographer and Reporter
• Akhbar (Daily News) newspaper. 07/96 - 12/96 Photographer
• Photographer Zan (Woman) Daily newspaper. 5/98 - 02/99 Photographer
• Hamshahri (compatriots) Daily. 01/97 - 01/99 Photographer and Reporter
• Azad (The Free) newspaper08/99 - 04/02 Photographer

Individual Exhibitions:

• Gorgani gallery, Gorgan, Iran March 1999 Kazak migrants.
• Silk road gallery, Tehran, Iran March 2002 Afghan people.
• Artist House, Mirmiran Gallery, Tehran,Iran, September 2006, South America another page.
• Hoze Honari Gilan Gallery, Rasht, Iran, November 2006, Soth America Another page.
• Melal Cultural Center,Tehran, Iran, January 2007, South America Another page.

Group Exhibition:

• Tehran museum of contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran February 1998
  This was the Second Art Exhibition of University student held within that year
• Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran March 2000
  This group exhibition was a joint effort of Iranian Photographers between the ages of 20 and 30 and French photographers supported by the French embassy.
• Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran February 2000
  Zoroastrianism in today's Iran and its come back as a celebration of Ancient Persia
• Tehran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran September 2000
  Documentation of Iranian Women life style, these photos were taken by men and women photographers.
• Tehran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran August 1998
  The First Exhibition of the Art students who were attending Azad University. This university is of special interest to me because I am an active alumni, monitoring events and gatherings that takes place there.
• Museum of Tehran, Tehran, Iran July 1998
  UNICEF Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan January 2002
• Fnac Montparnasse Gallery , Paris, France March 2002 Zoroastrian in Iran
• Golestan Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran December 2004 Didar.
• Women and footbal ,May 2006 ARD building , Berlin, Germany
• Women and footbal,june 2006 Wmen musuem Dresden ,Germany
• Sabz (Green) ,June 2006 Mehrav Gallery , Tehran,Iran

Morteza Nikoubazl was born in Tehran in 1974 and studied art and photography there. Nikoubazl started work as a freelance photographer for Iranian daily and weekly newspapers then moved to the United Arab Emirates newspaper Gulf News. In 1999 he began working with the Reuters team as a stringer and now works exclusively with Reuters Tehran team.

Most important assignments: Earthquake in Bam, south-eastern Iran 2003-2004. Earthquake in Khorramabad province, south of Iran 2005. LebanonÕs Hizbollah-Israel conflict 2006.

Born in 1969, Abbas Kowsari started his career as a journalist in 1994 and worked for a number of Persian language and English newspapers in Tehran. Over the years he has participated in several photo-journalistic exhibitions and won prizes, including the first prize in the 'Association of Iranian Photographer's Competition' in 1997. He has also worked with the AFP and other foreign news agencies.

He captures the less obvious happenings in the world around him, and makes them captivating by his humour.

Born in 1969, Abbas Kowsari started his career as a journalist in 1994 and worked for a number of Persian language and English newspapers in Tehran. Over the years he has participated in several photo-journalistic exhibitions and won prizes, including the first prize in the 'Association of Iranian Photographer's Competition' in 1997. He has also worked with the AFP and other foreign news agencies.

He captures the less obvious happenings in the world around him, and makes them captivating by his humour.

Morteza Nikoubazl was born in Tehran in 1974 and studied art and photography there. Nikoubazl started work as a freelance photographer for Iranian daily and weekly newspapers then moved to the United Arab Emirates newspaper Gulf News. In 1999 he began working with the Reuters team as a stringer and now works exclusively with Reuters Tehran team.

Most important assignments: Earthquake in Bam, south-eastern Iran 2003-2004. Earthquake in Khorramabad province, south of Iran 2005. LebanonÕs Hizbollah-Israel conflict 2006.

Morteza Nikoubazl was born in Tehran in 1974 and studied art and photography there. Nikoubazl started work as a freelance photographer for Iranian daily and weekly newspapers then moved to the United Arab Emirates newspaper Gulf News. In 1999 he began working with the Reuters team as a stringer and now works exclusively with Reuters Tehran team.

Most important assignments: Earthquake in Bam, south-eastern Iran 2003-2004. Earthquake in Khorramabad province, south of Iran 2005. LebanonÕs Hizbollah-Israel conflict 2006.

Javad Montazeri is a founding member of 135 PHOTOS, a photo agency in Tehran.

Education:

• Bachelor degree in photography from Azad University of Art in Tehran.

Photographer:

• Gozaresh-e-rooz newspaper 1997
• Zan newspaper 1998
• Payame-emrooz magazine 1997-01
• Reuters news agency 1998-00.

Photo Editor

• Khordad newspaper 1998-99
• Fath newspaper 2000.

Exhibitions:

• "Photography Students Group Exhibition" at Iranian Photographers Center. Tehran, Iran 1996.
• "Iranian Photographic Rrevelution" exhibition. Paris, France 2001.
• "A window to the Iranian contemporary photography". Tehran, Iran, summer 2001.
• "Iranian Photographic View" exhibition. Tehran Iran 2002

Awards:

• Special prize from 2nd. Iranian Art Students Festival , 1994
• Special prize from 4th International Photo Festival of the Child and Young Adult 1996
• Honorable mention from 1st. Iranian Students Festival -1997
• Candidate for best photo of the year - 1998
• First prize from 6th Iranian Newspapers & Magazines Festival as best photographer of the year - 1999

I have been working as a freelance photographer since April of the year 2002

This is the time during which I provided various Iranian and foreign magazines and newspapers and books with my photo essays and reports. These publications include among others Le figaro, Marie claire,SZ Magazine, Stern, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune,Telerama, Fortune, Web Magazine, L'humanite, Elle, Welt am Sonntag, Cicero, Jane Magazine, TAZ, Cover of the book of Lili Grober (Her Iran book)

Presently, I am working with the Dutch Hoogte agency and with Webistan Photo Agency in Paris.

I have also had the opportunity to do a few projects for UNICEF through my photos from Afghan children in the refugee camps and the homeless children from the earthquake 2002 in the Qazvin area in the north of Iran.

A women project in Sisat http://www.gulfjobsites.com/jobs/Depts/Weather/Iran/n and Baluchistan in Iran for UNICEF on December 2007.

In September 2004 I realized a project about Afghani refugees returning to their homeland from Iran for UNHCR.

Education :BA in photography, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Working Experience:

• Donya-ye Tasvir (World of Images) magazine. 01/93 - 06/96 Photographer and Reporter
• Akhbar (Daily News) newspaper. 07/96 - 12/96 Photographer
• Photographer Zan (Woman) Daily newspaper. 5/98 - 02/99 Photographer
• Hamshahri (compatriots) Daily. 01/97 - 01/99 Photographer and Reporter
• Azad (The Free) newspaper08/99 - 04/02 Photographer

Individual Exhibitions:

• Gorgani gallery, Gorgan, Iran March 1999 Kazak migrants.
• Silk road gallery, Tehran, Iran March 2002 Afghan people.
• Artist House, Mirmiran Gallery, Tehran,Iran, September 2006, South America another page.
• Hoze Honari Gilan Gallery, Rasht, Iran, November 2006, Soth America Another page.
• Melal Cultural Center,Tehran, Iran, January 2007, South America Another page.

Group Exhibition:

• Tehran museum of contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran February 1998
  This was the Second Art Exhibition of University student held within that year
• Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran March 2000
  This group exhibition was a joint effort of Iranian Photographers between the ages of 20 and 30 and French photographers supported by the French embassy.
• Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran February 2000
  Zoroastrianism in today's Iran and its come back as a celebration of Ancient Persia
• Tehran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran September 2000
  Documentation of Iranian Women life style, these photos were taken by men and women photographers.
• Tehran Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran August 1998
  The First Exhibition of the Art students who were attending Azad University. This university is of special interest to me because I am an active alumni, monitoring events and gatherings that takes place there.
• Museum of Tehran, Tehran, Iran July 1998
  UNICEF Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan January 2002
• Fnac Montparnasse Gallery , Paris, France March 2002 Zoroastrian in Iran
• Golestan Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran December 2004 Didar.
• Women and footbal ,May 2006 ARD building , Berlin, Germany
• Women and footbal,june 2006 Wmen musuem Dresden ,Germany
• Sabz (Green) ,June 2006 Mehrav Gallery , Tehran,Iran

Javad Montazeri is a founding member of 135 PHOTOS, a photo agency in Tehran.

Education:

• Bachelor degree in photography from Azad University of Art in Tehran.

Photographer:

• Gozaresh-e-rooz newspaper 1997
• Zan newspaper 1998
• Payame-emrooz magazine 1997-01
• Reuters news agency 1998-00.

Photo Editor

• Khordad newspaper 1998-99
• Fath newspaper 2000.

Exhibitions:

• "Photography Students Group Exhibition" at Iranian Photographers Center. Tehran, Iran 1996.
• "Iranian Photographic Rrevelution" exhibition. Paris, France 2001.
• "A window to the Iranian contemporary photography". Tehran, Iran, summer 2001.
• "Iranian Photographic View" exhibition. Tehran Iran 2002

Awards:

• Special prize from 2nd. Iranian Art Students Festival , 1994
• Special prize from 4th International Photo Festival of the Child and Young Adult 1996
• Honorable mention from 1st. Iranian Students Festival -1997
• Candidate for best photo of the year - 1998
• First prize from 6th Iranian Newspapers & Magazines Festival as best photographer of the year - 1999

Morteza Nikoubazl was born in Tehran in 1974 and studied art and photography there. Nikoubazl started work as a freelance photographer for Iranian daily and weekly newspapers then moved to the United Arab Emirates newspaper Gulf News. In 1999 he began working with the Reuters team as a stringer and now works exclusively with Reuters Tehran team.

Most important assignments: Earthquake in Bam, south-eastern Iran 2003-2004. Earthquake in Khorramabad province, south of Iran 2005. LebanonÕs Hizbollah-Israel conflict 2006.