Story of First Kurdish Female Photojournalist Bnar Sardar: Escaped From Saddam As A Child , Faced ISIS As A Grown Up Woman

Bnar Sardar is a first female photojournalist born in Kirkuk Iraq and forced to flee to Iran with her family in 1991. Bnar worked with Metrogarphy agency, the first Iraqi agency for photography. Bnar currently  lives and works in Bristol England and is the freelance photographer for National Media League. With her ever expanding portfolio, Bnar has had group exhibitions in various countries, including the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan.  Recently the UNHDR has selected Bnar as the middle-east photojournalist with the exhibition in (Venice), Italy.