Barat Ali Batoor

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Barat Ali Batoor
Born
Barat Ali

29 May (2024-05-29)
Quetta
Other namesBatoor
OccupationPhotographer
Years active2002–present
Websitewww.batoor.com/bio.html

Barat Ali Batoor (Persian: برات علی باتور) is a professional freelancer photographer from Afghanistan. He started his professional career in 2002.[1]

Early life and photography[edit]

Barat Ali Batoor was born in 1983, to a family Hazara in Afghanistan. He took part in the documentary photography project funded by the Open Society Institute.[2] A photograph titled 'The First Day at Sea' he took of a boat journey to Australia won the prestigious 2013 Nikon-Walkley Photo of the Year.[3][4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Barat Ali Batoor
  2. ^ msk, March 12, 2012 (December 3, 2010). "Come out of the shade. The photographers from Central Asia and Southern Caucasus are invited to participate in "Documentary photography" – Ferghana Information agency, Moscow". Enews.fergananews.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Walkley Winner Barat Ali Batoor 2013". Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "Batoor's Story wins at Walkleys". News. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

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