.jpg "Photographer Hassan Qaedi (L), Tehran City Council member Ahmad Masjed-Jamei (C), and Iranian Artists Forum Director Majid Sarsangi (R) visit the Daraa Offensive photo exhibit in Tehran on January 12, 2015. (Mehr/Hossein Esmaeili)")
TEHRAN – Iranian photographer Hassan Qaedi is displaying his works on the Syrian civil war in an exhibition at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran.
The exhibition is part of the third edition of the program 10 Days with Iranian Photographers.
The exhibition entitled “Daraa Offensive” showcase part of the campaign during the Syrian civil war launched by rebel forces in Daraa, a city in southwestern Syria, Qaedi told the Persian service of the Mehr News Agency on Monday.
“All the photos are in black and white and center on the war, life of the inhabitants during the war, and the city of Homs after the Syrian government forces retook control of the city,” he said.
He added that he took the photos during the four trips he took to Syria and recorded the events during the war in the region.
“A photographer rarely has the chance to take photos of the injured and the dead bodies of the enemy forces, however I had this opportunity,” he added.
He said that he was one of the few photographers who recorded the Syrian war and added, “I had displayed some of the photos on line on a website and received good feedback.”
“Even one of the world photo agencies named VII Photo had expressed satisfaction to see the life and happiness of the Syrian inhabitants in the photos,” he added.
The third edition of “10 Days with Iranian Photographers” opened in seven galleries of the forum on Sunday.
Director of the Center for Visual Arts of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Majid Mollanoruzi, Iranian Photojournalists’ Association director Kavus Sadeqlu, and the National Iranian Photographers’ Society director Masud Zendehruh Kermani attended the opening ceremony.
“Daraa Offensive” is on display in the Momayyez Gallery of the forum and the exhibit will be running until January 20.
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