Jassem Ghazbanpour


Jassem Ghazbanpour is an Iranian photographer.

Biography

Ghazbanpour began photographing in the field of social documentary in 1976. In his youth, his photography was attempting to record the circumstances and the daily life of the people of his birthplace.
In 1980, with the start of the Iran–Iraq War, he started photographing battlefields and the cities which had been affected by the war, to show the impact of it.
He has taken photographs from Afghanistan,, Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan.
Ghazbanpour earned his BA in the field of photography from Tehran University of Art.
After the war ended, Ghazbanpour started to take pictures of the culture, art, and the architecture of Iran, in all possible aspects, and he represented a new look of Iran in his works.
In addition to publishing several books in the war field, he has published many books about Iran. In his background, he has numerous individual and group exhibitions in Iran and in other countries such as Indonesia, Japan, France, Italy. Additionally, many local and international magazines and newspapers have used his photos.

Photo reports

  • The Independent, pictorial report of Kurds of Iraq, No. 1384, Saturday Mar.23, London, 1991
  • Time International, pictorial report of the Kurds of Iraq, vol. 137, No. 13, April 1, 1991
  • ABC, victims of Chemical attack in Iran- Iraq War, Sep.28, Madrid, 1996
  • El Pais, Victimas olvidadas de Saddam, P. 20, Madrid, Feb.18, 2007
  • El Pais, Religious Minorities in Iran, Jews, p. 4, Madrid, April 9, 2007
  • El Pais, Marriage Dating Agency, P. 46, Madrid, Oct.7, 2007
  • El Pais, woman's Futsal team exercises with Spanish trainer, P. 35, Madrid, Nov.12, 2007
  • El Pais, interview with Masoumeh Ebtekar, P. 8, Madrid, Dec.14, 2006
  • El Pais, interview with Mohammad Ali Abtahi, Madrid, Dec.18, 2007
  • AD: Architectural Design, Iran: past, present, future, No. 217, P. 18 Khajo Bridge, 20 Shazde Garden, 21 Fin garden,42 Chelsoton palace, 43 Ibn sina mausoleum & Tehran museum of contemporary arts below,76–77 Azadi square, London, May / June 2012

Exhibitions

Awards

  • 1985 2nd place Graphic photography, 4th Iranian young Cinema Festival-Tehran
  • 1987 3rd place, The 4th Education from view of images photo competition-Tehran
  • 1990 Merit Certificate, "world in Focus", International photo competition, Red Cross, Red Crescent Magazine, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  • 1991 3rd place, "1st Journalistic photos exhibition"
  • 2004 "Active Photographer of the year" award, "Iranian Photographers house"
  • 2006 "Active Photographer of the year" award, "Iranian Photographers house"
  • 2008 Honor plaque for the best work, "The 2nd Festival of top research and innovation in the urban management"
  • 2008 Appreciated for cooperating in "Photo Expo" with "Art Academy"
  • 2008 Appreciated in, "The 11th Holly Defense year book festival" for publishing the book: "Eye Witnesses of the Time"

Film Photography

Membership in Professional Groups and Associations

  • Fine Arts developing Institute
  • National Association of Photography
  • Photographers Association of crisis, Iran
  • Iran Press Photographers Association
  • Iran Cultural Heritage Photographers Association
  • Caroun Photo Club, Vancouver, Canada
  • Canadian Association for Photographic Art