Kiana Hayeri

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www.kianahayeri.com

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Location: Kabul, Afghanistan

Nationality: Iranian-Canadian

Biography: Kiana (b.1988) grew up in Tehran, Iran and migrated to Toronto while she was still a teenager. Faced with the challenges of adapting to a new environment, she took up photography as a way of bridging the gap in language and culture. After an... read on

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The Chris Hondros Fund Auction

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May 1, 2017

Chris Hondros Fund advances the work of photojournalists who espouse his legacy and vision, and sponsors fellowships and programs that bring shared human experiences into the public eye that might otherwise go unnoticed or unreported. Beautiful prints and photo books....check out the Chris Hondros Fund auction! For more info, click here.

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Also by Kiana Hayeri —

on The Washington Post: Her husband’s government has been excluded from peace talks. But Afghanistan’s first lady is rallying the women.

By Kiana Hayeri — By Amie Ferris-Rotman and Sayed Salahuddin KABUL — For many women in Afghanistan, peace talks between the United States and the Taliban..

Apr 18, 2019 1645

More on how Single Mothers of Afghanistan came together...

By Kiana Hayeri — This was brought to my attention by Stacy Clarkson today as i had missed out on it while gone offline. it kind of illustrates how the project came..

Sep 18, 2017 2928

Awards News Spotlight

Single Mothers of Afghanistan wins the IAFOR Documentary Photography Award

By Kiana Hayeri — Very pleased to see Single Mothers of Afghanistan is recieving recognition, this time from IAFOR Documentary Photography Award . I'm also very..

Jul 12, 2017 4639

Awarded by The European Journalism Centre to report on gender equality in Afghanistan

By Kiana Hayeri — Very excited to announce that our team have been granted by EJC and I will be teaming up with Sophia Jones and Sitara Sadaat..

May 23, 2017 2501

EKBATAN TOWN, Brown Book Magazine

By Kiana Hayeri — My latest dispatch from western Tehran, documents Ekbatan, a planned town built in 1970s, for the Brown Book Magazine.

May 23, 2017 3992

Single Mothers of Afghanistan on Globe and Mail

By Kiana Hayeri — Single Mothers of Afghanistan was published on Globe and Mail for Mother's Day weekend. It was published online on Friday and in print through a..

May 16, 2017 2978

THE MOTHERS for Harper's Magazine

By Kiana Hayeri — If you're in New York, U.S. or even Canada this month, pick up a copy of Harper's Magazine to see my latest work about Single Mothers of..

Apr 22, 2017 2467

Chris Hondros Fund

By Kiana Hayeri — The Chris Hondros Fund award can be a bittersweet recognition. The prize comes with a $20,000 grant to support documentary work, but is named after..

Apr 14, 2016 2659

Exhibitions News

Emerging | Group Exhibition in Annenberg Space for Photography, LA

By Kiana Hayeri — I will be taking part in this years 'Emerging' group exhibition organised by Photo District News (PDN) Magazine from June 6th to September..

May 15, 2015 2434

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