Famous and Notable Iranian Photographers

7. Newsha Tavakolian

A self-taught photographer, she began working professionally in the Iranian press at the age of 16, at women's daily newspaper "Zan". In 2003, she started working internationally, covering the war in Iraq. She has since covered regional conflicts, natural disasters and made social documentary series. Her work is published in Time Magazine, Newsweek, Le Figaro, The New York Times and many more magazines and newspapers.