Fatemeh Behboudi

Fatemeh Behboudi (Persian: فاطمه بهبودی‎; born November 16, 1985) is an Iranian photojournalist and documentary photographer. She was awarded a World Press Photo award in 2015,[1] a Pictures of the Year International award in 2014,[2] and she is a member of Women Photograph.[3] Fatemeh is the first Iranian woman photographer who won the World Press Photo Award 2015 . She is best known for her projects "Mothers of Patience",[4] "The War is Still Alive"[5][6] "Life After shock"[7] and "One Moment".[8]

Fatemeh Behboudi
Born (1985-11-16) November 16, 1985
Tehran, Iran
OccupationPhotojournalist
Years active2007
Notable credit(s)
World Press Photo 2015 Pictures of the Year International 2014
Websitefatemehbehboudi.visura.co

Early life and career

Behboudi was born in Tehran during the Iran and Iraq war. All her childhood was spent under the influence of war and its damage, which has become her most important concern in photography.[9][10] The death of her best friend prompted her to begin photography.

Behboudi studied photography in the Art Center of Tehran University (2005–2007) and started her professional photography in 2007. She worked for several Iranian news agencies, such as Islamic Republic News Agency, Fars News Agency, Mehr News Agency, Borna, Isca News, Iqna, Jam-e jam newspaper and Donya-e-Eqtesad newspaper.

Her main focus in documentary photography is about the victims of the Iran–Iraq war,[11][12][13] culture, religion,[14] and natural crises in Iran.[15][16]

"Mothers of Patience" is a long-term project that started in 2013 for World Press Photo's Joop Swart Masterclass and continued till 2018. This story is about the Iran-Iraq war and mothers of Iranian soldiers who lost their sons during war and the bodies were never found. This story was awarded the World Press Photo 2015[17] and Pictures of the Year International 2014.[18]

In 2017, Behboudi was featured by Time in "Women in Photography: 34 Voices From Around the World", among others.[19][20]

In 2017, 2018 , she was featured by LensCulture for Female Photographers to watch[21][22]

In 2020 Behboudi was selected for fall semester of Danish School of Media and Journalism _Denmark[23]

Some photographs by Behboudi

Awards

Exhibitions
  • One of five exhibited during Obscura's "Asian Women Photographers' Showcase", Malaysia 2014[31][32]
  • Mothers of Patience, solo exhibition, Deitta Gallery, Yangon, Myanmar, 2015[33]
  • Photo Festival Eyes on Main Street Wilson, USA, 2015/2016[34]
  • Documentary Photography Now, group exhibition, Mills Pond Gallery, Saint James, NY, USA 2018[35][36][37]
  • Photo Exhibition "Lumix photo Festival for young photojournalism _ Germany 2018[38][39]

References
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  3. "Women Photograph". Women Photograph. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. "in-iran-mothers-dream-of-missing-sons/". Lens blog New York Times. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  5. "The war is still alive". Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  6. "Index".
  7. "Home | Lumix Festival für jungen Bildjournalismus". Lumix Festival für jungen Bildjournalismus. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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  13. "Communication Arts".
  14. ""I've tried to prove that being a woman doesn't mean weakness": Fatemeh Behboudi on photographing Iran". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  15. "Mehr News". Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  16. "IRNA NEWS". IRNA.
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  19. Pollack, Katherine Pomerantz, Kira. "The 34 Female Photographers You Should Follow Right Now". Time. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  20. "7 Pieces of Photography You Must See Today". Time. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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  26. "First Place | Feature Picture Story – Freelance/Agency". poy.org. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  27. "2015 Fatemeh Behboudi CIS-HM-AJ | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  28. "» Lietuvos Spaudos Fotografų Klubas". www.pressphoto.lt. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  29. "War is Still Alive | The Aftermath Project". www.theaftermathproject.org. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  30. "Fatemeh Behboudi: Finalist in the 2019 Aftermath Grant". LENSCRATCH. January 15, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  31. Mah, Kenny. "These pictures can talk: Photographers share their stories at OBSCURA Festival 2014 | Malay Mail". www.malaymail.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  32. "Photo Feature: Obscura Festival 2014". Poskod Malaysia. August 20, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  33. "Iranian photographer brings images of hope to Deitta Gallery". The Myanmar Times. February 22, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  34. eyes on main street 2016. "issuu".
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