Morteza Nikoubazl was born in Tehran, Iran in 1974 and studied art and photography there. Nikoubazl started work as a freelance photographer for Iranian daily and weekly newspapers. He began working with the Reuters team as a Freelance photographer from 1999 till 2013. After Reuters, he worked with the UNHCR, New York Times International, National Geographic Magazine Farsi, Sipa Press photo agency, and now he is working with the NurPhoto Press Photo Agency in Iran.
His pictures have been published through Reuters and photo agencies in Newspapers, Websites, Magazines, and Books as well as, Time, Newsweek, Spiegel, L’Express, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Life, Daily Mail, Christian Science Monitor, Guardian, and…
Photo by: Ardalan Razmjou
Most important assignments he has covered for news and photo agencies are:
Flood disaster, Golestan province, Iran 2001 For Reuters,
Earthquake, Bam, Iran 2003-2004 For Reuters,
33-day Hezbollah-Israel conflict, Lebanon 2006, For Reuters
Earthquake, Khorramabad, Iran 2006 For Reuters, Presidential election, Heart, Afghanistan 2009 For Reuters, Daily life feature, Heart, Afghanistan 2009 For Reuters
Flood disaster, Pakistan 2010 For Reuters, Earthquake, Turkey 2011 For Reuters, Daily life feature story, Modern face of Kabul 2014 For Reuters
Urmia Salt Lake Story, 2014 For the New York Times, Azerbaijan Daily Life Story, 2015 For the National Geographic Magazine Farsi
Covering the visit of UNHCR HC of Iran for the UNHCR, Iran 2016, Battle of Fallujah, Iraq 2016 For Sipa Press, Battle of Mosul, Iraq 2016 For Sipa Press
Flood disaster in Golestan province 2019 For Sipa Press, Iranian Saffron story 2019 For Sipa Pres, Iran COVID-19 story for the SIPA Press and NurPhoto press photo agencies, Iran’s presidential elections 2021 For the AFP (Agence France Presse)
Online profiles
Iraq 2016
West of Mousel, on the way to frontline
