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Top 10 Iranian photographers to watch out for.
Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji's wide-angle photos of Iranian architecture beautifully capture the perfectly symmetrical details of tourist attractions, making them appear like real life kaleidoscopes.
Top 10 Iranian photographers to watch out for.
Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji's wide-angle photos of Iranian architecture beautifully capture the perfectly symmetrical details of tourist attractions, making them appear like real life kaleidoscopes.
Tahmineh Monzavi is another young Iranian photographer and filmmaker who chooses to show the social contradictions in Iranian society.
Her older work includes a documentary about a group of addicted women in the south of Tehran.
Her older work includes a documentary about a group of addicted women in the south of Tehran.
Having grown up during the Iran-Iraq war in the town of Ahvaz, near the border of Iraq, has clearly influenced the style of this young photographer.
Gohar Dashti uses themes of Iran’s history and topography in stage photography to depict her surroundings and current events.
Gohar Dashti uses themes of Iran’s history and topography in stage photography to depict her surroundings and current events.
Newsha Tavakolian is known for her powerful work covering wars in Iraq and social issues in her native Iran. With clarity and sensitivity, Tavakolian has photographed prohibited Iranian female singers and the lives of people living under sanctions.
Hengameh Golestan is considered a pioneer among Iranian women photographers. She began photographing at age 18 and developed her skills alongside her husband, renowned photojournalist Kaveh Golestan.
Shirin Neshat is an Iranian visual artist who lives in New York City, known primarily for her work in film, video and photography.
Majid Saeedi is a master storyteller who documents the resilience of the human spirit in the face of hardship. He first became well-known for his stunning reportage of conflicts in the Middle East.
He was jailed in 2009 while covering the contentious elections in Tehran.
He was jailed in 2009 while covering the contentious elections in Tehran.
Maryam Zandi was a staff photographer for National Iranian Radio and Television from 1971 to 1983, and a first-hand witness to the revolution on the streets of Tehran that overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty, a time of joy and hope that ushered in an Islamic republic.
Kāveh Golestān was an Iranian photojournalist and artist. In 1988 he took the first pictures of the aftermath of the Halabja chemical attack during the Iran–Iraq War.
Over the past 15 years, as he has traveled throughout Iran, Mohsen Rastani has been taking family portraits. From sparsely populated villages to small, crowded cities, wherever he goes, he takes a white backdrop with him.
