ABBAS PHOTOS

“Abbas by Abbas” film premiere and commemorative party in Paris

November 9, 2019

Abbas's son Temudjinn Crooks in front of Max Linder's 18-m wide, curved panoramic screen. | License

Over 500 guests were given a preview of the film "Abbas by Abbas" which will be televised on the French parlementary channel LCP Assemblée Nationale (lcp.fr) on Tuesday, December 3 at 8.30pm. | License

Ambassador of Singapore to France HE Zainal Arif Mantaha with his wife Jennifer Cheng; filmmaker Caroline Barbey and her husband Bruno Barbey from Magnum. | License

Photographer and President of Magnum Photos Thomas Dworzak with his wife Sahar. | License

Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka in the front row. | License

Speeches by Producer Hind Saïh of Bellota Films; representatives from the LCP Assemblée Nationale channel: President-Director General Bertrand Delais, Director of Content Guilaine Chenu, Head of Documentary and Acquisitions Isabella Pisani; Arash Attar from Association Abbas Photos; Film Director Kamy Pakdel. | License

Family photo. | License

Veteran journalists Marc Semo, Gérard Sebag, Guy Sitbon and Pierre Haski with Florence Ilouz.

Shamanic ceremony at Café Delaville performed by Shaman Vera whom Abbas photographed in Tuva, Siberia 18 years ago. She is featured on the cover of his book "Sur la Route des Esprits" (Delpire Éditeur, 2005). | License

Magnum photographer Newsha Tavakolian among the guests at Café Delaville; Temudjinn Crooks gives a speech. | License

Film Director and Goncourt-winner Atiq Rahimi, Arash Attar, Director of Photography Laurent Chalet, Sound Engineer Dana Farzanehpour, Film Director Kamy Pakdel and Melisa Teo. | License

Jul Berjeaut, author of "Silex and the City", with Iranian actress Zar Amir. | License

Abbas's sons Temudjinn Crooks, Hamish Crooks and Aram Attar with filmmaker Jihan El-Tahri. | License

Shaman Vera with Melisa Teo and Magnum photographer Antoine D'Agata.

Producer Hind Saïh and Director of Photography Laurent Chalet on the dance floor. | License

Abbas's sons and granddaughter: Aram Attar, Jordan Crooks and Temudjinn Crooks. | License

The Paris premiere of the film Abbas by Abbas opened to a full house at Max Linder Panorama on Friday, 8 November 2019. Abbas’s family, old friends and the “who’s who” of photography and journalism turned out in force to hear the last words of one of the world’s greatest photographers. After the screening, everyone gathered at Café Delaville – where artists have come together for generations – to celebrate the life and work of the photographic legend.

Abbas by Abbas is a film by Kamy Pakdel, produced by Bellota Films. Image by Laurent Chalent, sound by Dana Farzanehpour, editing by Thibault Sève and original music by Julien Thiault.

The film will be televised on the French parlementary channel LCP Assemblée Nationale (lcp.fr) on Tuesday, 3 December 2019 at 8.30pm.

Recent exhibition: Vietnam, Forget ME Not

May 11, 2019

Exhibition, Paris, Vietnam Forget ME Not

FRANCE. Paris. May 16 to June 22, 2019. Exhibition of "Vietnam, Forget Me Not" at Folia Gallery. | License

FRANCE. Paris. May 16 to June 22, 2019. Exhibition of "Vietnam, Forget Me Not" at Folia Gallery.

FRANCE. Paris. May 16 to June 22, 2019. Exhibition of "Vietnam, Forget Me Not" at Folia Gallery. | License

New book "Vietnam, Forget Me Not" by Abbas published by Delpire Editeur. | License

Commemorating the first anniversary of Abbas’s passing, Folia Gallery, in collaboration with Fonds Abbas Photos, presented for the first time in Europe an exhibition of photographs from the reportage made by Abbas in Vietnam from 1972 to 1975, and 30 years later, during his return in 2008.

This exhibition was presented in conjunction with Abbas’s new book Vietnam, Forget ME Not, published by Delpire Editeur.

“December 1972. We visit a refugee camp, located in a former US military base in Da Nang. ‘Forget ME Not’ is written clumsily on the door of a ramshackle hut… Forty five years later, I tell myself that it is also time for me to write ‘Forget ME Not’ somewhere. I dive into my contact sheets, thrilled to revive memories evoked by the strips of negatives, amazed to discover some gems that didn’t capture my attention during the first edit in 1972.” – Abbas

From May 16 to June 22
Exhibition opening and book launch on Wednesday, May 15 from 6:30 pm

Galerie Folia
13 Rue de l’Abbaye
75006 Paris

Opening hours:
1–7pm, Tuesday to Friday
11am–7pm, Saturday

galerie-folia.fr

New book: Vietnam, Forget ME Not

book, Vietnam Forget ME Not

"Vietnam, Forget Me Not" by Abbas. | License

In Vietnam, Forget ME Not, Abbas gives us a new vision of the reportage he realized in Vietnam from 1972 to 1975 about all three competing sides: the North, the Vietcong-controlled territories and the US-backed South.

Also covering the anti-war demonstrations in Miami, the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana, and finally, his return to Vietnam 30 years later, the book not only features poignant portraits of war and peace, it also presents a personal story told by a legendary photographer.

Published by Delpire Editeur, 2019
Paperback
ISBN: 9791095821182
240 pages
28,00 euros

delpire-editeur.fr

The Iranian Revolution on Vice.com

February 28, 2019

Iranian Revolution

IRAN. Tehran. February 11th 1979. A mullah, sitting in a luxury car, exhibits his weapon on the day of the victory of the Revolution. | License

“The Islamic Revolution through the lens of Abbas.” Read full story on Vice.com.

The Iranian Revolution on BBC.com

February 12, 2019

Iranian Revolution

IRAN. Tehran. January 25, 1979. After a demonstration at the Amjadiyeh Stadium in support of the Constitution and of Shapour BAKHTIAR, who was appointed Prime Minister by the Shah before he left the country, a woman, believed to be a supporter of the Shah is mobbed by a revolutionary crowd. | License

“The Iranian Revolution: Chilling snapshots of a lynch mob.” Read full story on BBC.com.

The Iranian Revolution on MagnumPhotos.com

February 11, 2019

Iranian Revolution, Magnum Photos

IRAN. Tehran. 1979. Ayatollah Ruhollah KHOMEINI's portrait is exhibited by the crowd attending the opening of the Tehran university. The future President of the Islamic Republic Mahmoud AHMADINEJAD is at the bottom right, behind the man in the fur hat. | License

Abbas’ historic photographs bear witness to the tumultuous events, which inspired the photographer’s subsequent life’s work. Read full story on magnumphotos.com.

Paris Photo 2018

November 8, 2018

Abbas Kiarostami, Exhibition, Magnum Photos, Paris

France. Paris. Grand Palais. Paris Photo. Magnum Gallery. November 2018.

FRANCE. Paris. November 2018. Magnum Gallery presents a rare vintage print of Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami by Abbas at Paris Photo.

IRAN. Tehran. 1997. Film director Abbas KIAROSTAMI on the hills surrounding the capital, where his film "Taste of Cherry", which was co-awarded the Golden Palm in Cannes 1997, was shot.

FRANCE. Paris. November 2018. Magnum Gallery at the 22nd edition of Paris Photo.

At the 22nd edition of Paris Photo, Magnum Gallery presented a rare vintage print by Abbas of the Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami. The iconic portrait was shot on the hills surrounding Tehran during the filming of Taste of Cherry, which was co-awarded the Golden Palm in Cannes 1997.

Paris Photo
Stand number A35
Grand Palais
3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower
75008 Paris

12–8pm, Thursday, 8 November to Saturday, 10 November
12–7pm, Sunday, 11 November

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Abbas’s photo drawn by Philippe Baudelocque at Magnum Paris

September 24, 2018

Abbas Kiarostami, Magnum Photos, Paris

FRANCE. Paris. Rue Hégésippe Moreau. Abbas's photo of the late Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami drawn with chalk by French street artist Philippe Baudelocque on the front door of Magnum Photos's Paris office.

IRAN. Tehran. 1997. Film director Abbas KIAROSTAMI on the hills surrounding the capital, where his film "Taste of Cherry", which was co-awarded the Golden Palm in Cannes 1997, was shot. | License

The front door of Magnum Paris currently features Abbas’s iconic portrait of Iranian film director Abbas KiarostamiRead the story

“Abbas: Chronicles of the World” Retrospective in Spain

September 6, 2018

Exhibition, Homage

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art.

Spain. Valladolid. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo" Retrospective at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art.

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo" Retrospective at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo" Retrospective at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. Abbas' twin sons Aram and Arash Attar with Emmanuelle Hascoët of Fove Arts visiting the exhibition. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo" Retrospective at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. Emmanuelle Hascoët of Fove Arts. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. Abbas' twin sons Arash and Aram Attar with Ana Redondo, Councillor for Culture and Tourism, Valladolid City Council, and Juan González Posada, Director of Museums and Exhibitions, Municipal Foundation for Culture. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. From left: Arash Attar, Emmanuelle Hascoët, Ana Redondo, Melisa Teo, Aram Attar and Juan González Posada. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. Arash Attar introduces Abbas' work. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. Ana Redondo, Councillor for Culture and Tourism, Valladolid City Council, addresses the press. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. Aram Attar gives a tour of the exhibition. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. Aram and Arash Attar, and Melisa Teo. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art. | License

Spain. Valladolid. August 2018. "Abbas: Crónicas del Mundo Retrospective" at the Patio Herreriano Museum of Contemporary Art.

Feature in El Norte de Castilla.

Feature in Diario de Valldolid.

In Abbas’s own words: “Retrospectives are best done when the photographer is dead – there will be no surprises then…”Read the story