Kiana Hayeri
Kiana Hayeri (born in 1988) is an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist.[1] She has won the Robert Capa Gold Medal (2020), Tim Hetherington Visionary Award (2020), and Leica Oskar Barnack Award (2022).
Life and work
[edit]Hayeri was born and grew up in Tehran, Iran. She emigrated to Toronto, Canada, as a teenager. As of 2022[update] she lived in Kabul, Afghanistan and works regularly for The New York Times and National Geographic.[1]
Awards
[edit]- 2020: Robert Capa Gold Medal, from the Overseas Press Club of America[2]
- 2020: Tim Hetherington Visionary Award from the Tim Hetherington Trust. A £20,000 grant for Promises Written On The Ice, Left In The Sun.[3]
- 2020: James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting, Online Journalism Awards from the Online News Association[4]
- 2022: Leica Oskar Barnack Award[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Winner 2022: Kiana Hayeri – Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2022". Leica Oskar Barnack Award. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2020". Overseas Press Club. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Visionary Award 2020: Kiana Hayeri 14 May 2020". Tim Hetherington Trust. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Kiana Hayeri honored with the 2020 James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting". Online News Association. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ Fang, Joyce (2022-11-03). "Iranian-Canadian photographer wins prestigious Leica award with stirring photos of Afghan women". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ Elliott, Martha (2022-10-20). "Kiana Hayeri wins Leica photography award for series on Afghan women". Wallpaper. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
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