Abbas (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
Abbas - Magnum Photographer.jpg
Born1944
Died (aged 74)
NationalityIranian

Abbas died of complications from diabetes in Paris on 25 April 2018 at the age of 74.[3]

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[4]
  • Ali, le Combat, Sonatines, Paris, 2011
  • Les Enfants du lotus, voyage chez les bouddhistes, De la Martinière, Paris, 2011

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Photos, A. Abbas / Magnum (26 April 2018). Photojournalist Abbas - a career in pictures. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2018/apr/26/photojournalist-abbas-a-career-in-pictures. Retrieved 2018-04-26. 
  2. Magnum photographer Abbas dies, aged 74 - Amateur Photographer. 26 April 2018. http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/latest/photo-news/magnum-photographer-abbas-dies-aged-74-118324. Retrieved 2018-04-26. 
  3. "Obituary: Abbas, photographer and Magnum Photos member, 1944-2018 – British Journal of Photography". www.bjp-online.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. "In whos name?".