Personal Details
Born in 1989 Ahvaz, Iran
Currently lives in Ahvaz and Tehran
Education
MA Photography, University of Tehran, 2017
BA English Literature, Institute for Higher Education ACECR Ahvaz, 2012
Group Exhibitions
2019 Small Image, Large Reflection, “The Documents”, Ag Galerie, Tehran
2019 Doran (era), Kino Gallery,”Dust-storm” , Ahvaz
2018 Qazvin Photography Auction, “Paralell Places”, Mehr o Mah Gallery, Qazvin
2017 University of Tehran Annual Photography Exhibition, “Parallel Places”, Tehran Gallery,
Tehran
Teaching/Lectures/Talks
2022 University of Tehran, Guest Lecturer, Methods of Presenting Photographs, Tehran
2022 Dastras Photobook Platform, Talk to Shahrzad Darafsheh on Half-light, Ahvaz Film
House, Ahvaz
2021 Iranian Young Cinema Society, On Photography in City of Ahvaz, Online
2021 Akkasee.com, Digital Media in Photography, Online
2020 Shootshot.com, Story of Photographer, Online
2019 Shootshot.com, Story of Photographs, Online
2019 4th edition of University of Tehran Annual Photography Exhibition, On Photobooks,
Tehran, Iran
2018 Baghche Institustion, Short History and Directions of Iranian Art Photography, Ahvaz
2018 University of Tehran, Digital Media & Art Photography, Tehran
Written Works (All in Farsi)
2022 On Photobooks (Series of Articles), Akskhane.com (Forthcoming)
2018 Oil and Nostalgia, Sun and Dust, Community and Art: on photography in Ahvaz, Herfe-
Honarmand, Vol 72. Also Accessible online: https://tinyurl.com/4s7bxutb
2018 Don’t Make Hero Again: Current Political Issues and Future of Iranian Photography,
Accessible online: https://www.akkasee.com/sd78Y3
2016 Gatherings Called Festival, isna.ir
Publications
2021 Hedie Ahmad (Curator/Bookmaker), 52 People, Self-Published
2014 Anvari, Haleh, “Representing Iran Online”, Digital Women UK
(https://digitalwomenuk.co.uk), Access date:November 2014
2013 Abdolmalekian, Garoos, “Nothing is Lively as Death”, Cheshme Publication, p. 101
Work Experience
2018 – 2019 Photographer/Videographer Peyke-bartar Holding, Tehran
2016 – Now Writer/Translator at Akkasee.com, Tehran
2016 – 2017 Videographer/Editor MBA News (DNA UNION), Tehran
Other Experiences
2022 Found Dastras Photobook Platform
2019 Memeber of review team for editing photography courses og Iran’s universities
2017 – 2022 Contributor Writer and Translator at Akskhane.com
2015 – 2018 Photography for three short-film at Iranian Young Cinema Society