Mohammadreza Baharnaz

Mohammad Reza Baharnaz, a photographer, was born in Tehran in 1933. He holds a first-class artistic certificate in ethnographic photography from the Artists Evaluation Council and began her professional career in 1979, during which time she has won numerous domestic and international awards. Among his most important honors are the first prize in the UNESCO photo competition in 1988, the gold medal in the Asahi Shimbun photo competition in Japan (1991, 1992, and 1993), the special prize from the 6th Young Cinema Festival, and the second prize in the 5th annual exhibition of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. His works have been published in books such as "Eternal Travelers of Mountains and Plains," "Nomads of Iran," "Album Koch," and "Nomads in Pace with Swallows." These collections depict various aspects of nomad life and culture in an artistic and documentary manner.

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Born in 1955, Tehran

Education:

First-class artistic certificate in ethnographic photography

Solo exhibitions

2012- Patogh Art Gallery - Iranian Photographers' House

2009- Afarinesh Andisheh Gallery with the title "Iranian Nomads and Eternal Travelers of Mountains and Steppes"

2009- Jam City Islamic Culture and Guidance Department

1992- Nomadic Women, Seyhoun Gallery

1992- International Conference on Nomads and Development, Shahrekord University

1983- Azadi Cultural Complex Gallery and Exhibition Hall

1982- Museum of Contemporary Arts

Selection of group exhibitions

2022- Photo exhibition of the Nowruzaku World Festival-Paris

2008- The first photo exhibition of "Iranian Lady"-Bandouzhagh Municipal Gallery, Paris

2010- Photo exhibition of "Iranian Woman's Status - Dream of the Orient"-Minsk-Belarus

2009- A plaque of appreciation from the Iranian Ambassador to Belarus for attending the photo exhibition of the Iranian Culture Week in Belarus

Selection of international awards

1997- (ECCU) Award, 20th UNESCO-Japan Asia-Pacific Photo Competition

1993- Special Award, UNESCO World Photo Competition, on the occasion of the Year of the Family

1993- Gold Medallion, Asahi Shimbun International Salon, Japan

1992- Gold Medallion, Asahi Shimbun International Salon, Japan

1992- (Okamoto) Award, 17th UNESCO-Japan Asia-Pacific Photo Competition

1991- Gold Medallion, Asahi Shimbun International Salon, Japan

1991- (CCU) Award, 16th UNESCO-Japan Asia-Pacific Photo Competition

1990- Special Award, 15th UNESCO-Japan Asia-Pacific Photo Competition

1989- Honorary Diploma, 5th International Art Exhibition

1989- Honorary Diploma of the 5th International Art Exhibition of China

1988- First Prize of the 13th UNESCO-Japan Asia-Pacific Photo Competition

1988- Nikon Prize of the 13th UNESCO-Japan Asia-Pacific Photo Competition

1987- ECCU Prize of the 12th UNESCO-Japan Asia-Pacific Photo Competition

1986- ECCU Prize of the 11th UNESCO-Japan Asia-Pacific Photo Competition

Selection of domestic awards

1400- Statuette and Diploma of Honor for the Special Section of "World Rituals of Nowruz" by the Photo Festival of the Year and the UNESCO National Commission

2007- First Place in the City Museum of Photography Competition entitled "Rites of National and Religious Joy and Happiness"

2007- First Place in the Second Biennial Monotheistic Religions Photo Festival

2007- Statuette and Second Prize in the Grand Photography Competition (Woman in the Mirror of Image)

2007- Special Prize of the Jury of the Sixth Young Cinema Festival