Abbas (photographer)

Abbas Attar (; full name: "ʿAbbās ʿAṭṭār") (29 March 1944 – 25 April 2018) was an Iranian photographer. He was known for his photojournalism in Biafra, Vietnam and South Africa in the 1970s. He was a member of Sipa from 1971 to 1973, a member of Gamma from 1974 to 1980, and joined Magnum Photos in 1981.
Abbas died of complications from diabetes in Paris on 25 April 2018 at the age of 74.