This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Reza’s talk explores the experience of people who are excluded (the poor, the marginalized, people in conflict) and tells their stories in captivating images. Reza has provided visual media training to many women and children living in refugee camps and in conflict to help them strive for a better life and his personal vision: “More than art, heart is the solution…”
A philanthropist, idealist, humanist, architect by
training and famous photojournalist, primarily
for National Geographic, Reza, lives to photograph another day.
For the past 30 years he has traveled the world bearing witness to moments of war and peace. Reza is not just a photographer; he has trained women and children in visual media and
communications to help them strive for a better life.
In 2001, he founded Aina in Afghanistan, an NGO that uses media and education as a tool for development and encourages media
training for women and youth worldwide. Reza’s work has been exhibited globally, notably at Crossed Destinies, War + Peace,
One World One Tribe, Hope, Windows of the Soul and Soul of Coffee. He lives in Paris and has authored 27 books. A Fellow of the National Geographic Society and Senior Fellow of the Ashoka Foundation, he has been awarded numerous prizes including the World Press Photo Award and the Infinity Award
and academic honors, including Doctor Honoris Causa from the American University of Paris, the Medal of Honor from the University of Missouri, and the Medal of Chevalier de l’ordre
national du Mérite from the French government.
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