Morteza Avini

Morteza Avini.

Sayyed Morteza Avini (also spelled Aviny; 1947 – 9 April 1993) was an Iranian photographer of the Iran-Iraq war.

Avini was born in 1947 in Rey, south of Tehran. After earning a master's degree in architecture from Tehran University, he switched to photography and film, especially after the 1979 revolution of Iran.

He gained national recognition and reputation for his documentary works during the Iran-Iraq war. Some of his team members died while filming in war zones. He is especially remembered for the series The Chronicles of Victory (روایت فتح), which aired regularly on IRIB.

In 1989, Iran's supreme leader established a foundation to help continue documenting and commemorating the war. The result was the 10-part series A City in the Skies (شهری در آسمان).

Avini was killed on April 9, 1993 by a landmine while making a documentary about the missing soldiers in the former war fronts of southwestern Iran. He left numerous publications.

External links

• Avini's official website

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Name	Avini, Morteza
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Date of birth	1947
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Date of death	9 April 1993
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