“Most Americans know the US has some relationship with Israel but most likely know little of Israel and will never visit. It is also unlikely they realize we provide more…
After an Israeli airstrike on the Al Gharbi mosque in Gaza City on October 9, 2023, Palestinians found themselves grappling with the consequences. Following the initial firing of hundreds of…
Semyanî Perîzade, a Kurdish and bisexual artist, originates from a small Kurdish town near Diyarbakir and presently resides in Istanbul. In 2023, she courageously stood for the legislative election, representing…
“We could say that photography is an artifact; it's fiction, not to be confused with fantasy. We could argue that it is based in reality, but ultimately, we as photographers…
“We could say that photography is an artifact; it's fiction, not to be confused with fantasy. We could argue that it is based in reality, but ultimately, we as photographers…
Chemical bombs have deeply impacted Kurdish people over the years. These bombs have left a distressing and fatal memory on the people's minds, having taken the lives of many individuals,…
2022
KAMARAN AWARDS
Named for photojournalist Kamaran Najm, who disappeared while covering fighting between the Kurdish Peshmerga and ISIS in Kirkuk in 2014, the Kamaran Awards were presented for the first time in 2022 by Metrography, the photojournalism agency that he co-founded.
The Kamaran Awards consists of two separate awards, which were bestowed at a ceremony in Sulaymaniyah on June 12, 2022.
News
Maurizio Greganti, the Italian Ambassador to Iraq and Michele Camerota, the Italian Consul General in the Kurdistan Region visited Kamaran Museum.
Jelle-Jochem Duits, Political Officer of the Netherlands Consulate General in Erbil, visited Metrography Agency.
On the eighth anniversary of the disappearance of Metrography Agency co-founder Kamaran Najm, the agency organized the inaugural Kamaran Awards in Sulaymaniyah on June 12, 2022. Journalist Qazi Shibili from…
Activities
Metrography Agency organized a two-day first aid training workshop for several photographers in Sulaymaniyah. The workshop was delivered by a professional trainer in theory and practice. The aim of the…
Metrography Agency in collaboration with Lens on Life Project, and Kurdistan Save the Children Organization organized the “Six Windows” photography exhibition on October 2, 2023. The exhibition featured photography projects…
Metrography agency in collaboration with MovingArtists.org organized a presentation for the Spanish photographer, Begoña Zubero. she (born in Bilbao , 1962) is a Spanish photographer, who since the eighties, has…
