The Italian photographer spent years in Iraq focusing on its Shia communities and complicating the idea of ‘social Islam’
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The photographer reflects on her recent participation in the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair with Rand Al-Hadethi
The Iraqi-Iranian artist tells BJP about the story behind her recent project ahead of the 7th edition of the annual Jameel Prize
Through her journey to rediscover her native Iran, Ones To Watch winner Parisa Azadi provides an intimate portrait of survival and joy
“Their stories are also my story,” says Çimen, a self-taught photographer whose work explores the experience of young Islamic women in Turkey
Travelling throughout the Netherlands, Marwan Bassiouni examines Muslim identity through the windows and outside views of mosques
“I used to describe myself as a photojournalist, and was very proud of it,” wrote Abbas in 2017. “The choice was to think of oneself either as a photojournalist or an artist. It wasn’t out of humility that I called myself a photojournalist, but arrogance. I thought photojournalism was superior, but these days I don’t call myself a photojournalist because, although I use the techniques of a photojournalist and get published in magazines and newspapers, I am working at things in depth and over long periods of time. I don’t just make stories about what’s happening. I’m making stories about my way of seeing what’s happening.” Abbas has been described as a “born photographer”, who over his 60-year career covered war and revolution in Vietnam, the Middle East, Bangladesh, Biafra, Chile, Cuba, Apartheid South Africa, and Northern Ireland. He also pursued a lifelong interest in religion in his work, shooting in 29 countries to create the book and exhibition Allah O Akbar: A Journey Through Militant Islam, and publishing long-term series on Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, and animism.
“With this exhibition FOAM is trying to form a vision of how contemporary photography is shaped by young photographers,” says Mirjam Kooiman, curator at the FOAM Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam. “These artists have already made really good work, and they have a lot of potential.”
“Istanbul is such a diverse place, so naturally the fashion world matches that,” says photojournalist…