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Iason Athanasiadis

Iason Athanasiadis, a 2008 Nieman Fellow, is based in Istanbul and covers humanitarian crises in Iraq for the U.N. His work can be seen at http://www.unocha.org/media-resources/latest-products.

Adopting Journalistic Techniques at the United Nations

Adopting Journalistic Techniques at the United Nations

Looked at from a certain angle, the United Nations could be the world’s biggest news organization, with well-staffed bureaus in most crisis zones. Rather than one harried correspondent covering everything…
December 12, 2014
Mystical Kabul

Mystical Kabul

From Kabul words and images of war come our way. At a time of increasing violence, photojournalist Iason Athanasiadis explores part of the city’s underground rarely seen—the Sufi sect’s ecstatic…
September 29, 2011

Photojournalists Reach Viewers in Different Ways

Using emerging funding strategies and finding fresh venues to display their work, photographers bring foreign news reporting to new audiences.
March 30, 2010
Pakistan: A Freelancer as Photographer

Pakistan: A Freelancer as Photographer

RELATED ARTICLE“Photojournalists reach viewers in different ways” – Iason AthanasiadisWhen I went to Pakistan in 2007, the country was embroiled in a huge constitutional crisis. In one day of violence…
March 15, 2010
Peering Inside Contemporary Iran

Peering Inside Contemporary Iran

An exhibit of photographs of Iran featuring the work of Iason Athanasiadis, a 2008 Nieman Fellow, opened for a three-month show in January at the Craft and Folk Art Museum…
June 15, 2009

Understanding Iran: Reporters Who Do Are Exiled, Pressured or Jailed

‘Roxana’s work consistently gave the lie to the narrative of a monolithic Islamic Republic.’
June 15, 2009

Documenting Lebanon After the 2006 War: ‘Deserted Riviera’

Filmmakers decide that, to illuminate the complexities and subtleties of Lebanon's politico-religious tapestry, they had to claim the audience's attention through engaging characters and fast-paced visual units.
June 15, 2008

A Photojournalist Immerses Himself in the Story Being Told

An Essay in Words and Photographs
June 15, 2007
Photographs From Libya

Photographs From Libya

RELATED ARTICLE“The ‘Front’ in Libya”– Iason Athanasiadis Anja Niedringhaus is a photographer with The Associated Press. She was a 2007 Nieman Fellow. Libyan rebels retreat as mortars from Muammar Qaddafi’s…
March 15, 2004

The “Front” in Libya

Shooting in Libya has been very frustrating because when you’re on the “front” you feel very acutely that it is in no way whatsoever this war’s real front. When the…
March 15, 2004