Abbas (photographer)
Franco-Iranian photographer
Abbas Attar (Persian: عباس; full name: عباس عطار ʿAbbās ʿAṭṭār) (29 March 1944 – 25 April 2018)[1][2] was an Iranian photographer. He was known for his photojournalism in Biafra, Vietnam and South Africa in the 1970s. He was a member of Sipa from 1971 to 1973, a member of Gamma from 1974 to 1980, and joined Magnum Photos in 1981.[1]
Abbas | |
|---|---|
| عباس عطار | |
 | |
| Born | 1944 |
| Died | (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Iranian |
Abbas died of complications from diabetes in Paris on 25 April 2018 at the age of 74.[3]
Books
change- Iran, la révolution confisquée, Clétrat, Paris, 1980
- Retornos a Oapan, FCE Rio de Luz, Mexico, 1986
- Return to Mexico, W. W. Norton, New York, 1992
- Allah O Akbar, voyages dans l’Islam militant, Phaidon, London, 1994
- Allah O Akbar, a journey through militant Islam, Phaidon, London, 1994
- Viaggio negli Islam del Mondo, Contrasto, Roma, 2002
- Voyage en chrétientés, La Martiniere, Paris, 2000
- Faces of Christianity, A. Abrams, New York, 2000
- Glaube-liebe-hoffnung, Knesebeck, Munchen, 2000
- IranDiary 1971–2002, Autrement, Paris, 2002
- IranDiario 1971–2005, Sagiattore, Milano, 2006
- Abbas, I Grandi Fotografi di Magnum, Hachette, Milan, 2005
- Sur la Route des Esprits, Delpire, Paris, 2005
- The children of Abraham, (exhibition catalogue), Intervalles, Paris, 2006
- In Whose Name?, Thames & Hudson, London, 2009[4]
- Ali, le Combat, Sonatines, Paris, 2011
- Les Enfants du lotus, voyage chez les bouddhistes, De la Martinière, Paris, 2011
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Photos, A. Abbas / Magnum (26 April 2018). "Photojournalist Abbas - a career in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-04-26 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ "Magnum photographer Abbas dies, aged 74 - Amateur Photographer". Amateur Photographer. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ↑ "Obituary: Abbas, photographer and Magnum Photos member, 1944-2018 – British Journal of Photography". www.bjp-online.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ↑ "In whos name?".
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