● Birthplace: Urmia
● Website: www.tassvir.com
Biography
At a young age and at age of 15, he became first winner of national photography competition in 1968. Three years later, he went to the University of Tehran to study English language and literature. In the early years of the imposed war in 1980, he was in charge of the photo unit at the Islamic Republic News Agency and set up a photo bank in the only news agency in Iran at the time.Unit, he was responsible and launched the photo bank at the only Iran time news agency. He is also the editor of the first news film about Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas in the Imposed War (Iran–Iraq War). Master Seifollah Samadian has had a serious and professional presence in many important events of the world since past years, and has taught photojournalism at University of Tehran and Photography at the Faculty of Art and Islamic Azad University. In special letter of a picture that died in the occasion of Master Shamlou years ago, by his own line, he wrote his story: Our great brother, Abdullah Khan, who is now the image editor and from the Ocean’s oceans of poetry, mostly his boredom on the beach of poetry : Bamdad Badr. During the years 1966 to 1976, the high school period and the racing students within the family were laid. Between us, the children of cinema love that instead of buying a complete ticket and coercion, always saw the door of the concierge of the cinema with a singleton instead of five rials and that he did not see us, and at the indications distance left, the right corner in the cinema and Water from the economy of the cinema country is not shaking. There was a competition to get the same thing, after saving and reading without a poem: Bamdad and in some cases: Forough was paid and I had read from the cease: you are not a causal… The same year, every day, the habit and enjoyment of many times is going on…
Samadian, with the beginning of the winter of 1992, the first issue of the Image Magazine (Tasvir)), published the with Morteza Momayez and Mahmoud Kalari. Celebrating The Picture of The Year, which will be held by her sincere and romantic every year, it covers all the spheres of visual arts. He is the best artists of photographer, graphic and cartoonist to choose some pioneers of these areas. And it showcases the selected works in a large format and in all rooms, halls and corridors of the House of Iranian Artists It is not the most effective role to acknowledge the public of photographers, in exhibitions and biennial of Iranian photographs, from the first periods to today. In an interview, he has expressed valuable points to guide and take away these artists from disappointment and despair, he said on the rise of photographer artists and their enthusiasm for participating in competitions, and festivals. He says, in the arts competitions, especially photography, which are abundant for those days, because the number of attendees is high, the likelihood of the senses and regrets and deprivation. There is no way but we keep ourselves healthy and do our job. And we work so strong that every arbitration with every taste fails to easily pass through it. But when we fail and do not choose to speak behind the jury, it is very good to work, and it only comes from the hands of the backward and very simple people. We have to make ourselves so strong that we do not get to them. Be sure with the health we acquire, the number of those groups and the gang of games will be low. But the reality of a high number of participants is not consistent with the reality of the number of accepted and winners, and many are defeated and upset. The only way to prevent depression and discouragement is to see the glass half full and to promote this positive outlook with good work. And when we enter into a race, it is knowing that every arbitration group has its own taste and the likelihood that we will not the winner of the first in our mind and then go ahead. If we go from scratch with the hope of winning, the defeat becomes more bitter. But if we participate solely to attend an event, surely we are not too nostalgic if we fail. This means that the person must be wise, they may not be in a festival, and in another festival, first. We must know that the prophets are not flawless. People are normal and can naturally have different senses in different situations and times. Except for very specific and professional people who, if the earth and the time are fold, the sense of their artistic perception remains intact. I summarize my words in these few sentences, we need to work so well and try to enjoy the work so that we do not have the hope of photography award. If we go ahead with a great effort and a positive look to the world and the human being, I promise you that there is no other place to be accepted. But the most beautiful thing that every artist can do is to learn to things his prize from creation. That is, the moment of creativity, the prize of each artist is given. Of course the eyes of insight wants to be open heart and a long spirit to recognize it. I told everyone to get to that message that I can give and my solution is that we can’t overcome global policies, but we can learn from the moment of creating our artistic work so that we do not need any prize.
Activities
1968 – First place in the whole photography competition at the age of fifteen
1971 – Admission to University of Tehran and studying in English language and literature
1976 – Graduated in English language and literature
1978 – Start of documentary filmmaking
1980 – Entry into the IRNA and responsibility of the photo and the establishment of photo Bank in the IRNA (the Islamic Republic News Agency)
1986 – Photography lecturer in universities: Iran
1989 – Member of the Jury Photo competition (Asia Pacific) – Japan
1991 – Secretary of the 4th annual photo exhibition of Iran
1992 – (1st December)-began publishing the image magazine
1992 – Jury member, Fajr Film Festival
2002 – Member of the jury, Milan film festival
2004 – Founder and secretary of the film festival
2005 – Jury member, European short Film Festival – Germany
– Teach-ins Photojournalism in Tehran University
– Photography education at Islamic Azad University School of Art
– Participation in two periods of the Asia-Pacific News Agency (OANA) as a lecturer
– Continuous presence at the festival of Photo Biennial of the first period/the Secretary of Choice and decision board
– Fila 3 Movie from Abbas Kiarostami: ABC of Africa/Roads/Five
– Member of the policy of the cinemas group for art and experience
– Member of the founding board of Iranian Photographers Association
– Participation in the World Press Photo Festival (Photo journalism Netherlands) as one of the three Asian invited
– Earn several big photography prizes for the impact of war on children’s play
– Choosing the best forty year old photo of the world by him to companionship Asahi Shimbon newspaper Editors, Newsweek magazine, National Geographic Magazine and Time magazine
Individual and Group Exhibitions
1981 – Romania
1987 – Romania
1987 – Japan
1987 – China
1988 – Japan
1988 – China
1988 – Zagreb
1991 – Warlepress Photo – Amsterdam, Netherlands
1995 – Switzerland
1995 – Saint Etienne
1996 – Moon shot in Paris
2001 – Group exhibition of Iranian photographers in Paris
2001 – London Barbeque Center
2001 – Africa Photo Festival – Bamako – Mali
2003 – French Contemporary Art Center
2004 – To 2001-Photo Gallak in different parts of the world
2006 – Artists Without Borders – Bourgeois – France
2006 – Chartunberg Art Center – Copenhagen – Denmark
Documentary Films
1999 – Tehran 25th
1999 – White Station
2003 – The Art of Kill
2003 – Bam, Third Day, Tenth Day
2006 – The day system
2006 – Once upon a time in Morocco
– Illustration of ABC-Africa movies-made alive remembers Abbas Kiarostami
Screening in International Festivals
2001 – Documenta 11-Germany
2003 – Sharjah Biennale
2003 – Istanbul Biennale
– Fajr, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Lapesone, San Francisco, Thessaloniki, Beirut, Hamburg, Oberhausen, Marseille, Frankfurt, Bilbao, Yamagata, Freiburg, Hamburg, Cologne, Terbanca, New York
Presenting photo and video art in biennial, museums and cultural centers
– Vienna Museum of Contemporary Art – Austria
– Victoria and Albert Museum – London – UK
– France – Kampar contemporary Art Center
– Madrid – Spain
– Toronto – Canada
– Boraj – France
– Harvard University – USA
– Copenhagen Chartunberg Art Center – Denmark
Arbitrations
– Fajr Festival
– Cinema Celebration
– Shamseh Film Festival
2002 – Member of the Milan International Film Festival
2005 – Member of the jury of European short films Festival-Germany
2010 – Member of the jury, International Short Film Festival, Georgia
2016 – Jury member, 3rd Photo Festival of Noornegar
2017 – Jury member, first Tabriz film festival
2017 – Jury member, the first festival of Masar
Awards
1990 – World Press Photo Award, World Press Photo Contest
– Receiving a Golden Panther Award, Best Short Film, for film: Five short stories – at the 2nd Tashkent International Film Festival
2014 – Receipt of Zarrin Tuba, Simin Plaque and an Artistic Degree in Seventh International Visual Arts Festival in Fajr
– Receiving a plaque of honor in the third festival for making documentary film Bam: The third day, the tenth day
2014 – Get a medal of the photography theater
Workshops
2006 – Holding a ten-day workshop at the Middle School of Mexico, with 5 of the world’s famous documentary with the view of their films
2012 – Holding a one-day workshop in 13th International Festival Sin Morelia -Mexico
