Photo: Bret Hartman/TED
Interested in: Freedom, Dignity, Gender inequality, Racial inequality, Discrimination, Women's rights, Children's rights, LGBT rights, Refugee rights, Right to life, Freedom of movement, Prisons
“I am a visual storyteller who is interested in the unseen and humane side of a conflict, a perception and viewpoint often missed in mainstream media.”
Kiana Hayeri grew up in Tehran, Iran and migrated to Toronto while she was still a teenager. She has worked internationally but remained focus on stories that illuminate her background. Her self-initiated and self-funded projects often explore complex topics such as migration, adolescence and sexuality in war-torn or post-conflict countries. Kiana’s work has appeared in Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Washington Post, Sunday Times Magazine, Monocle Magazine, Aljazeera America, and CBC, among others. She is a TED fellow.
www.kianahayeri.com