Abbas (photographer)

Abbas Attar (Persian: عباس‎; full name: عباس عطار‎ ʿAbbās ʿAṭṭār) (29 March 1944 – 25 April 2018) 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.

Abbas
عباس عطار‎
Born	1944
Died	25 April 2018 (aged 74) Paris, France
Nationality	Iranian

Abbas died of complications from diabetes in Paris on 25 April 2018 at the age of 74.

Books

• 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
• Ali, le Combat, Sonatines, Paris, 2011
• Les Enfants du lotus, voyage chez les bouddhistes, De la Martinière, Paris, 2011