● Birthplace: Rasht
Biography
He started his photography experiences in 1977. His career began in 1981. Mehdi Monem worked as a photographer at the Islamic Republic News Agency in 1982. During his five years at IRNA, he photographed several iraqi war military operations against Iran. After the imposed war for 25 years, all of his photographic subjects have been with the content of the effects of war on the people. The book: The Miracle of Hope, which includes photographs and narrates the lives of wounded warriors on the battlefield, has been published by him. Victims of Wars 1 and 2 is the title of another photo book by Mehdi Monem, which recounts the effects of the war on civilians, which was published in 2009 with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Mehdi Monem is currently completing a photography project related to the martyrs and missing of Iraq’s eight-year war against Iran. His other activities include publishing multimedia photos of war victims on the United Nations website in 2009, publishing a video report in Ishin Geography in Singapore in 2011, and publishing a video report in the Italian magazine Privet. It is worth mentioning that several exhibitions of the War Victims Project have been held in Iran and abroad. His activities include attending the 165th Anniversary of Iranian Photography Exhibition in Paris, the International Earl of France Festival, attending the Paris Photo, as well as holding an online photo exhibition entitled: Love and Peace in the United States this year.
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Activities
1989 – 1994 – Photo Secretary of Janbaz Magazine
2006 – Secretary of the side section of the 10th Iranian Photo Biennial
2005 – 2006 – Member of the Board of Directors of Crisis Photographers Association
2006 – 2007 – Treasurer of the Association of Crisis Photographers
– Referee of several photo contests-Holding several workshops in Tehran, cities and Sulaimaniyah, Iraq
Exhibitions
1989 – Group Photo Exhibition – Museum of Contemporary Art
1994 – Photo Exhibition, Bahman Cultural Center – Tehran
1995 – Photo Exhibition – Urmia
1995 – Photo Exhibition: From Mosalla to Behesht Zahra, Laleh Gallery – Tehran
1996 – Photo Exhibition: Miracle of Hope, Andisheh Gallery – Tehran
2007 – Group Photo Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art – Tehran
2008 – Photo Exhibition: Victims of War, at Laleh Hotel – Tehran
2009 – Photo Exhibition: Victims of War, Silk Road Gallery – Tehran
2009 – Group exhibition: 165 years of Iranian photography – Paris
2010 – Photo Exhibition: Victims of War, Ambassadors of Peace, with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, UNESCO and Afomar Company, House of Iranian Artists – Tehran
2010 – Photo Exhibition: Victims of War – Tabriz
2012 – Photo Exhibition: Unfinished Notes, Silk Road Gallery – Tehran
2013 – Photo Exhibition: Footprints, with Samuel Aranda, World Press Photo Award Winner, Silk Road Gallery – Tehran
2013 – Photo Exhibition: Victims of War, Mohtasham Gallery – Urmia
2013 – Photo Exhibition: Victims of War, Ambassadors of Peace, Ney International Gallery
2014 – Group Photo Exhibition, Silk Road Gallery – Tehran
2014 – Photo Exhibition: Victims of War, Ambassadors of Peace, Ishraq Gallery – Qom
2014 – Photo Exhibition: Victims of War, Ambassadors of Peace, Marlik Gallery – Rasht
2014 – Group Photo Exhibition: Continuation 3, Gallery No. 6
Awards
1991 – The first rank of First exhibition and photo contest of Disabled in Iran
1994 – Second place in Annual exhibition of sports photos in Iran
1995 – Second place in First exhibition and photo contest of Events in Iran
1996 – Third place in Second annual exhibition of sports photos in Iran
1998 – The first person of First exhibition and big competition of sports photography in Iran
2000 – The first rank of Great women’s competition in Mirror Image – Tehran
2002 – Third rank Second women and village art festival – Tehran
2006 – Awarded at Iranian Art and Nature Photo Exhibition
2007 – Selected as best biennial photo exhibition in Iran
2007 – The selected person of Bank Eghtesad Novin in the celebration of the image of the year
2008 – Second place inFirst biennial international photo of the Islamic world – Tehran
2009 – The second person in First photo contest of Iranian Hand-Woven carpets
