Hossein Fatemi
Photographer
Panos Pictures
New York, NY, USA
Hossein began his journey as a photographer at the age of 17, capturing political and social events in his native Iran. He went on to cover warfare in Lebanon and Georgia in 2006 and 2008 respectively before relocating to Afghanistan in 2009 to document the American military presence alongside the lives of Afghan people moving forward from decades of war. In 2013 he moved to the US where he developed the social, environmental, and political dimensions of his work. So far, his journey has led him through the landscapes and communities of Pakistan, Somalia, Armenia, Russia, Turkey, India, Kenya and Iraq.
Hossein's work has been exhibited across the world - from Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) and the Visa Pour l'Image Festival in Perpignan to Chobi Mela, Asia's premier international photography festival in Bangladesh. His photos have enjoyed an international distribution via features in the New York Times, Foreign Policy magazine, Time and Spiegel, among many others.
The Art of Photography Show in San Diego, USA awarded Hossein with a grant in 2013, adding to a résumé of honours from the China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP), Pictures of the Year International (POYi) and DAYS Japan International Photojournalism Awards. The World Press Photo Foundation awarded Hossein with a Long-Term Projects award in 2017 for his continued coverage of Iranian society. He continues to explore sometimes fraught societal shifts with his subjects and his environment. He is currently based in New York.
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Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Hossein Fatemi
United States Of America
Shishmaref, Alaska
Fred Weyiouanna, 32 years old and a lifelong resident, carries a caribou carcass to the walk-in-freezer to store the meat for the upcoming season. Shishmaref is a barrier island with a population of less than 600 Alaska native Inupiaq people located 30 miles south of the Arctic Circle. The island is threatened by global temperature rises which have disproportionately affected the Arctic. Rising water levels and increased erosion mean that Shishmaref is slowly being absorbed by the surrounding seas and the prognosis is that it will disappear completely over the next two decades.
Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Hossein Fatemi
United States Of America
Shishmaref, Alaska
A man cooks seal meat and blubber to feed to his kennel of sled dogs. He has about two dozen dogs being trained for sled running.
Shishmaref is a barrier island with a population of less than 600 Alaska native Inupiaq people located 30 miles south of the Arctic Circle. The island is threatened by global temperature rises which have disproportionately affected the Arctic. Rising water levels and increased erosion mean that Shishmaref is slowly being absorbed by the surrounding seas and the prognosis is that it will disappear completely over the next two decades.
Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Hossein Fatemi
United States Of America
Shishmaref, Alaska
A family spend time in their living room in Shishmaref, a barrier island with a population of less than 600 Alaska native Inupiaq people located 30 miles south of the Arctic Circle.
The island is threatened by global temperature rises which have disproportionately affected the Arctic. Rising water levels and increased erosion mean that Shishmaref is slowly being absorbed by the surrounding seas and the prognosis is that it will disappear completely over the next two decades.
