Moises Saman was born in Lima(Peru) in 1974 and grew up in
Spain until his late teenage years, then relocating to the United States to
study Communications and Sociology. Moises started working as a professional
photographer in New York and became a Staff Photographer at New York Newsday
from 2000-2007 before going freelance in late 2007.
Since 2001 Moises has concentrated on covering the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well
as projects in Pakistan, Nepal, Cuba, Haiti, Lebanon, Central Asia and South
America.
In 2008 Moises' work from El Salvador received a judge's
special mention in the Overseas Press Club "Olivier Rebbot Award" for magazine
photography and was part of a portfolio that placed 3rd in the Magazine
Photographer of the Year Award from POYi. In 2007 Moises' work from Afghanistan
received a 3rd prize on the Daily Life Story category in the 2007 World Press
Photo contest and an Honorable Mention in the UNICEF Photo of the Year awards.
In 2007 Saman also received a World Press Photo award for his coverage of the
presidential elections in Haiti, as well as being named Photographer of the Year
by the New York Press Photographers Association. In 2004 Moises was selected as
a participant in the World Press Photo's Joop Swart Masterclass.
Moises Saman lives in New York City and is currently
represented by Magnum Photos (www.magnumphotos.com). He is a regular contributor for The New
York Times, Newsweek, and Human Rights Watch, among other international clients.
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