The Diary Of A Hitman

''...I didn’t know who might come after me. 
I became very cautious, parking my car far from home, avoiding the same hairdresser or gym, and living with multiple threats to my life.''

“Australia’s Deadliest Hitman.”

“The Country’s Most Dangerous Gunman.”

A stolen car with forged license plates, a bounty on his head, and a cycle of revenge that never ends—Sydney’s underworld is a game of survival, and Abuzar “Abz” Sultani played to win. The Diary of a Hitman is the first photo book created with a notorious contract killer, offering an exclusive glimpse into the mechanics of Australian organized crime. Through never-before-seen images of a hitman's arsenal, PGP-encrypted BlackBerry messages, and handwritten reflections from inside Goulburn Supermax prison, this book unveils the cold calculations behind murder-for-hire. With a powerful introduction by journalist Mahmood Fazal and edited by Pouria Khojastehpay, it’s a journey into a world where the only rule is play for keeps.

550BC is an independent publishing house based in Amsterdam, founded in 2018. Specializing in the complex realities of organized crime and conflict, we explore these subjects through the lens of visual anthropology. Our photo books provide rare, first-person perspectives from within otherwise inaccessible worlds, often created in direct collaboration with those involved.