Hasan Sarbakhshian is among Iran's most esteemed photographers and documentary film makers, having served as a photographer for the Associated Press for over a decade. Hasan's work covers a diverse range of themes. His photographs have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, Economist and many other international newspapers and magazines. As a journalist he was affiliated with the Zanan Monthly Magazine, the Photo Agency of the Cultural Heritage News Agency (CHN), Yas-e-No Daily Newspaper, Payam-e-Emrouz Monthly Magazine, Hayat-e-No Daily Newspaper, and the Sobh-e-Emrouz Daily Newspaper. Hasan has been the recipient of numerous awards, both in Iran and internationally, and he has served as a curator and juror in many international competitions and festivals. He is currently working on an original and unique work on the life of the Iranian Jewish minority. The presence of this minority is diminishing at a rapid rate. More than 70 locations all over Iran are included in this project. The findings of this project will be published in a forthcoming book.

Hasan Sarbakhshian
Born in 1968, Tabriz (IR)
Works and lives in Washington (DC-USA)

Education
B.A., Art & Photography, Tehran University, Tehran (IR)

Selected Exhibitions
2008 UNESCO Gallery, Beirut (LB)
2008 Peng Gallery, Mainz (DE)
2006 Mah-e-Mehr Gallery, Tehran (IR)
2005 Mirab Gallery, Tabriz (IR)
2004 Golestan Gallery, Tehran (IR)

Selected Awards
2004 Kaveh Golestan's Photo Journalism Award, Tehran (IR)
2004 Dialogue Photo Contest, Tehran (IR)
2001 Annual Journalism Festival Award, Tehran (IR)
1999 Annual Journalism Festival Award, Tehran (IR)
1998 Annual Journalism Festival Award, Tehran (IR)
1996 Tehran International Festival Awards, Tehran (IR)
1996 Nationwide Iranian Universities Contest, Tehran (IR)
1995 Iran National Photo Festival Awards, Tehran (IR)

Selected Publications
2009 165 Ans de Photographie Iranienne. De Nassereddin Shah Gajar a la Revolution, Connaissance des Arts, Paris (FR) (co-authored with Bahman Jalali)
2005 Time Pulse: 1997-2005, H. Sabakhshian, Tehran (IR)