TEHRAN – A number of photojournalists and experts on photojournalism will come together at the Tehran Peace Museum on June 20 to attend a one-day seminar on war photography.

Saeid Sadeqi, Zanyar Boluri, Majid Dukhtehchizadeh and Sayyad Nabavi are among the photographers who will attend the seminar, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Tuesday.

The seminar has been organized to discuss the role of war photography in promoting peace, the effects of war photography on the process of war and achieving peace.

Photos by American photojournalist and war photographer James Nachtwey will also be reviewed at the colloquium.

Nachtwey has received numerous awards including two World Press Photo of the Year awards and five Robert Capa Gold Medals.

The seminar has been organized by the museum in collaboration with the United Nations Information Center in Tehran.

Diplomats from the Dutch Embassy in Tehran and the United Nations Information Center in Tehran are expected to attend the session. 

Photo: Tehran Peace Museum 

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