Tim Hetherington 'Visionary Award 2020: KIANA HAYERI by Kiana Hayeri

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Tim Hetherington 'Visionary Award 2020: KIANA HAYERI

kiana hayeri

May 15, 2020

I am honored to share that I have been awarded the sixth £20,000 grant for my project “Promises Written On The Ice, Left In The Sun”.

About The Visionary Award

The Visionary Award is designed to foster innovative approaches to storytelling and supports visionary individuals who we hope will offer inspiration to others by example. The award seeks out visionary artists and journalists whose thinking and the process reaches beyond the limitations of conventional media practice to create engaging and dynamic communications using any appropriate technology to create and distribute stories that inspire audiences and bring a fresh understanding of the chosen subject.

The successful candidates demonstrate personal vision, artistic ability, ethical integrity and have the necessary craft skills to execute their project effectively. The award particularly favors projects that can be augmented by the application of new skills or technologies and in addition to the £20,000 cash grant, we will find mentors to help expand the scope of the project beyond initial expectations. Openness to new ideas and willingness to work in partnership are key characteristics for eligibility.

Tim Hetherington Trust | Visionary Award 2020: KIANA HAYERI 14 May 2020
The sixth £20,000 grant is awarded to Kiana Hayeri for “Promises Written On The Ice, Left In The Sun”

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Kiana Hayeri

I am honored to share that I have been awarded the sixth £20,000 grant for my project “Promises Written On The Ice, Left In The Sun”.

About The Visionary Award

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The New York Times: U.S. Is Sending 3,000 Troops Back to Afghanistan to Begin Evacuations

Photoville 2020: Promises Written On The Ice, Left In The Sun

on NYTimes: At War: She Went to Prison for Killing Her Husband. The Pandemic Set Her Free.

The Washington Post: "˜There's no humanity left': A family buries a mother and her unborn child in Afghanistan

on NYT: Afghanistan's Next War

"Scarred and Weary, an Afghan Force Wonders: What Is Peace?" for The New York Times (2020)

For The New York Times Magazine (2020):"Now in Prison, They Feel Free."

"Afghan Women Don't Want To Be Saved. But They Demand To Be Heard" for Buzzfeed News (2019)

Single Mothers of Afghanistan on Globe and Mail

"The TransAsia Train" for Polka Magazine (2013)