Abbas Attar (; full name: ʿAbbās ʿAṭṭār) (29 March 1944 – 25 April 2018) was an Iranian photographer. He was known for his photojournalism in Biafra, Vietnam and South Africa in the 1970s. He was a member of Sipa from 1971 to 1973, a member of Gamma from 1974 to 1980, and joined Magnum Photos in 1981.

Abbas died of complications from diabetes in Paris on 25 April 2018 at the age of 74.

Abbas (photographer)

Books

Iran, la révolution confisquée, Clétrat, Paris, 1980

Retornos a Oapan, FCE Rio de Luz, Mexico, 1986

Return to Mexico, W. W. Norton, New York, 1992

Allah O Akbar, voyages dans l’Islam militant, Phaidon, London, 1994

Allah O Akbar, a journey through militant Islam, Phaidon, London, 1994

Viaggio negli Islam del Mondo, Contrasto, Roma, 2002

Voyage en chrétientés, La Martiniere, Paris, 2000

Faces of Christianity, A. Abrams, New York, 2000

Glaube-liebe-hoffnung, Knesebeck, Munchen, 2000

IranDiary 1971–2002, Autrement, Paris, 2002

IranDiario 1971–2005, Sagiattore, Milano, 2006

Abbas, I Grandi Fotografi di Magnum, Hachette, Milan, 2005

Sur la Route des Esprits, Delpire, Paris, 2005

The children of Abraham, (exhibition catalogue), Intervalles, Paris, 2006

In Whose Name?, Thames & Hudson, London, 2009

Ali, le Combat, Sonatines, Paris, 2011

Les Enfants du lotus, voyage chez les bouddhistes, De la Martinière, Paris, 2011

References

1944 births

2018 deaths

Iranian photographers

Photojournalists

Abbas (photographer)