Samer Mohdad
Samer Mohdad | |
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| سامر معضاد | |
| Born | 1964 (age 60–61) Bzebdine, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese, Belgian |
| Website | mohdad |
Samer Mohdad (Arabic: سامر معضاد, born 1964)[1] is a Lebanese-Belgian photographer,[2] visual artist and writer.
Early life and education
[edit]Mohdad was born in Bzebdine, Lebanon in 1964.[1] His family moved to Aley following the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War.[citation needed] Mohdad moved to Belgium and obtained a degree in the art of photography from École supérieure des arts Saint-Luc de Liège.[1]
Career
[edit]Following his graduation in 1988, he joined Agence Vu in Paris.[1] He held his first solo exhibition at Musée de l'Elysée in 1990.[3] Also in 1990, Mohdad received an honorable mention in the World Press Photo award for General News[4] In 1997 he established the Arab Image Foundation with Fouad Elkoury and Akram Zaatari in Beirut.[5][6][7]
Personal life
[edit]He also holds Belgian citizenship.[8]
Publications
[edit]- Les Enfants La Guerre, Liban 1985–1992 (1993)
- Retour à Gaza (1996)
- Mes Arabies (1999)
- Assaoudia: XXIe s. = XVe h. (2005)
- Beyrouth Mutations (2013)
- Voyage en Pays: Druze (2018)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Biography". Samer Mohdad. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ Estrin, James (2014-03-18). "An Inside View of Arab Photography". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ "Preserving Arab Identity Through Photography". Beirut Center of Photography. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ "1991 Samer Mohdad GNS-CJ". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ Cotter, Holland (2014-07-17). "Far From Home, an Arab Summer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ Farré, Natàlia (2017-04-06). "El Macba reúne la memoría colectiva del mundo árabe". El Periódico (Barcelona) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ Diquinzio, Apsara (2012). Six lines of flight : shifting geographies in contemporary art. Univ. of California Press. ISBN 9780520274310. OCLC 816343640.
- ^ "Samer Mohdad | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
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