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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Mohdad was born in [[Bzebdine|Bzebdine, Lebanon]] on December 22, 1964.{{cn|date=July 2021}} His family moved to [[Aley]] following the outbreak of the [[Lebanese Civil War]]. Mohdad moved to Belgium and obtained a degree in the art of photography from École supérieure des arts Saint-Luc de [[Liège]]. Following his graduation in 1988, he joined [[Agence Vu]] in Paris. He later obtained Belgian citizenship.<ref name="worldpressphoto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldpressphoto.org/people/samer-mohdad|title=Samer Mohdad|website=World Press Photo|language=en|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref>
Mohdad was born in [[Bzebdine|Bzebdine, Lebanon]] on December 22, 1964.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography - Samer Mohdad Photography {{!}} The Arab World Seen From Inside |url=https://mohdad.arabimages.com/?page_id=67 |access-date=2024-05-13 |language=en-US}}</ref> His family moved to [[Aley]] following the outbreak of the [[Lebanese Civil War]]. Mohdad moved to Belgium and obtained a degree in the art of photography from École supérieure des arts Saint-Luc de [[Liège]]. Following his graduation in 1988, he joined [[Agence Vu]] in Paris. He later obtained Belgian citizenship.<ref name="worldpressphoto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldpressphoto.org/people/samer-mohdad|title=Samer Mohdad|website=World Press Photo|language=en|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref>


In 1990, Mohdad received a [[World Press Photo Award]] for General News.<ref name="worldpressphoto"/> He held his first solo exhibition at [[Musée de l'Élysée|Musée de l'Elysée]] in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bcplebanon.org/blog/preserving-arab-identity-through-photography/|title=Preserving Arab Identity Through Photography|date=2018-12-07|website=Beirut Center of Photography|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref> In 1997 he established the [[Arab Image Foundation]] with [[Fouad Elkoury]] and [[Akram Zaatari]] in [[Beirut]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/arts/design/here-and-elsewhere-contemporary-work-from-the-middle-east.html|title=Far From Home, an Arab Summer|last=Cotter|first=Holland|date=2014-07-17|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-01-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20170406/arabic-image-foundation-akram-zaatari-exposicion-macba-5958225|title=El Macba reúne la memoría colectiva del mundo árabe|last=Farré|first=Natà lia|date=2017-04-06|website=elperiodico|language=es|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Six lines of flight : shifting geographies in contemporary art|first=Apsara|last=Diquinzio|date=2012|publisher=Univ. of California Press|isbn=9780520274310|oclc=816343640}}</ref>
In 1990, Mohdad received a [[World Press Photo Award]] for General News.<ref name="worldpressphoto"/> He held his first solo exhibition at [[Musée de l'Élysée|Musée de l'Elysée]] in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bcplebanon.org/blog/preserving-arab-identity-through-photography/|title=Preserving Arab Identity Through Photography|date=2018-12-07|website=Beirut Center of Photography|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref> In 1997 he established the [[Arab Image Foundation]] with [[Fouad Elkoury]] and [[Akram Zaatari]] in [[Beirut]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/arts/design/here-and-elsewhere-contemporary-work-from-the-middle-east.html|title=Far From Home, an Arab Summer|last=Cotter|first=Holland|date=2014-07-17|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-01-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20170406/arabic-image-foundation-akram-zaatari-exposicion-macba-5958225|title=El Macba reúne la memoría colectiva del mundo árabe|last=Farré|first=Natà lia|date=2017-04-06|website=elperiodico|language=es|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Six lines of flight : shifting geographies in contemporary art|first=Apsara|last=Diquinzio|date=2012|publisher=Univ. of California Press|isbn=9780520274310|oclc=816343640}}</ref>

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Samer Mohdad
سامر معضاد
BornDecember 22, 1964
Bzebdine, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese, Belgian
Websitemohdad.arabimages.com

Samer Mohdad (Arabic: سامر معضاد, born December 22, 1964) is a Lebanese-Belgian photojournalist.[1] visual artist and writer.

Biography[edit]

Mohdad was born in Bzebdine, Lebanon on December 22, 1964.[2] His family moved to Aley following the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War. Mohdad moved to Belgium and obtained a degree in the art of photography from École supérieure des arts Saint-Luc de Liège. Following his graduation in 1988, he joined Agence Vu in Paris. He later obtained Belgian citizenship.[3]

In 1990, Mohdad received a World Press Photo Award for General News.[3] He held his first solo exhibition at Musée de l'Elysée in 1990.[4] In 1997 he established the Arab Image Foundation with Fouad Elkoury and Akram Zaatari in Beirut.[5][6][7]

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]

  1. ^ Estrin, James (2014-03-18). "An Inside View of Arab Photography". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  2. ^ "Biography - Samer Mohdad Photography | The Arab World Seen From Inside". Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  3. ^ a b "Samer Mohdad". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  4. ^ "Preserving Arab Identity Through Photography". Beirut Center of Photography. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  5. ^ Cotter, Holland (2014-07-17). "Far From Home, an Arab Summer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  6. ^ Farré, Natà lia (2017-04-06). "El Macba reúne la memoría colectiva del mundo árabe". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  7. ^ Diquinzio, Apsara (2012). Six lines of flight : shifting geographies in contemporary art. Univ. of California Press. ISBN 9780520274310. OCLC 816343640.

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