Zied Ben Romdhane
Born in 1981 in Tunisia; began his career as a commercial photographer. In 2011 he decided to focus on documentary photography and photojournalism. His work has been published in “The New York Times” and “The Washington Post”.
His recent exhibitions include: Views of Tunisia (Arles 2013), After the Revolution (White Box, New York 2013), Zones d’Attente (Clark House, Bombay 2013), Kushti (Maison de la Tunisie, Paris 2013), Fotofest Biennial at the Houston Center for Photography (Houston, USA 2014), Sahel (1×1 Gallery, Dubai 2014), Trace (MUCEM, Marseille 2015), Afrotopia, African biennial of photography (Bamako, Mali 2017) and the Biennial of Photography of the Contemporary Arab World (France, Paris 2017). In 2018, Romdhane published his first book, West of Life, with Red Hook Editions. Awards and honors received include selection for the World Press Photo Foundation’s 2018 Prize 6×6 Global Talent Program, participation in World Press Photo’s Joop Swart Masterclass, and winning the POPCAP award (Africa Image, Basel, 2015).