Kaveh Golestan

• Name — Kaveh Golestan • Native Name — کاوه گلستان • Born — 8 July 1950 • Birthplace — Abadan, Iran • Died — 2 April 2003 • Place of death — Kifri, Iraq • Education — Millfield • Occupation — Photographer • Parents — Ebrahim Golestan Fakhri Golestan • Family — Lili Golestan (sister) Mani Haghighi (nephew) • Spouse — Hengameh Golestan • Children — Mehrak Golestan

• Illustration — Golestān and his sister Lili Golestan was the son of the Iranian filmmaker and writer Ebrahim Golestan and the brother of Lili Golestan, translator and the owner-artistic director of the Golestan Gallery in Tehran, Iran. He was educated at Millfield School in Somerset, England.

In 1988, working as a freelance photographer, he took the first pictures of the aftermath of the Halabja chemical attack during the Iran–Iraq War. He was awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal for his work covering the 1979 revolution for Time. His picture was shown, among many other people, in the end credits of Roger Waters: The Wall. Her students included Mehdi Vosoughnia, Hassan Sarbakhshian, Arash Yadollahi, and Hojjat Sepehvand, each of whom later pursued professional careers in the arts

On 2 April 2003 Golestān was killed, aged 53, as a result of stepping on a land mine while working for the BBC in Kifri, Iraq. He is buried in a cemetery in the east of Tehran.

Kaveh was married to Hengameh Golestan; they had a son, Mehrak, who is a musician.