Alfred's Journey - A. Yaghobzadeh

A half-century of photography chronicling the world's turmoil and triumphs by Alfred Yaghobzadeh, 2023 winner of the VISA pour l’Image / Benoît Schaeffer award.

ALFRED'S JOURNEY traces this journey, from his very first image in Tehran in 1978, to 2023 and the conflict in Ukraine. In between, the exhilarating life of a photographer traversing the globe to the rhythm of its upheavals, from the harshest war zones to joyful revolts. The book includes 276 images, 8 exclusive texts in English and French written by Alfred, and a 30-page caption booklet printed on 45g Bible paper.

ALFRED YAGHOBZADEH A member of Gamma, Sygma, Sipa, and Associated Press agencies, his photos have been published throughout his life in magazines such as Time, Figaro Magazine, Newsweek, Stern, Paris Match, El Pais, and Geo; he was awarded a World Press Photo prize in 1986 for his reports on the Lebanese War. This work is supported by the SAIF / Benoît Schaeffer Grant for Photographic Publishing, which encourages the creation of a monograph by a professional photographer.