Mohammad Kheirkhah Zoyari


Mohammad Kheirkhah Zoyari, also known as Moe Zoyari, is an Iranian-American multimedia producer. He has won three Pictures of the Year International Awards.

Early life

He is a frequent contributor to Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post. He began his work as a photographer at the age of 14. After focusing his work around human rights issues and political turmoil in Iran, he expanded his reach, covering events in the Middle East, Europe and the United States. His photos have been published in national, and international journals including Newsweek, Time, and Der Spiegel, among others.

Early life

He has documented stories in more than 52 countries to be a voice for the deliberately silenced and preferably unheard people. Moe was invited to The White House by President Obama, and The First Lady in 2015. He worked for United Press International and the British Broadcasting Corporation from 2003 to 2015, and is now being represented by Redux Pictures. The Pulitzer Prize winner John H. White has been a mentor of Moe.
Zoyari worked for BBC Persian from 2003 to 2004 and United Press International, from 2005 to 2015. He started his work as a photographer at the age of 14. After covering Iran's nuclear program, earthquakes, and political turmoil, he covered events in the Middle East, Europe and the United States. His photographs have been published in Newsweek, Time, and Le Figaro. Zoyari left Iran after the turbulent aftermath of the Iranian presidential election, 2009 and went to Afghanistan for 44 days to be an embedded journalist with the U.S. Army. He is a represented by Redux Pictures. He has documented life in more than 50 countries around the world.

Awards

Solo exhibitions