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Mohammad Kheirkhah also known as Moe Zoyari (born in 1986) is an Iranian photographer who has worked for several international news agencies around the world. He started his work as a photographer at the age of 14. After covering Iran's nuclear program, earthquakes, political turmoil, he expended to cover events in Middle East, Europe and the Unites States. At the age of 21 he won the Award of Excellence ofPicture of the Year International. Mohammad left Iran for good after the turbulent aftermath of Iran's Election on 2009. He is now based in San Francisco, California.

Awards

Best photographer of the year (PDNedu) – 2012

First prize of American Dream video contest – (NDI) – 2011

Second prize & honorable mention – Spirit of Giving contest, Stanford University – 2010

Persia’s best documentary photographer – Image of The Year Publication – 2008

Award of excellence from Missouri School of Journalism (Picture of The Year) – 2007

'''Exhibits & Lectures

''' Guest lecturer at College of San Mateo – California 2011

Photo Exhibition of Forgotten Colors – Sunnyvale Public Library, California 2010

Photo Exhibition at University of Putra – Malaysia 2009

Photo Exhibition of 30 Years of Iranian Photography, Monnaie de Paris, France 2009

Guest lecturer – Faculty of Social Sciences, Tehran University, Iran 2009

Manager of a week long workshop for Iranian photographers, Tehran 2008

Photo Exhibition of Difficulties of Being a Woman in Iran, Oldenburg, Germany 2007

Photo Exhibition of Just For Foreign Policy, New York, NY 2005

Important Publications

Exile: A photo book featuring Iran, India, Afghanistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, France, Italy, Germany, and the U.S.

Self published – 2012 – ISBN: 978-0-9857770-1-2

A Fort of Nine Towrs

Farrar, Straus and Giroux; First Edition edition - April 16, 2013

" One of the rare memoirs of Afghanistan to have been written by an Afghan, A Fort of Nine Towers reveals the richness and suffering of life in a country whose history has become deeply entwined with our own. " - Photo on the cover by Mohammad Kheirkhah

ISBN-10: 0374157642 ISBN-13: 978-0374157647

The Myth of Eurabia

Newsweek - July 20, 2009

The false fears of a Muslim takeover - A photo of Mohammad published on the cover of Newsweek Magazine.

The Hajj Goes High-Tech

Time Magazine -December 10, 2008

More than two million Muslims head to the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage. All fit and financially able Muslims are expected to perform the Hajj at least once in their life. Mohammad was on assignment for United Press International, and the photos where published by Time magazine as well as other giant publications.