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Aziz Karimov (Azerbaijani: Əziz Elxan oğlu Kərimov) is an Azerbaijani photographer. He was awarded Free Media Awards 2020 by the Fritt Ord (organization).
Aziz Karimov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1987 |
| Citizenship | Azerbaijani |
| Occupation | News Photojournalist |
| Awards | Free Media 2020 |
Life and Work
editHe was born in 1987 Baku and graduated from Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts alumni. In 2013 Karimov worked for Associated Press, subsequently starting his career as a freelance photographer.[citation needed]
2019 he is a frequent contributor to Getty Images. 2013 Freedom House auctioned off photographs from more than 20 countries, including Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, China, Russia, South Sudan, and Syria. The images, taken by amateur and professional photographers, were chosen as finalists from among hundreds of submissions to Freedom House's second annual photo contest,[1] Karimov covered the War in Donbas, and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[2]
2014 he attended "INTERNATIONAL SUMMER PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL" with Magnum Photos.[3] 2017 Lecturer at Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sport, sports photojournalism. 2019 Lecturer at Azerbaijan University of Languages – Photojournalism.[citation needed]
2020 Karimov's photo is included in the 2020 annual report, Associated Press photographers captured a world in distress.[4]
Awards
edit2013 Press Photographer of the Year award, Photographers Association of Azerbaijan[5]
2015 Azeri journalists among the winners of EU-funded Media project[6]
2020 Azerbaijani photographers win gold medals[7]
2020 Aziz Karimov awarded the Free Media Awards 2020[8]
2023 Press Photographer of the Year award, Photographers Association of Azerbaijan[9]
References
edit- ^ "Images of Repression and Freedom." https://www.flickr.com/photos/freedomhousedc/8655564590
- ^ "Armenia And Azerbaijan Clash Over Disputed Region Aziz Karimov Pictures and Photos – Getty Images". www.gettyimages.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL SUMMER PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL – YARAT". www.yarat.az. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "In 2020, AP photographers captured a world in distress". December 2020.
- ^ "Reporter Turan agency is awarded".
- ^ "Azeri journalists among the winners of EU-funded Media project".
- ^ "Today.Az - Azerbaijani photographers win gold medals". Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Aziz Karimov – Aserbajdsjan". Fritt Ord (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "The Photographer of the Year Award was presented to:".
External links
editArchived 19 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Fritt Ord-pris til nominerte av Helsingforskomiteen
- Photojournalist of Turan News Agency awarded a prestigious International Prize
- Interview about 2nd Karabakh War
- Events in Ukraine through the eyes of a photojournalist Aziz Karimov
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