Manoocher Deghati has been photographing news, conflicts and social issues around the globe since 1978, starting with the Iranian revolution and then war with Iraq in his native Iran. After being forced into exile in 1985, he worked for several major agencies, magazines, and the United Nations, in Central America, northern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. In 2002, after the fall of the Taliban, he founded AINA Photojournalism Institute in Kabul. After directing photo operations for The Associated Press in the Middle East for four years, he is now freelancing from his new home base in southern Italy.
The exhibition Facing Reality is presented in part of Visa pour l’image – Perpignan Festival from August 29th to September 13th 2015.
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