Samer Mohdad
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Samer Mohdad | |
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سامر معضاد | |
Born | December 22, 1964 Bzebdine, Lebanon |
Nationality | Lebanese, Belgian |
Website | mohdad |
Samer Mohdad (Arabic: سامر معضاد, born December 22, 1964) is a Lebanese-Belgian photojournalist.[1] visual artist and writer.
Biography
Mohdad was born in Bzebdine, Lebanon on December 22, 1964.[2] His family moved to Aley following the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War. Mohdad moved to Belgium and obtained a degree in the art of photography from École supérieure des arts Saint-Luc de Liège. Following his graduation in 1988, he joined Agence Vu in Paris. He later obtained Belgian citizenship.[3]
In 1990, Mohdad received a World Press Photo Award for General News.[3] He held his first solo exhibition at Musée de l'Elysée in 1990.[4] In 1997 he established the Arab Image Foundation with Fouad Elkoury and Akram Zaatari in Beirut.[5][6][7]
Publications
- Les Enfants La Guerre, Liban 1985–1992 (1993)
- Retour à Gaza (1996)
- Mes Arabies (1999)
- Assaoudia: XXIe s. = XVe h. (2005)
- Beyrouth Mutations (2013)
- Voyage en Pays: Druze (2018)
References
- ^ Estrin, James (2014-03-18). "An Inside View of Arab Photography". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ "Biography - Samer Mohdad Photography | The Arab World Seen From Inside". Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ a b "Samer Mohdad". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ "Preserving Arab Identity Through Photography". Beirut Center of Photography. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ Cotter, Holland (2014-07-17). "Far From Home, an Arab Summer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ Farré, Natà lia (2017-04-06). "El Macba reúne la memoría colectiva del mundo árabe". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ Diquinzio, Apsara (2012). Six lines of flight : shifting geographies in contemporary art. Univ. of California Press. ISBN 9780520274310. OCLC 816343640.
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