Kiana Hayeri

Kiana Hayeri (born in 1988) is an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist.^[1] She has won the Robert Capa Gold Medal (2020), Tim Hetherington Visionary Award (2020), and Leica Oskar Barnack Award (2022).

Life and work

Hayeri was born and grew up in Tehran, Iran. She emigrated to Toronto, Canada, as a teenager. As of 2022^[update] she lived in Kabul, Afghanistan and works regularly for The New York Times and National Geographic.^[1]

Awards

• 2020: Robert Capa Gold Medal, from the Overseas Press Club of America^[2]
• 2020: Tim Hetherington Visionary Award from the Tim Hetherington Trust. A £20,000 grant for Promises Written On The Ice, Left In The Sun.^[3]
• 2020: James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting, Online Journalism Awards from the Online News Association^[4]
• 2022: Leica Oskar Barnack Award^[5][6]

References

1. "Winner 2022: Kiana Hayeri – Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2022". Leica Oskar Barnack Award. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
2. "The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2020". Overseas Press Club. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
3. "Visionary Award 2020: Kiana Hayeri 14 May 2020". Tim Hetherington Trust. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
4. "Kiana Hayeri honored with the 2020 James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting". Online News Association. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
5. Fang, Joyce (2022-11-03). "Iranian-Canadian photographer wins prestigious Leica award with stirring photos of Afghan women". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
6. Elliott, Martha (2022-10-20). "Kiana Hayeri wins Leica photography award for series on Afghan women". Wallpaper. Retrieved 2023-09-27.