Kaveh Golestan

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Kāveh Golestān

Kāveh Golestān (1950 - April 2, 2003), (Persian: کاوه گلستان ) was an Iranian photojournalist. He is the son of the Iranian filmmaker and writer Ebrahim Golestan and the brother of Lili Golestan,^[1] translator and the owner-artistic director of the Golestan Gallery in Tehran, Iran. Kaveh was married to Hengāmeh Golestan^[2] and Mehrak Golestan is their son.

Kaveh Golestan was a freelance cameraman who took the first pictures after nerve gas was used in Halabja. He was killed at the age of 51,^[3] as a result of stepping on a land mine in Kifri, Iraq, on April 2, 2003, while working for the BBC. He is buried in a cemetery in the east of Tehran.^[4]

[edit] References

^ Masoud Soheili, Photographer, Portrait & People: Lili Golestan. [1]
^ Maiden name unknown to the writer of these lines at the time of writing.
^ Kaveh Golestan's Funeral | Kaveh Golestan Funeral | Kargah.com | Iranian Artists' Website
^ Remembering Kaveh Golestan

[edit] See also

Modern and Contemporary Art in Iran

[edit] External links

Website dedicated to Kaveh Golestan: [2].
Kaveh Golestan's Funeral, A photo-reportage, Iranian Artists' site, Kargah.
The press release of Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) concerning Golestan's death: "BBC Cameraman Killed In Iraq", 2 April 2003: [3].
"Index on Censorship:Tribute to Kaveh Golestan", Index for Free Expression, 3 April 2003: [4].
"BBC cameraman's last moments", BBC News, Saturday 5 April 2003: [5].
Kaveh Golestan's collection of the Iran-Iraq War photographs, Iranian Artists' site, Kargah
Kaveh Golestan's collection of the Iranian Revolution photographs, Iranian Artists' site, Kargah
Window on an Era: A Qajar Royal Album. Selected photographs from a private album of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, with an introduction by Kaveh Golestan (2003), Kargah