Zied Ben Romdhane
Tunisia - Canada
Photographer
Visual Arts
Zied Ben Romdhane shifted his focus to documentary photography in 2011. He published his first book "West of Life" in 2018 with Red Hook Editions. Zied's work is centered around his native Tunisia, where he delves into the socio-political contrasts between inland regions and coastal areas, shedding light on how geography shapes these dynamics. His accomplishments include notable recognitions such as being chosen for the Prize 6X6 Global Talent Program 2018 by the World Press Photo Foundation, participating in the Joop Swart Masterclass with World Press Photo, and receiving the POPCAP award (Africa Image, Basel, 2015). Zied also contributed as the Director of Photography for "Fallega" (2011), a documentary film documenting the Arab Spring in Tunisia. Furthermore, he actively participated in World Press Photo’s 2013 Reporting Change initiative and was a member of the collectives “Rawiya” and “Native.” Zied Ben Romdhane joined Magnum as a nominee in 2019.

Zied Ben Romdhane
Tunisia - Canada
Photographer
Visual Arts
Zied Ben Romdhane shifted his focus to documentary photography in 2011. He published his first book "West of Life" in 2018 with Red Hook Editions. Zied's work is centered around his native Tunisia, where he delves into the socio-political contrasts between inland regions and coastal areas, shedding light on how geography shapes these dynamics. His accomplishments include notable recognitions such as being chosen for the Prize 6X6 Global Talent Program 2018 by the World Press Photo Foundation, participating in the Joop Swart Masterclass with World Press Photo, and receiving the POPCAP award (Africa Image, Basel, 2015). Zied also contributed as the Director of Photography for "Fallega" (2011), a documentary film documenting the Arab Spring in Tunisia. Furthermore, he actively participated in World Press Photo’s 2013 Reporting Change initiative and was a member of the collectives “Rawiya” and “Native.” Zied Ben Romdhane joined Magnum as a nominee in 2019.

Juror

Production Awards
2024

Grantee

Production Awards
Round 02
2015
The Road of Potash
This project is a photography book entitled “The Road of Potash” that traces the route of transporting Potash from the mine basin (south-west of Tunisia) to the Gulf of Gabes (south-east of Tunisia). The photographs highlight the problematic related to the transportation of potash such as related strikes, pollution, marginalization of villages, and the extraction and treatment of potash. The exclusively black and white photographs will be supported by short explanatory texts in Arabic and English.