Kiana Hayeri

Kiana’s work explores migration, identity, and conflict zones, capturing urgent human stories with remarkable sensitivity and insight. Her storytelling has earned prestigious awards, including the Tim Hetherington Visionary Award (2020), the James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting (2020), and the Robert Capa Gold Medal (2021). She was part of The New York Times team that won the Hal Boyle Award (2022) and was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting. In 2024, Kiana published her acclaimed photo book “When Cages Fly,” shortlisted for several major awards. She is the laureate of the 14th Carmignac Photojournalism Award and continues documenting vital stories from Afghanistan, the Balkans, and beyond. Based in Sarajevo, Kiana is also a TEDx Fellow, a National Geographic Explorer grantee, and a regular contributor to The New York Times.