Kamaran Najm
{{Short description|Iraqi photojournalist (1987–2014)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kamaran Najm
| image =
| alt = Kamaran Najm
| native_name = کامەران نەجم
| native_name_lang = کوردی سۆرانی
| birth_date = 1987
| disappeared_date = June 12, 2014
| disappeared_place = Mullah Abdullah, a village near Kirkuk
| occupation = Photo Journalist
}}
Kamaran Najm (Kurdish: کامەران نەجم) is an Iraqi photojournalist.{{Cite web |title=About – Metrography |url=https://metrography.org/about/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |language=en-US}} He was captured by the Islamic State in June 2014.
Early life
Najm was born in Kirkuk, Iraq, in 1987 to a family of five children. During the Iraq War, his family was displaced and lived in a refugee camp for a period when he was approximately fifteen years old.{{Cite web |title=Photo Journalist Kamaran Najm |url=https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=08268f8fffb5447ab5109a3926b0334d |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=www.arcgis.com}}
Career
Najm has collaborated with international news organizations, including Reuters and the Associated Press. His work has also been featured in prominent publications such as The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Times of London, and the Financial Times.{{Cite web |title=Remembering photojournalist, Kamaran Najm, kidnapped by ISIS gangs 7 years ago |url=https://www.pukmedia.com/EN/details/?Jimare=67258#:~:text=Kamaran%20has%20worked%20for%20international,Reuters%20and%20the%20Associated%20Press. |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=pukmedia.com}}
{{Infobox
| title = Sebastian Meyer and Kamaran Najm
| image =
| caption = Sebastian Meyer and Kamaran Najm in Kakheti
}}
In 2010, Najm founded Metrography,{{Cite web |title=About – Metrography |url=https://metrography.org/about/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Meyer |first=Sebastian |date=2020-03-19 |title=Every Inch of Earth |url=https://www.guernicamag.com/every-inch-of-earth/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Guernica |language=en-US}} a photo agency based in Iraq,{{Cite web |title=Metrography – the first independent photo agency in Iraq |url=https://fotografmagazine.cz/en/magazine/metrography-the-first-independent-photo-agency-in-iraq/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |language=en-US}} with American photojournalist Sebastian Meyer. Their vision was to establish an independent photojournalism sector in Iraq that transcends ethnic, cultural, and religious divides. Metrography fosters collaboration and learning among photographers, while celebrating the rich diversity and history of the country. The agency has gained international recognition, with the work of its photographers featured in exhibitions and published by various media outlets.{{Cite web |title=Metrography Agency to hold first annual Kamaran Awards in Slemani |url=https://pukmedia.com/EN/Details/74076 |website=pukmedia.com}}{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Positive |date=2011-03-01 |title=An interview with Metrography: The first (and the only) photoagency in Iraq |url=https://www.positive-magazine.com/an-interview-with-metrography-the-first-and-the-only-photoagency-in-iraq/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Positive Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=LensCulture |first=Metrography Agency {{!}} |title=Metrography Agency |url=https://www.lensculture.com/metrography-photo-agency |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=LensCulture |language=en}}
Disappearance
Najm was captured by militants from the extremist group Islamic State on June 12, 2014,{{Cite web |title=Kamaran Najm |url=https://cpj.org/data/people/kamaran-najm/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Committee to Protect Journalists |language=en-US}} while documenting the war between the militants and Kurdish Peshmerga forces near Mullah Abdullah, a village close to Kirkuk, according to his family and a colleague.{{Cite web |last=Nashrulla |first=Tasneem |date=2014-06-12 |title=27-Year-Old Photojournalist Killed During Clashes In Iraq |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/27-year-old-photojournalist-killed-during-clashes-in-iraq |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=BuzzFeed News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bloomfield |first=Steve |title=“I want to mourn him but I can’t”: the missing photojournalist and the battle to find him |url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/45429/i-want-to-mourn-him-but-i-cant-the-missing-photojournalist-and-the-battle-to-find-him |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=www.prospectmagazine.co.uk |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Kamaran – Rebecca Bradshaw |url=https://rebradshaw.com/?page_id=453 |access-date=2024-12-10 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=A Photographer Goes Missing In Iraq |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/07/03/738384180/-rough-translation-what-happened-to-an-iraqi-photographer-kidnapped-by-isis |website=npr.org}}
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Category:Journalism occupations
Category:People from Sulaymaniyah