Alfred's Journey — original edition

Testimony of half a century of photographs in the tumults and joys of the world by Alfred Yaghobzadeh, 2023 winner of the VISA pour l'Image / Benoît Schaeffer prize.

ALFRED'S JOURNEY traces this journey, from his very first image in 1978 in Tehran, to 2023 and the conflict in Ukraine. In between, the thrilling life of a photographer traveling the planet to the rhythm of its upheavals, from the harshest war zones to joyful revolts. The book includes 276 images, 8 exclusive texts in English and French written by Alfred and a 30-page notebook of captions printed on 45g Bible paper.

ALFRED YAGHOBZADEH A member of the Gamma, Sygma, Sipa and Associated Press agencies, his photos were published throughout his life in magazines such as Time, Figaro Magazine, Newsweek, Stern, Paris Match, El Pais and Geo; he was awarded a World Press Photo prize in 1986 for his reports on the Lebanese war. This work is supported by the SAIF / Benoît Schaeffer Scholarship for Photographic Publishing, which encourages the creation of a monograph of a professional photographer.