Abbas Kowsari
Biography
Date and Place of Birth: March 17, 1970, Iran
Key Education Dates:
1988 Diploma
Shariati High school, Tehran
City/location where you live and work:
Tehran, Iran
Abbas Kowsari has worked for over ten leading Iranian newspapers, most of them now banned from publishing. He currently works as the senior photo editor for E'temad newspaper in Tehran.
His photos have been published in Paris Match, Der Spiegel and Colors magazine of Benetton, along with several other international publications.
PHOTOGRAPHY
2006-present Photo Editor E'temad Newspaper
2007-present Photo Editor Sarmayeh Economics Newspaper
2003-present Photo Editor Haft Monthly Arts Magazine –Closed Down
2003-2007 Photo Editor Shargh Newspaper – Closed Down
2000-2003 Photo Editor Hamshahri Supplements
2001-2002 Photo Editor Nowrooz Newspaper – Closed Down
2000-2000 Photographer Jam e Jam Newspaper
1999-1999 Photographer Fatth Newspaper – Closed Down
1998-1999 Photographer Entekhab Newspaper – Closed Down
1998-1998 Photographer Sobh e Emrooz Newspaper - Closed Down
1998-1998 Photographer Zan Daily Newspaper – Closed Down
1998-1998 Photographer Toos Daily Newspaper – Closed Down
1997-1998 Photographer Jame’e Daily Newspaper -Closed Down
1994-1997 Photographer Tehran Times Daily English Newspaper
EXHIBITIONS
2008 SHADE OF WATER – SHADE OF EARTH, Aaran Art Gallery Tehran
2004 MUSLIMS MUSLIMS, La Vilette Paris
2003 PORTRAITS, French Embassy Damascus
2002 IRAN CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHERS, Assar Art Gallery Tehran
