Statement: Aq Qala, Golestan, Iran March 25, 2019 The Golestan floods, caused by heavy rains starting on 19 March, have affected a total of 10 cities in northeast Iran (The cities of Gorgan, Bandar Turkman, Azad Shahr, Aq Qqala, Gonbad-e Kavus, bandar-e Gaz, Ali Abad, Kalaleh, Kordkuy, and Minodaasht). These … Continue reading
Statement: Aq Qala, Golestan, Iran March 25, 2019 The Golestan floods, caused by heavy rains starting on 19 March, have affected a total of 10 cities in northeast Iran (The cities of Gorgan, Bandar Turkman, Azad Shahr, Aq Qqala, Gonbad-e Kavus, bandar-e Gaz, Ali Abad, Kalaleh, Kordkuy, and Minodaasht). These … Continue reading
Statement: The keeping of pigeons has always been a component of Iranian culture. Pigeons, which in the past were a source of natural fertilizer used for agriculture and horticulture, had a special place among domestic animals in Iran, to the extent that killing them was considered a crime. Despite the … Continue reading
Statement: Documentation of forgotten Coke oven workers’ life, in deep woods of Northern Iran. In Northern part of Iran, coke oven workers are still practicing a traditional methods. Workers carry and crack woods by hand, and basic tools. To produce coal in such way, workers are supposed to stay in … Continue reading
Statement: The keeping of pigeons has always been a component of Iranian culture. Pigeons, which in the past were a source of natural fertilizer used for agriculture and horticulture, had a special place among domestic animals in Iran, to the extent that killing them was considered a crime.Despite the lack … Continue reading
Statement: Documentation of forgotten Coke oven workers’ life, in deep woods of Northern Iran. In Northern part of Iran, coke oven workers are still practicing a traditional methods. Workers carry and crack woods by hand, and basic tools. To produce coal in such way, workers are supposed to stay in … Continue reading
Hamed Barchian
Hamed Barchian is an Iranian photojournalist, based in city of Gorgan, Iran. From 1989 to 2012, and as a self though photographer, he has worked with major local Iranian news agencies and dailies, such as Hamshari and Fars News Agency while he was studying Computer since in university. To pursuit his dream of photography, Hamed left the university by end of 2012 and started to work on more in depth and longer documentary projects.
As a result, in next 4 years he received various prestigious local awards such as winners of the Photo of the Year festival in Iran. In 2012, he was selected as one of the 14 talented documentary photographers of Iran under supervision of Sarv group. Hamd attended professional documentary photography workshops held by Majid Saeidi , World Press Winner and winner of the 2014 FotoEvidence Book Award. Later, he attended first and second NVP Images workshops in Iran and in 2017 Hamed joined NVP Images as an Associate Photographer.
