2023 YEAR IN PHOTOS
Middle East Images unites photographers from the region, delivering a firsthand perspective through their lenses. Our objective is to craft a visual narrative of local stories with a global…
Saher Alghorra’s photograph among Time’s Top 100 Photos of 2023
A photograph of Middle East Images photographer, Saher Alghorra, from the Palestine-Israel conflict was elected among Time magazine’s Top 100 Photos of the 2023 year.
Saher Alghorra Featured on Time
Middle East Images’ photographer Saher Alghorra’s interview and photographs featured in Time.
Middle Ease Images’ photographers Featured on CNN
Middle East Images’ photographers featured in In pictures: The deadly clashes in Israel and Gaza, by CNN.
Anthony Pizzoferrato Featured on CNN
Middle East Images’ photographer Anthony Pizzoferrato’s photo featured in In pictures: Ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh, by CNN.
Hossein beris Featured on The Washington Post
Middle East Images’ photographer Hossein beris’s photo featured in The new Iranian revolution hasn’t died out. It’s only getting started, by The Washington Post
The Denver Post featured Middle East Images for their exhibition at Leon Gallery in Denver, which centered around the theme of “Woman, Life, Freedom.”
The exhibition “Woman! Life! Freedom!” borrows its title from the three-word slogan that became the rallying cry of the protesters who took to public spaces across the country starting in…
Woman, Life, Freedom Exhibition in Leon Gallery in Denver from July 1st- 29th, 2023
The exhibition showcases the remarkable work of our courageous and talented photojournalists who risked their lives to bring these powerful images to the world. They have captured the raw…
“Woman, Life, Freedom” On Display
Middle East Images’ photo exhibition tour in Los Angeles California, April 4th, 2023.The exhibition showcases the remarkable work of our courageous and talented photojournalists who risked…
World Press Photo Award 2023
Woman, Life, Freedom”Middle East Images’ photographers, won the World Press Photo Award 2023 – Open Format – Asia This photo-based video project narrates one chaotic night in the…
Middle East Images’ photographers featured in The Guardian
Middle East Images’ photographer featured in The Guardian article written by Finn Blythe, covering the air pollution situation in Ahvaz, Iran.
2022 YEAR IN PHOTOS
Middle East Images bring together photographers from the MENA region, giving a first-hand experience through their lens. Our goal is to give a visual narrative of local stories with a global…
Aline Deschamps Featured on CNN
Middle East Images’ photographer Aline Deschamps’s photo featured in Women and nonbinary photographers capture 2022, by CNN. From Aline Deschamps, a photographer based in Beirut,…
Aline Deschamps Featured on Fisheye Magazine
Middle East Images’ photographer Aline Deschamps’s interview featured in the Fisheye Magazine, “I am not your animal“: of modern slavery to freedom
Middle East Images’ Photographers in Der Spiegel
“The Courageous Women Of Iran”, Middle East Images’ photograph on Der Spiegel International, covering the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement and protests in Iran.
Middle East Images’ Photographers in NARA
The death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, sparked nationwide protests and uprisings in Iran, counting its seventh week now. Mahsa Amini died in Iran after being detained by…
Middle East Images’ photographer at TYTW
Middle East Images’ photographer, Seivan M. Salim, as part of the TYTW’s (Too Young To Be Wed) special multimedia exhibition.The mission of the exhibition was to work toward a world where…
Middle East Images Photographers Displayed at MuseumsQuartier in Vienna
Middle East Images photos as a part of an installation curated by Hoda Afshar, in front of MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Austria, mirroring the nationwide protests in Iran, as a sign of strong…
Middle East Images’ Photographers in New York Magazine
New York Magazine covering the nationwide protests in Iran, reflecting people’s voice.
Younes Mohammad on the road with Iraq’s drug squad.
Covering Iraq in the throes of an addiction epidemic as a result of negligence and the aftermath of war. To view the full set, please click here.
Keiwan Fatehi published on Libération
Libération’s coverage on Iranian Kurds joining the armed opposition in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Middle East Images photographers on TIME magazine
TIME magazine’s coverage of the worldwide protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, while in the custody of Islamic Republic’s Police.
Middle East Images photos on Thomson Reuters Foundation
Middle East Images’ photographer, Hossein Esmaeili’s photos featured in Thomson Reuters Foundation’s article, covering global warming crisis in Iran.
Younes Mohammad published in The Washington Post
Middle East Images photographer Younes Mohamamd published in The Washington Post.
Younes Mohammad exhibiting at the Jakarta International Photography Festival in Indonesia
Younes Mohamamd is exhibiting his work on the Chaldoran – at the Jakarta International Photography Festival (JIPFest)in Indonesia They are one of the Kurdish nomadic families of Kermanj who…
Younes Mohammad published in The Washington Post
Middle East Images photographer Younes Mohamamd published in The Washington Post.
Zobair Movahhed shortlisted in World Report Award | Documenting Humanity
Middle East Images photographer Zobair Movahhed story of the Afghan refugees in Iran has been included in the shortlist of World Report Award/ Documenting Humanity.
Karrar Nasser grantee of the Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP)
Middle East Images photographer Karrar Nasser is one of the grantees of the Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP). The Arab Documentary Photography Program (ADPP) is an initiative that…
Alba Cambeiro Published in National Geographic
Alba Cambeiro Published in National Geographic Stories of devotion, pride, and artistry live within the walls of Istanbul’s mosques. There are more than 3,000 of these places of worship in…
Gomma Grant ,2021
Middle East Images photographer Younes Mohammad has won the Honorable Mention for this year’s Gomma Grant ,2021.
Ali Haj Suleiman Published in Al-Jazeera
Ali Haj Suleiman’s reportage of the IDP camps of Syria, published in Al-Jazeera, captures the experiences of the families trapped inside as a result of the recent snowstorm ravaging the area.
The Where Love is Illegal Fellowship
The @WhereLoveIsIllegal Fellowship is designed to support LGBTQI+ identifying photographers to contribute to the narratives that define queer communities. Three photographers will be awarded…
2021 YEAR IN PHOTOS
Middle East Images bring together photographers from the MENA region, giving a first hand experience through their lens. Our goal is giving a visual narrative of local stories with a global…
UNICEF Photo of the Year Award 2021
UNICEF Germany annually awards “UNICEF Photo of the Year Award” to photos that best describe the conditions and situations children in the world.Younes Mohammad series Open Wounds was awarded…
Middle East Images photographer was published in Vice Media.
Middle East Images photographer photo is published in Vice Media. Thousands of farmers and their supporters protested in Isfahan demanding the authorities to open the dam to dried up Zayandeh…
Middle East Images’ Youngest Photographer Emirkan Corut Interview as a Canon Ambassador
Middle East Images’ youngest photographer Emirkan Corut is a Canon Ambassador and recently had an interview with Canon. Emirkan covers numerous stories with a wide range for the agency,…
Aline Deschamps Latest Work “I Am Not Your Animal” Published In The British Journal of Photography
Middle East Images photographer Aline Deschamps latest series “I Am Not Your Animal” is published in the British Journal of Photography. Her latest work is focused on the resilience of brave…
Indian Photography Festival 2021
Middle East Images photographer Younes Mohammad “Open Wounds” series is selected for the Indian Photography Festival.Open wounds is a longterm project which documents daily lives of the…
PX3 Prix de La Photographie Paris 2021
Middle East Images photographer Younes Mohammad has won the Silver award for this year’s PX3 Prix de La Photographie Paris in the press/war category. Making this his second win from PX3,…
Aggelos Barai is Selected in The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship Program
Middle East Images photographer, Aggelos Barai, for his series ‘Moria’, which looks at refugee camps in Greek is selected in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation artist fellowship program 2021.
Younes Mohmmad in Whitehot Magazine
Middle East Images photographer, Younes Mohmmad who was recently named the 1st Place Winner of the Boynes Emerging Artist Award for his series, Open Wounds. You can read more about him and…
Aline Deschamps Has Been Shortlisted For The Prix Levallois Festival
Middle East Images photographer, Aline Deschamps has been shortlisted for the Prix Levallois festival for her work on depicting the daily life of migrant domestic workers from Sierra Leone in…
The Winners of The All Out and MTV Photo Award 2021
Middle East Images photographer, Younes Mohammad was selected as runners-up for the All Out and MTV Photo Award 2021 which will exhibit the Photo of the Year awards.
The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest
Two Middle East Images photographers have been shortlisted for the 2021 Andrei Stenin Photo Contest. Aggelos Barai has documented the conditions and chaos in the Moria refugee camp on the…
Le Monde Features Works of Middle East Images Photographers
A story in Le Monde, focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, published photos from multiple Middle East Images photographers. To see the full story, click the following
Vice Features Works of Middle East Images Photographers
“Vice” online magazine has published an article and interview with two of Iranian Middle East Images photographers, Hossein Kazemi and Reza Dehghan, who have been working on separate projects…
Boynes Emerging Artist Award
Younes Mohammad “Barhim” wins first prize at Boynes Emerging Artist Award. Younes Mohammad’s Portrait series “Brahim” is part of his long-term project, Open Wounds. The series portray…
Istanbul Photo Awards
Middle East Images photographer Armin Karami. His photo series, Foreign Mirror, which documents the lives of Iranians during the pandemic lockdown, has won first place at the Istanbul Photo Awards.
Lens Culture
Younes Khani’s image of a little girl who is a victim of the earthquake in the Imam Abbas village located in west of Iran won the first place for the singles category in Lens Culture .
Middle East Images Photographer Mohammad Ali Najib Published in Aljazeera
Middle East Images Photographer Mohammad Ali Najib published in Aljazeera covering the mourners in Tehran dressed in black paying homage to Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed…