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A photo by Majid Saeedi depicting Afghans gather during the celebration of Nowruz, near the Kart-e Sakhi mosque in Kabul.[/caption]Internationally renowned Iranian photography artist Majid Saeedi has scooped the first prize at the 2014 FotoEvidence Book Award competition in the United States.
He received the award for his photo book titledLife in War, documenting everyday life among Afghans who have lived with constant war for half a century.
The selected projects are on view in the Book Award Galleries and an exhibit of the selected works is slated to be mounted in New York at the Bronx Documentary Center in October, 2014.
In the past years, for this project, I have focused exclusively on the men and women whose lives have been crushed by the war in Afghanistan, a country I have been visiting for over a decade," Saeedi explained.
Saeedi is an award winning and internationally recognized Iranian photographer who has photographed Middle East with a focus on the humanitarian aspect for the past two decades.
He also takes a special interest in telling the untold stories of social issues and social injustice through his photos.
The artist has won numerous prominent photography awards from around the world. For the past eight years, Saeedi has received the title of best photographer of Iran.
His work has been published in international press such as Times, Spiegel, Life, New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, Time Magazine and various Middle Eastern publications and online agencies.
Saeedi was honored at the 2014 edition of Lucas Dolega Award held in the French capital, Paris.
He is the first non-European photographer who has received Lucas Dolega Award which was titled after a French/German photojournalist with the same name.
Saeedihas also won a lot of prizes amongst the recent ones are the prestigious UNICEF award 2010, Henri Nannen Award 2010, the China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP) 2010, Photographer of the Year 2012 R.F. Kennedy, International Photographer of the Year (Lucie ) in New York 2011, World press photo (WPP) 2013, National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) 2013.
The annual FotoEvidence Book Award will recognize a documentary photographer (professional and amateur) whose project demonstrates courage and commitment in addressing a violation of human rights, a significant injustice or an assault on human dignity.
By Press TV
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