Manoocher Deghati
LIFE/WORK EXPERIENCE
1954 Born on 23rd August in Orumieh, Iran.
1970 Teaches himself photography.
1972 Completes secondary school in Tehran.
1973/74 School teacher in Kurdistan.
1975/78 Studies filmmaking in Rome, Italy.
1978/79 Returns to Iran and covers the political developments and revolution. Starts working with Agence France Presse and several Iranian publications, including Iranweek and Aftab.
1979/85 Correspondent for Sipa Press and Black Star in Iran.
1980/83 On assignment for Newsweek in Iran, hostage story.
1983/85 Correspondent for Time, Life Magazine in Iran.
1985 Correspondent for Keystone Agency, based in Paris.
1986/87 Correspondent for Sipa Press in Los Angeles, USA.
1987/90 Director of the Agence France Presse Photo Department for Central America, based in Costa Rica.
1990/95 Correspondent of Agence France Presse for Northern Africa and the Middle-East, based in Cairo.
1995/96 Director of the Agence France Presse Photo Department for the Middle East, based in Jerusalem.
Sept. 1996 Severely wounded whilst covering a confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians in Ramallah, West Bank. Spent the next 18 months rehabilitating in the military hospital Hpital des Invalides in Paris, where he produced a widely publicized photo essay about war veterans.
1998/01 Photographer for Agence France Presse, based in Paris covering national/international news and stories.
Feb. 2000 Wounded whilst covering the visit of French Premier, Lionel Jospin, in Ramallah.
2002 Leaves AFP, joins Webistan Photo Agency.
2002-03 Founder and director of AINA Photojournalism Institute, Kabul. Different assignments in Afghanistan.United Nations international monitor for the 2002 Loya Jirga elections.
Assignment for National Geographic in Syria.
Teacher at World Press Photo Master Class in Amsterdam.
2004 Assignment for National Geographic in Turkey.
LEADING STORIES
1978 Iran The Iranian Revolution.
1979/1983 Iran The Iranian Kurdistan peoples war for autonomy; Magazine story: The Qashqai Nomads.
1980/85 Iran - Iran/Iraq war.
1981 Iran The American hostages.
1981 Iran Uprisings in the provinces (Azerbaijan, Balouchistan).
1982 Lebanon The military training camp of the Hezbollah party in the Bekaa Valley.
1984 Iran Magazine story: children and war.
1986 Ireland Conflicts.
1986/1987 USA The homeless in Los Angeles; Street children and gangs; Celebrities in Hollywood.
1987/90 Panama - US invasion. El Salvador - Civil war (FMLN guerilla and the army).Nicaragua - Civil war (Sandinistas and Contras).Guatemala - Civil war.Honduras Contras. Costa Rica Regional Peace Process.
1991/92 Kuwait and Iraq - Gulf war and reconstruction of Kuwait.
1991/95 Bosnia Besiege of Sarajevo. Sudan New Islamic regime and daily life. Somalia American troops; famine. Libya Daily life and Colonel Ghaddafi Egypt Daily life; The Copts; Islam and Fundamentalism.
1995/96 Israel and Palestine - Daily life; Peace Process; The return of Arafat; Daily conflicts.
1996/98 France - War veterans at Hpital des Invalides, Paris.
1999/2001 Algeria - Presidential Elections.Morocco - Funeral of King Hassan II.Turkey Earthquakes. Nicaragua - Street children in Managua. France - Eiffel Tower; Millennium Night. Saudi-Arabia - Ramadan in Mecca for Paris Match.Nicaragua - Cameraman on the documentary CASITA.Middle East - Worked on the documentary SHOOTERS.
2002-04 Afghanistan - Assignments: German GEO, VSD, Paris Match, Figaro, Marie-Claire, UNAMA, WFP, UNESCO, European Commission. National Geographic assignments in Syria, Turkey and France.
AWARDS
1980 American Deadline Press Club, Special Achievement Prize.
1983 World Press Photo, 1st Prize.
1986 World Press Photo, 3rd Prize.
1996 11th International Festival of SCOOP and Journalism in Angers, 1st Prize.
2001 Georges Benderheim Prize, Paris - Fuji Prize, 1st Prize in France.
2004 Howard Chapnick Award for Advancement of Photojournalism, New York.AFP Best Picture of the month: March 1991/August 1992/July 1994/October 1995/March 1996/February 2000.
INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
1983 Amsterdam World Press Photo.
1983 Arles International Photography Meeting: Iran.
1984 Paris FNAC, Exhibition traveling in France: The Iran/Iraq war.
1985 Paris Espace Canon: Iran.
1986 Amsterdam World Press Photo.
1987 New York ICP: Iran.
1988 Greece 50 European photographers.
1988 Paris Centre Georges Pompidou: Photojournalism.
1994 Cuba 5th Biennial event of La Havana.
1995 Perpignan Festival of Photojournalism: Sudan.
1996 Angers 11th SCOOP Festival: Unrest in Ramallah.
1997 Perpignan Festival of Photojournalism: Les Invalides.
2000 Perpignan Festival of Photojournalism: Casita
2001 Espace Electra, Regards persans, Paris.
2002 Perpignan Festival of Photojournalism: Afghanistan
2004 Perpignan Festival of Photojournalism: Creation of AINA Photo Institute in Kabul
MAIN PHOTO PUBLICATIONS
USA Washington Post - New York Times Magazine
Time Magazine Life
Newsweek Los Angeles Time
Herald Tribune Miami Herald
National Geographic
France Liberation - Paris-Match - Figaro-L Express
Actuel National Geographic France
Marie-Claire VSD
UK The Independant -The Guardian -Times
Italy Corriere della Sera - Airone- La Reppublica
Germany Stern -Der Spiegel - Geo - Frankfurter Allgemeine
Spain El Pas - El Mundo
BIOGRAPHICAL ARTICLES
1985 American Photographer, USA.
1985 Liberation, 14th February, Paris.
1986 Photo Magazine; Paris
1987 La Nacion, Costa Rica.
1989 Photo, June, Paris.
1996 Photo, September, Paris.
2000 Photo District News (PDN), New York.
2000 Rponse photo, Paris
PARTICIPATION IN TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS
Manoocher contributes on a regular basis to Persian programs on the BBC and on French Radio France Internationale and Voice of America.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN AND WRITTEN
English, French, Italian, Spanish, Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Azeri, Dari.
Holds both French and Iranian passport.
Galleries :
| Afghanistan;Photos by:Manoocher Deghati | Casita - Street Kids in Nicaragua;by:Manoocher Deghati | The Black Pharaohs;by:Manoocher Deghati | Iran-Iraq War;by:Manoocher Deghati | Iranian Revolution;by:Manoocher Deghati | | |
