TEHRAN -- Iranian photojournalist Alfred Yaghobzadeh, known for documenting the eight-year Iraqi war of the 1980s on Iran and major international conflicts, has been injured during unrest in Paris and is currently resting, Mehdi Ashna, head of the Photographers Association of the House of Theatre, said.
Speaking to IRNA, Ashna said the incident occurred on Saturday in the French capital, adding that Yaghobzadeh was recovering.
Born in Tehran in 1958 to an Armenian father and an Assyrian mother, Yaghobzadeh abandoned his interior design studies following the 1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution and began documenting the events unfolding in the country.
He went on to establish an international career in photojournalism, covering the Iraqi war on Iran and other major political and military conflicts. His work has documented events across West Asia and beyond, including Lebanon, Somalia, India, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Iraq and the United States.
Yaghobzadeh worked with major international news organizations and photo agencies, including Associated Press, Gamma, Sygma and Sipa Press. His photographs have appeared in prominent international publications, and his career has encompassed war photography, documentary photography and coverage of political and humanitarian crises.
His extensive experience in conflict zones has made him a prominent figure in international photojournalism. His work includes coverage of the Lebanese Civil War, during which he was wounded and held hostage, as well as other major conflicts and humanitarian events.