Kaveh Golestan
{{Short description|Iranian photojournalist (1950-2003)}}
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| name = Kaveh Golestan
| native_name = کاوه گلستان
| image = Kaveh Golestan.jpg
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| birth_date = 8 July 1950
| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|4|2|1950|1|16|df=yes}}
| education = Millfield{{cite news|accessdate=2018-07-09|title=Kaveh Golestan|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1426643/Kaveh-Golestan.html|date=4 April 2003|issn=0307-1235|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
| occupation = Photographer
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| parents = Ebrahim Golestan
Fakhri Golestan
| family = Lili Golestan (sister)
Mani Haghighi (nephew)
| spouse = Hengameh Golestan
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| children = Mehrak Golestan
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Kāveh Golestān Taghavi Shirazi ({{langx|fa| کاوه گلستان}}; 8 July 1950 – 2 April 2003) was an Iranian photojournalist and artist. In 1988 he took the first pictures of the aftermath of the Halabja chemical attack during the Iran–Iraq War.
Early life and education
File:L Golestan with brother.jpg
Golestan was the son of the Iranian filmmaker and writer Ebrahim Golestan and the brother of Lili Golestan,[http://www.masoudsoheili.com/IranArt-Gallery/LiliGolestan.htm Masoud Soheili, Photographer, Portrait & People: Lili Golestan]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} translator and the owner-artistic director of the Golestan Gallery in Tehran, Iran.
He was educated at Millfield School in Somerset, England.{{cite web|first1=Andrew|last1=Roth|accessdate=2018-07-09|title=Obituary: Kaveh Golestan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/apr/04/guardianobituaries.media|date=3 April 2003|website=The Guardian}}
Life and work
In 1988, working as a freelance photographer, he took the first pictures of the aftermath of the Halabja chemical attack during the Iran–Iraq War. He was awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal for his work covering the 1979 revolution for Time.{{cite web|last1=Vick|first1=Karl|title=Inside ‘the Citadel,’ Iran’s Forgotten Red-Light District |url=https://time.com/4433884/inside-the-citadel-irans-forgotten-red-light-district/|website=TIME|access-date=30 December 2016}}
His picture was shown, among many other people, in the end credits of Roger Waters: The Wall.
Death
On 2 April 2003 Golestān was killed, aged 53, as a result of stepping on a land mine while working for the BBC in Kifri, Iraq.[https://ifex.org/bbc-cameraman-killed/ BBC cameraman killed] Press release of Committee to Protect Journalists and International Freedom of Expression Exchange, 2 April 2003.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2920571.stm BBC cameraman's last moments] BBC News, 5 April 2003. He is buried in a cemetery in the east of Tehran.{{cite web|accessdate=2018-07-09|title=Remembering Kaveh Golestan|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/04/apr/1001.html|website=www.payvand.com|archive-date=2018-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708221057/http://www.payvand.com/news/04/apr/1001.html|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
Kaveh was married to Hengameh Golestan; they had a son, Mehrak, who is a musician.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204810/http://www.indexonline.org/en/news/articles/2003/2/a-committed-defender-of-free-expression.shtml "Index on Censorship: Tribute to Kaveh Golestan"], 3 April 2003.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011105734/http://kargah.com/golestan/revolution/index.php?other=1 Kaveh Golestan's collection of the Iranian Revolution photographs, Iranian Artists' site "Kargah"].
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011111122/http://kargah.com/golestan/5/index.php?other=1 Kaveh Golestan's collection of the Iran-Iraq War photographs, Iranian Artists' site "Kargah"].
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016104603/http://kargah.com/history_of_iranian_photography/window_on_an_era/index.php?other=1 "Window on an Era: A Qajar Royal Album", with an introduction by Kaveh Golestan (2003), "Kargah"] (selected photographs from a private album of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar).
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070811234751/http://www.kargah.com/golestan_funeral/index.php Kaveh Golestan's Funeral, A photo-reportage, Iranian Artists' site "Kargah"].
- [http://www.jadidonline.com/images/stories/flash_multimedia/Kaveh_golestan_test/kaveh_high.html Audio slideshow] (6 min 7 sec). The person speaking is Ms Hengāmeh Golestān, wife of Kaveh Golestan, who has organized an exhibition of the photographs by Kaveh Golestan. She is a professional photograph herself and lives in London.
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