Mirza Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi | |
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Born | August 1874 |
Died | 1915 |
Known for | First Iranian cinematographer |
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Mirza Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi ( Persian: میرزا ابراهیمخان عکاسباشی; August 1874 – 1915) was an Iranian photographer and cinematographer. He became the first cinematographer of the country on 15 August 1900, when he recorded Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar ( r. 1896–1907) strolling on the beach of the town of Ostend in Belgium. [1] [2]
Akkas Bashi was born on August 1874. He was the son of Mirza Ahmad Sani-al-saltana, a Baháʼí convert and chief photographer of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( r. 1848–1896). Akkas Bashi died in 1915 in the Gilan province. [1]