Pooyan Tabatabaei
Toronto, ON, Canada
Pooyan Tabatabaei is a Toronto based Award-Wining Photojournalist/Visual Journalist, which has produced images of conflict and humanitarian crisis that have made headlines around the world.
Pooyan’s passion for his profession has taken him around the globe, and since 1998 he has documented the lives of many incredible and unique people of different cultures, religions, beliefs, and value systems.
His images, which focus on cultural matters, and raising awareness for human rights, have been published by magazines and dailies such as: Time Magazine, Toronto Star, Panorama, BBC, CBC, Polaris, and NVP. His work has appeared in the journalism industry as a result of prestigious local and international awards, namely the Magnum Foundation Scholarship and the journalist award from the Ethnic Media Council of Canada.
Pooyan has witnessed conflicts and news-breaking events around the Globe such as Libya, Iran, Egypt, and India.
2012 - Honorable Mention Award , 2012 - WInner, 2011 - Scholarship award, 2011 - Journalist of the year , 2007 - Honorable Mention Award, 2007 - Award Nominated
- Arts
- Audio capture
- Audio editing
- Breaking news
- Conflict
- Crisis
- Editorial
- Interview
- Video capture
- Video editing
Arab Spring
Pooyan Tabatabaei
rebels shooting misses towards Gaddafi's troops in Raslanouf, a key city in Libya, during the Arab spring.
