World Press Photo Winner
Senior International Director of Fellowships & High Council Member
New York / Middle East
Internationally acclaimed documentary photographer and photojournalist, multi-laureate of the prestigious World Press Photo, founder of the international Middle East Images agency, and an independent, tireless advocate for free media and indigenous visual storytellers.
WPP
World Press Photo Winner
POYi
Pictures of the Year Int.
OPC
Overseas Press Club Award
Global
Agency Syndication
Hossein Fatemi is an internationally acclaimed photojournalist and documentary filmmaker whose assignments have been featured in National Geographic, Time, The New York Times, and The Guardian. Winner of the World Press Photo (2015), the Overseas Press Club of America award, and multiple Pictures of the Year International (POYi) medals.
He is the founder and director of Middle East Images, an international photo agency and non-profit foundation that licenses regional photography to global agencies including AFP, Getty Images, and Reuters.
As an international partner on EVE's council, Hossein mentors emerging Iraqi fellows and facilitates global distribution and licensing for local documentary archives.
2012
Founded Middle East Images
Created international photo agency representing indigenous Middle Eastern photojournalists.
2015
World Press Photo Award
Won 2nd Prize for Contemporary Issues for ground-breaking documentary series.
2017
Overseas Press Club Award
Conferred the Olivier Rebbot Award for best international photographic reporting.
2023-2026
EVE International Partnership
Directing masterclasses and global syndication for EVE Heritage fellows.
2015 · World Press Photo Foundation (Amsterdam)
World Press Photo 2nd Prize
Contemporary Issues singles category.
2017 · Overseas Press Club of America (New York)
The Olivier Rebbot Award
Best photographic reporting from abroad in magazines or books.
2016 · Pictures of the Year International
POYi First Place Award
Recognized for narrative depth and field composition.
Global Agency
Middle East Images Syndication
International visual network licensing documentary archives worldwide.
Mentorship
EVE International Photojournalism Fellowship
Comprehensive training track for Iraqi photographers aiming for international publication.
“The camera is the most honest passport into the soul of human resilience.”
“Global media needs local eyes; the true stories of the Middle East must be told by those who breathe its air.”
