George Azar

Who is George Azar?

George Azar is a Lebanese American photojournalist and documentary filmmaker. His photographs have appeared on the front pages of The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Economist and other leading publications. Since 2006 he and his wife, Mariam Shahin, have produced over 50 films for the international satellite news network, Al Jazeera, as regular contributors to "Witness", "ArtsWorld", "People and Power", "Everywoman" and "Focus on Gaza".

Azar has covered the Middle East and Arab/Islamic culture since 1981 and is the subject of the CBS Emmy Award-winning news feature, Beirut Photographer. He was also profiled in the BBC's Firing Line. He was nominated for the 2007 Rory Peck Award for his film Gaza Fixer. His and fellow filmmaker Tom Evans' film Two Schools in Nablus also received great acclaim, winning the Japan Prize in Education in 2008, and the British Royal Television Society Education Award in 2009. In addition, Azar is the author and photographer of the critically acclaimed book Palestine: A Photographic Journey, and the photographer of Palestine: A Guide, written by his wife Mariam Shahin.