Kiana Hayeri


Kiana Hayeri is an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist. She has won the Robert Capa Gold Medal, Tim Hetherington Visionary Award, and Leica Oskar Barnack Award.

Life and work

Hayeri was born and grew up in Tehran, Iran. She emigrated to Toronto, Canada, as a teenager. she lived in Kabul, Afghanistan and works regularly for The New York Times and National Geographic. Hayeri has also worked with Harper's Magazine, BuzzFeed and Nike.

Awards