Nadhim Ramzi

Nadhim Ramzi (; 14 July 1928 – 18 September 2013 from a Kurdish family) was an Iraqi graphic designer, calligrapher, photographer, and painter best known for documenting life in Iraq from the 1950s by photography.

Life and career Nadhim Ramzi was born in Baghdad into a family of Kurdish background. In his youth, Ramzi began to recognize the beauty of his natural environment and the local people in various parts of Iraq due to his father's constant movement. His father was administrative staff member during 1934–1944; Ramzi liked birds hunting and learned to draw them. He also loved the wilderness and the native people. Ramzi started to get involved and participate in a lot of hobbies that affected his future.

Ramzi started photography as a hobby at the age of 16, when he received his first camera as a gift. "

In an interview, Ramzi's good friend, Rifat Chidirji, described the photographer's approach:

Ramzi's Printing Company Ramzi's traveled to Paris in 1964 where he stayed for two years and was introduced to printing methods and its techniques, He founded a printing company in Baghdad and named it after his name, Technical Workshop (managed by Ramzi himself) Financial Department(supervised by Lawyer Mehdi Ali Zaini) Printing Department (managed by Mryosh Faleh)

Work Exhibitions One man show 1958 – Photography Exhibition, Baghdad. 1972 – Political Cartoons Exhibition, Baghdad. 1977 – Photography Exhibition, Iraqi Cultural Center, London. 2010 – Last Exhibition, Baghdad.

Group exhibitions 1956–1960 – S.P Group Exhibition, Iraqi Artist Society, Baghdad. 1957 – Iraqi Modern Art, Beirut. 1970 – Iraqi Poster Exhibition, National Gallery of Modern Art, Baghdad. 1977 – Six Iraqi Artist, National Gallery of Modern Art, Baghdad. 1980 – Seven Iraqi Artist, Iraqi Cultural Center, London.:

Publications Ramzi published a number of books, mostly consisting of his photographs, including:

Iraq: The Land and The People, London, Iraqi Cultural Centre, (1977) 1989 From the Memory, Beirut, 2008 Iraq: Photography Of Some Features Of The Life In The Twentieth Century, Beirut, 2009 My Journey With The Camera, Amman, 2010