Iason Athanasiadis

Adopting Journalistic Techniques at the United Nations

By Iason Athanasiadis• Opinion• December 12, 2014

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 across several countries, the U.N. has desks dedicated to human … Read more

Mystical Kabul

By Iason Athanasiadis• September 29, 2011

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 ceremonies—in a photo essay he calls “mystical Kabul.” We see … Read more

Photojournalists Reach Viewers in Different Ways

By Iason Athanasiadis• Features• March 30, 2010

Using emerging funding strategies and finding fresh venues to display their work, photographers bring foreign news reporting to new audiences. Read more

Pakistan: A Freelancer as Photographer

By Iason Athanasiadis• Features• March 15, 2010

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 … Read more

Peering Inside Contemporary Iran

By Iason Athanasiadis• International Journalism• June 15, 2009

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 (CAFAM) in Los Angeles, California. “Exploring the Other: Contemporary Iran,” … Read more

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

By Iason Athanasiadis• International Journalism• June 15, 2009

‘Roxana’s work consistently gave the lie to the narrative of a monolithic Islamic Republic.’ Read more

Documenting Lebanon After the 2006 War: ‘Deserted Riviera’

By Iason Athanasiadis• Visual Journalism• June 15, 2008

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. Read more

A Photojournalist Immerses Himself in the Story Being Told

By Iason Athanasiadis• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

An Essay in Words and Photographs Read more

Photographs From Libya

By Anja Niedringhaus and Iason Athanasiadis• March 15, 2004

RELATED ARTICLE “The ‘Front’ in Libya” – Iason Athanasiadis Anja Niedringhaus is a photographer with The Associated Press. She was a 2007 Nieman Fellow. Read more

The “Front” in Libya

By Iason Athanasiadis• March 15, 2004

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 rebels are not chasing after the coalition airplanes, the fighting—what … Read more

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