Mehri Jamshidi, born in 1984 in Tehran, Iran, is a photographer focusing on intimate moments, sharing the stories of underestimated communities, portraiture, and self-reflective narratives. She earned her BA in Photography from the Art and Architecture Azad University of Tehran in 2006. From 2008 to 2019, Mehri worked with various Iranian media outlets, while contribute global publications. With a shift in focus, she now dedicates her lens to unveiling often overlooked facets of her surroundings and delving into more personal stories
Mehri Jamshidi
1984, Tehran, Iran
Email: mehri.jamshidi@gmail.com
Cell: +98 912 209 5523
IG: mehri.jamshidi
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Website: https://mehrijamshidi.com
Education:
• 2001-2005: BA in Photography, Art and Architecture, Azad University Central Branch of Tehran
• 1998-2000: Graphic Design, Al-e Yasin Art School
Awards:
• 2025: 7th Iranian Press Photo of the Year Award, Winner – Long-Term Project category
• 2025: 7th Iranian Press Photo of the Year Award, Nominee – Sports Photo Series category
• 2024: Women Photograph Annual 2024: Year in Pictures, Featured Photographer
• 2024: Prix de la Photographie de Paris, Bronze Winner
• 2024: Photometria International Photography Festival Awards – Constructed Realities
• 2024: TIME & ASMP Global Photographic Portraiture Competition, Second Place – The Human
Element
• 2023: International Tehran Street Photo Festival, Finalist
• 2023: DER GREIF Magazine – Guest Room (make belief), Finalist
• 2023: Analog Sparks Awards, Gold Winner – Human/Generations
• 2023: Analog Sparks Awards, Gold Winner – Photojournalism/Photo Essay
• 2020: Sateen Visual Arts Festival, Second Place
• 2020: Ag Gallery Talent
Exhibitions:
• 2024: Tasvir Project Exhibition, Northlight Gallery at Arizona State University
• 2024: Transnational Feminist Resistance Against Contemporary Violence, Illinois Global Institute,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• 2023: Iranian Artist Home, Tehran Street Photo Festival
• 2020: Ag Gallery Talent
• 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016: Image of The Year, Tehran, Iran
Mentorship:
• 2023: Siân Davey, British Photographer
• 2020: Natasha Caruana, Work Show Grow
• 2019-2020: Peyman Hooshmandzadeh, Iranian Photographer and Writer
Workshops:
• 2017: Rob Hornstra, by foto-forum Bolzano, Italy (Accepted)
• 2013: Nikos Economopoulos, Iran
• 2011: Magnum Photos, Munich, Germany (Accepted)
• 2009: Nikos Economopoulos, Istanbul, Turkey
Memberships:
• DP, Diversify Photo Community of BIPOC and Non-western Photographers
• WP, Women Photograph, Non-Profit Community of Independent Women Documentary
Photographers
• IFJ, International Federation of Journalists
• TPJA, Press Tehran Province Association of Journalists
• IPA, Press Iranian Photojournalists’ Association
Published Photo Essays:
• 2021: Mother Jones Magazine: “Fall of Kabul Through the Eyes of the Women Who Survived It”
• 2021: Polaris Images: Afghanistan News Photos
• 2018: Middle East Eye: “How Iranians Mourn Qassem Soleimani”
• 2018: Equal Times: “Women on the Frontier”
• 2017: Tehran Times: Dailies of Rural Iran
Work Experiences:
• December 2024 - January 2025: Cinematic Photographer, "Final Rehearsal"
• 2024 - Present: Documentary Photographer, Badbadak Education Complex
• 2020-2022: Social Media Manager, Translator, Content Creator, Rade Company
• 2018 - Present: Freelance Documentary and News Photographer, Translator
• 2014-2018: Photographer, Etemad Newspaper
• 2012-2013: Photo Editor and Photographer, Hamshahri Sarzamin e Man Magazine
• 2010-2011: Contributor Photographer, Farda News, Shahrvand e Emrooz Magazine
• 2009-2010: Photographer, Tehran e Emrooz Newspaper
• 2008-2009: Photographer, Vatan e Emrooz Newspaper
• 2008: Photo Editor, Asrar Newspaper
Teaching Experiences:
• 2017 - Present: Photography Instructor
o Digital Photography
o Photography Basic Course
o Analogue Darkroom Course
Languages:
• Persian: Native
• Azeri: Mother Tongue
• English: Upper-Intermediate (Formal Education)
• Turkish: Confident (Informally Acquired)
• Spanish: Basic (Formal Education)