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Chavosh Homavandi, born 10 September 1986 in Tehran is an Iranian photographer who specializes in photojournalism. he is regarded as one of the most active Iranian photojournalists that Having had published works in various renowned media like Time (magazine), CNN , Newsweek , Getty Images

Early life
Chavosh Homavandi is a professional photographer working as a freelance documentary photographer and a photojournalist since 2005 until now. His portfolio contains a noticeable set of photos ranging from sports to military parades such that it consolidates his position among the most renowned photographers in Iran. Chavosh Homavandi has been working as a documentary and freelance photographer delving into the context of events and trying to provide an original visual interpretation of events. He holds a portfolio of many important events such as; 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2017 Iranian presidential election, 2013 Iranian presidential election, 2009 Iranian presidential election, 2020 Iranian legislative election, Military exercise, Nuclear program of Iran, 2017 Tehran attacks.

Honors and awards
Chavosh Homavandi was selected as the winner of the Iranian Natural Attractions Photo Festival and his photo was published as the cover of the exquisite book Facies. Also, Homavandi's photo won as one of the selected photos of Getty Reportage Photo of the Week in the world. His photos have been published in «Reuters' Best Picture of 2007 book» (our world now) and «Geoscience for the public good and global development» book.

Publications
Many of Homavandi photographs have been used and published by major News Agencies and media around the globe including Newsweek - TheGuardian.com - Associated Press - Getty Images - Reuters - Agence France-Presse - EFE - Die Welt - USA Today - Foreign Policy - U.S. News & World Report - Montreal Gazette - ABC News - Bloomberg News - The National (Abu Dhabi) - Tehran Times - [] - Sputnik (news agency) - The Mercury News - The Daily Star (Lebanon) - Axios (website) - CBS News - The Daily Telegraph - The Intercept - The Week - 20 minutes (France) - CTV News - Militarytimes.com - Gulf News - Arms Control Association - Xinhua News Agency.

Membership
Hi is an active member of the International Federation of Journalists and the Iranian Photojournalists Association (IPA).