Pooyan Tabatabaei

Pooyan Tabatabaei is a Toronto based Award-Wining Visual Journalist, Director and actor which has produced Documentaries on conflict and humanitarian crisis that have made headlines around the world. Pooyan's passion for his profession has taken him around the globe, and since 1998 he has documented the lives of many incredible and unique people of different cultures, religions, beliefs, and value systems. His works, which focus on cultural matters, and raising awareness for human rights, have been published by magazines and dailies such as: Time Magazine, Toronto Star, Panorama, BBC, CBC, Polaris, and his Documentaries screened in various TVs and International Festivals. Born in Tehran, Tabatabaei has formalized his training through programs at the Ershad University, in Management, Ontario College of Art and Design University, University of New York, Tisch School of Arts, with a specialization in Human Rights Photography, and Whistling Woods University in India (with a focus in Cinema). By reflecting the true image of his subjects, his photographs aim to capture the essence of the persons in such a way that he hopes will impact the lives of those who see his photographs, and provoke the same impact as he felt whilst capturing the foresaid images.