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Abir Sultan

Abir Sultan

Israeli photographer (born 1987)

Abir Sultan (born 1985) is an Israeli photographer.[1][2]

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Biography

Sultan was born in Israel in 1985. He began to work as photographer in the Israeli Army's Spokesperson's Unit, documenting Israeli events such as the disengagement of the Jewish settlements from Gaza, Second Lebanon War and fighting in Gaza.[3][4] After completing his military service, Sultan worked as a freelancer for Bluepress agency Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. Sultan started to work in the Jerusalem based agency Flash90, providing photos for the Maariv newspaper. His photographs were published in newspapers and magazines around the world, including the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Le Monde, The Irish Times and Stern.[5][6][7][8][9] Sultan is currently a staff photographer for the European Pressphoto Agency.[10]

Exhibitions

Group

Awards

  • 2014. Best Photos. EPA Awards.[16]
  • 2015. First Prize. Society and Community category. Local Testimony 2015.[17]
  • 2015. Nomination. Joop Swart Masterclass.[18]

References

  1. [1]
    "Abir Sultan Archives". PRIVATE magazine. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Biographies of Life Force magazine contributors".
  3. [3]
    "Jerusalem synagogue axe attack, in pictures". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Hatem Moussa et Abir Sultan – Polka Magazine".
  5. [5]
    "Images of the Day". The Irish Times. 26 January 2016.
  6. [6]
    "L. TODD WOOD: Israel's Netanyahu: U.N. encouraging terror – Washington Times". The Washington Times.
  7. [7]
    "2 million untamed street cats live in Israel". The Seattle Times. 26 January 2016.
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    "Israel worries about threat from Islamic State". Los Angeles Times. 27 December 2015.
  9. [9]
    EPA (10 August 2014). "Jerusalem supermoon". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014.
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    epa european pressphoto agency b.v. "Abir Sultan". epa european pressphoto agency b.v.
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    "ArtFacts.net". ArtFacts.net.
  12. [12]
    "World Press Photos returns to Tel Aviv". ynet.
  13. [13]
    "Local Testimony 12".
  14. [14]
    "Tel Aviv Photo 2014". Israel21c.
  15. [15]
    "Curator's choice". Edutmekomit.co.il. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  16. [16]
    "Best photos of 2014".
  17. [17]
    "Photo of Torched Palestinian House Takes First Prize in Israeli Competition". Haaretz.
  18. [18]
    "Announcing the nominees for the 2015 Joop Swart Masterclass". World Press Photo.
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