Iranian Abbas, b. 1934.
Genres: Picture/board books, Adult non-fiction.
Career: Al Chaab (newspaper), Algiers, reporter and photographer, 1962-63; Olympic Games Committee,Mexico City, photographer, 1968-69; Jeune Afrique (magazine), Africa, freelance photographer, 1970-71; Has worked on photo assignments for periodicals. Photography represented in individual and group exhibitions.
Publications: PHOTOGRAPHS, EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED: Le Zaire Aujourd’hui (title means: Zaire Today), 1974; Division Kamanyola; Gamma: Le Secret des Grandes Photos (title means: Gamma: Behind Great Photos), 1978; Encyclopedic nationale du Togo: petit atlas du Togo, 1978, 2nd ed., 1979; Iran: La Revolution Confisquee (title means: Iran: The Revolution Stolen), 1980; (with others) Magnum Concert, 1985; Retornos a Oapan, Fondo de Cultura Economica 1986; Return to Mexico: Journeys beyond the Mask, 1992; (author of text) Allah O Akbar: A Journey through Militant Islam, 1994; Upacara baayun mulud di Banua Ha-lat, Kabupaten Tapin, 1994; Voyage en chretiente, 2000; (author of text) Faces of Christianity: A Photographic Journey, 2000; Le Festival international de la photographie et du voyage presente Je bouge done je suis, 2000; Iran Diary 1971-2002, 2002; Sur la route des esprits, 2005.
Address: c/o Magnum Photos, 19 Rue H Moreau, 75018 Paris, France.
