User:Hossein Fatemi

BIOGRAPHY: Hossein Fatemi, is an Iranian Photographer, born in 1980. He started photography since 1997 and he got the title “Photographer of the Year” by the board of Iranian Photojournalists for three years -2006, 2007, and 2009. His works have been published in numerous national and international journals including Times, Newsweek, Paris Mach, New York Times, Guardian, and Washington Post. He has worked in Lebanon, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Georgia, Russia, India and Afghanistan. In addition of his 32 awards which he won inside Iran, he is accredited with a list of many respected international awards amongst which are the Silver medal from Delaware Photographic Society in 2006, Gold medal of Asahi Shimbun International Competition in 2005 and 2006, and China International Photojournalism contest in 2007 as well as in 2009. In 2009 he has scooped prizes at the second edition of the International Virtual FC Quilmes photography festival in Chile where he has received the “Photographic Society of America (PSA)” Gold Medal and honorable mention at the ceremonies. He have worked with, Farsnews Agency,Zuma Press, United Press International, EPA (European Pressphoto Agency), Associated Press and working currently with Panos Pictures. Hossein is living and based in Kabul after the 2009’s disputed presidential election of Iran. AWARDS: -	3rd prize of soreh photo contest in Tehran 2007 -	Photographer of the Year Iran 2009 -	Photographer of the Year Iran 2006 -	Photographer of the Year Iran 2005 -	Silver medal from Delaware photographic society 2006 -	Bronze medal from China international photojournalism contest 2009 -	Bronze medal from China international photojournalism contest 2007 -	Gold Medal of Asahi Shimbon International competition in 2005 -	Gold Medal of Asahi Shimbon International competition in 2006 -	Gold Medal and honorable mention, photographic Society of America (PSA) at the Chilean festival, Argentina 2009 EXPERIENCE: Fars News 						                       2003/2008 United Press International (UPI)						2009/2010 ZUMA Press									2008-2009 European Press Agency (EPA)							2010 Associated Press (AP)								2010 -Present Panos Pictures									2010-Present GROUP EXHIBITIONS: -	Tehran exhibition “Bam After the Earthquake” 2004 -	Tehran first photo expo 2007 -	Tehran exhibition “Lebanon after the war” 2006 -	Middle East in the eye of six Iranian photographer and two foreign photographers –Tehran 2008 EXTERNAL LINKS:

http://www.hosseinfatemi.com http://www.epa.eu http://www.apimages.com http://www.upi.com/ http://www.zumapress.com http://www.panos.co.uk http://www.panos.co.uk/blog/?p=3081