Alfred Yaghobzadeh, winner of the 2023 VISA pour l'Image / Benoît Schaeffer Award, bears witness to half a century of photography in the tumult and joys of the world.
ALFRED'S JOURNEY retraces this journey, from his very first image in 1978 in Teheran, to 2023 and the conflict in Ukraine. In between, the thrilling life of a photographer who travels the planet to the rhythm of its upheavals, from the harshest war zones to joyous revolts. The book includes 276 images, 8 exclusive texts in English and French written by Alfred, and a 30-page captions notebook printed on 45g Bible paper.
ALFRED YAGHOBZADEH A member of the Gamma, Sygma, Sipa and Associated Press agencies, his photos were published throughout his life in magazines such as Time, Figaro Magazine, Newsweek, Stern, Paris Match, El Pais and Geo; in 1986, he was awarded a World Press Photo prize for his reporting on the war in Lebanon. This book is supported by the SAIF / Benoît Schaeffer Grant for Photographic Publishing, which encourages the creation of a monograph by a professional photographer.