Salestani

Saeed Hadipoor Salestani

Born: 1989, Tehran, Iran

Education:

- 2024: Master's degree in Private Law, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

- 2013: Bachelor's degree in Law, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Professional Membership:

- Main member of the Iranian Photographers Association since 2021.

Exhibitions:

- 2024: Participated in the international project "24 Hours," recognized as one of the top 100 photographers of the year (2023).

- 2017: Sixth Green Film and Photo Festival, Tehran, Iran.

- 2016: Adventure Travel Exhibition, London, England.

Photo Publications (Online):

- 2024: Photos published on the Instagram pages of National Geographic, USA:

- National Geographic YourShot

- National Geographic Adventure

- National Geographic Travel

- 2024: Photo published on the Instagram page of Minimal Black and White Magazine.

Photo Publications (Print):

- 2021: Cover photo for issues 13 and 14 of the "Sonebar" quarterly (Nature and Environment Journal), Tehran, Iran.

- 2018: Three photos published in issue 6 of the "Sonebar" quarterly (Nature and Environment Journal), Tehran, Iran.

- 2018: Single photo (Traveler) in issue 66 of National Geographic Persian Magazine, Tehran, Iran.

Awards and Competitions:

- 2024: Selected as one of the top ten photos in the final round (Animal Behavior category) of the International Golden Turtle Photography Competition, Moscow, Russia.

- 2023: Selected as one of the top thirty photos (out of 4,183 entries) in the Global Photography Competition of the Green Storm Fund, United Nations, Delhi, India.

- 2023: Awarded for the best photo (Water category) in the International Nature Conservation Photography Competition, Virginia, USA.

- 2023: Two selected photos at the International Viktor Polinski Festival, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

- 2021: Two selected photos in the International Khayyam Photography Competition, Tehran, Iran.

- 2017: Two selected photos (in two categories) in the International Khayyam Photography Competition, Tehran, Iran.

- 2017: One selected photo at the Sixth International Green Film and Photo Festival, Tehran, Iran.

- 2016: Four selected photos (in three categories) in the International Khayyam Photography Competition, Tehran, Iran.

- 2016: Four selected photos (in two categories) at the International Art Festival, Delhi, India.

- 2016: One selected photo at the International Viktor Polinski Festival, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

- 2016: Two selected photos (in two categories) at the International Nowruz Photo Festival, Tajikistan.

- 2016: Two selected photos at the Fifth International Green Film and Photo Festival, Tehran, Iran.

Content Production Collaborations:

- Hyperlite, producer of the world's lightest backpacks, Boston, USA.

- Icebreaker, producer of merino wool clothing, Bern, Switzerland.

- Gaya, producer of high-quality Iranian equipment.

- Qartal, the first producer of dual-layer shoes in Iran.

Travel Photography Experience:

- 2024: Trekking K2, the most dangerous mountain in the world (150 km trek and 5,000 meters elevation), Pakistan.

- 2023: South of the Arctic Circle (experience living with Arctic nomads in -50 degrees Celsius).

- 2023: Trekking Everest and Gokyo without using porters for carrying loads (150 km trek and 6,000 meters elevation), Nepal.

- 2022: Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

- 2007 to 2022: Over fifteen years of traveling and photography across Iran.

Related Executive Experience:

- 2020: Co-founder of Tiawar (rural employment development and restoration of Hyrcanian forests), Tehran, Iran.

- 2019: Co-founder of Gramoon (tourism content production platform), Tehran, Iran.

- 2017: Co-founder of Travel Maker (custom travel planning), Tehran, Iran.

- 2017-2018: Produced twenty episodes of the "Travel Maker" documentary series for Channel 2 of the Image Life Program, Tehran, Iran.