Metrography Agency

As Iraq’s first photography agency (and as individuals), we value honesty, integrity, transparency, teamwork, personal excellence, continual learning, mutual respect, and an appreciation for fair, objective, and ethical journalism.

Metrography was founded in 2009 by Iraqi photographer Kamaran Najm and American photojournalist Sebastian Meyer, with the objective of establishing a thriving, independent photography and photojournalism industry in Iraq. Through the spread of powerful visual journalism, we hope to help break down ethnic, cultural, and religious barriers, foster peer-to-peer collaboration and learning, and celebrate Iraq’s diversity and history by telling its story through high-quality photography, videography and multimedia productions.

With a core-group of nine Iraqi photographers, the agency has provided training to hundreds of photographers and journalists in the region; documented news throughout the country; organized festivals and exhibitions and collaborated with both international and local NGOs.