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Newsha Tavakolian
Artist

Newsha Tavakolian

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Photographing everyday life and women’s experiences in Iran.

Mother of Martyrs · Look

Born
1981
Birthplace
Tehran

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Newsha Tavakolian

Newsha Tavakolian is an Iranian documentary photographer whose practice developed from newspaper photojournalism into longer artistic projects.

Early life

Training

Grew up in Tehran and took a photography course at sixteen.

Career

  1. 1990s

    Iranian press

    Began working for reformist newspapers.

  2. 2001

    International work

    Started photographing Iran for Polaris Images.

  3. 2009 onward

    Personal projects

    Expanded into photographic art and social documentary.

Selected work

Mother of Martyrs

A photographic project.

Look

A project exploring lives around her in Tehran.

Beyond work

Collective work

Co-established the women photographers’ collective Rawiya in 2011.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Mohammad Mohsenifar. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.