Javid Tafazoli is an Iranian photographer.
Education
- 2004 Graduated in Photography from Ahvaz University of Sooreh
- 2000 Diploma in Film Making, Mashhad Sooreh Conservatory
- 2000 HND in Directing – Cinema and Photography Institute, Khorasan
Javid Tafazoli was born in 1982 in Bojnourd, Iran. He is graduated in photography from University of Applied Science & Technology, Ahwaz, Iran. He has held 25 individual and group exhibitions in Iran, Germany, Italy & Malaysia. Attended in over 65 international and 70 national photo festivals and obtained 52 awards in Iran, China, Japan, Slovakia, UAE, France, Turkey, Romania, Ukraine, Slovenia, UK and Italy. Javid is a member of Iranian Photojournalists’ Association (IPA), National Iranian Photographers’ Society (NIPS) and Institute For Promotion of Contemporary Visual Arts. He is currently cooperating with news agencies and press as a freelance photojournalist. His photography interests include social documentary and photojournalism.
Member of Institute For Promotion Of Contemporary Visual Art
Member of National Iranian Association of Photography since 2010
Member of Iranian Press Photographer Association since 2004
Selected Events
Books
- 2017 “ My Name Is Soil ” portraits of Khorasan Minstrels
Solo Exhibitions
- 2020 “ Blue Tag” – Aknoon art gallery, Iran
- 2020 “ Blue Tag” – Shamideh art gallery, Iran
- 2014 “My Name Is Soil” – Iranian Artist’s Forum, Iran
- 2008 “Black & White” – Mehrva art gallery, Iran
- 2008 “Waiting to Yesterday” – Haft Honar art gallery, Iran
Group Exhibitions
- 2020 “ Inside Photo” – Shamideh art gallery, Iran
- 2020 “Life Documents 2” – Negah art gallery, Iran
- 2020 “99” – Tehran art gallery, Iran
- 2020 “Remembering Tomorrow” – Shamideh art gallery, Iran
- 2019 “Lens Op De Mens” – Pelle Melle center, Belgium
- 2019 “Landscape” – More Art Please gallery, Romania
- 2018 “ Tanhayi Eshghal Shode” – Farzad art gallery, Iran
- 2018 “Decopho” – Maks art gallery, Iran
- 2018 “Familiar Place” – Aslamazian Museum gallery, Armenia
- 2018 “Aspect of Going” – Saye art gallery, Iran
- 2018 “Hidden” – Shamideh art gallery, Iran
- 2018 “When The Mountain Split” – Saye art gallery, Iran
- 2017 “Euphoria” – Artin art gallery, Iran
- 2017 “Frame” – Shahrood art gallery, Iran
- 2017 “Presence” – Center for Visual Art Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA
- 2017 “Focus Iran 2” – Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, USA
- 2015 “Mobile Photography” – Artin Gallery, Iran
- 2015 “FLASHBACK” – Halleh Gallery, Germany
- 2014 IPA Annual Exhibition, Iranian Artist’s Forum, Iran
- 2014 “With Moharam Caravan” – Iran Photographers Center, Iran
- 2014 “A Simple Rendezvous 2” – Cultural Complex Charsough Honar, Iran
- 2014 “The Last Child” – Haft Samar Art Gallery, Iran
- 2014 “Joyland” – Mehrva Art Gallery, Iran
- 2014 2nd Tehran Photography Expo – Iranian Artist’s Forum, Iran
- 2014 International Art Expo “RED” – Halleh Gallery, German
- 2013 3rd Mashhad Charity Expo “Boomrang” – Ferdowsi Gallery, Iran
- 2013 IPA Annual Exhibition, Palestine Contemporary Art Museum, Iran
- 2013 International Art Expo “Liquid Borders” – Castello Svevo, Bari, Italy
- 2012 National Iranian Association of Photography annual, Iran
- 2012 “The Journey Continues” – Haleh Gallery, Germany
- 2011 Freedom of Khoramshahr – Iran Parliament, Iran
- 2010 International Exhibition – Art museum of Chianciano, Italy
- 2009 First Iran photography Expo – Saba Gallery, Iran
- 2008 “Mother” – Mah-e-Mehr Gallery, Iran
- 2008 Annual exhibition Image of the year – Iranian Artist’s Forum, Iran
- 2008 “Inner Eye” – Contemporary Art Museum, Iran
- 2007 Annual exhibition Image of the year – Iranian Artist’s Forum, Iran
- 2006 “Bread & Salt” – Mirak Gallery, Iran
- 2006 Annual exhibition Image of the year – Iranian Artist’s Forum, Iran
- 2005 Annual exhibition Image of the year – Iranian Artist’s Forum, Iran
- 2003 “Wrecked roof of Bam” – Niavaran gallery, Iran
- 2000 “Flood In Golestan” – Province, Emam Reza Complex, Iran
International Awards
- 2021 Award winner of “Al Thani” single prize, Qatar
- 2019 Gold Medal, 5th “Golcuk” Photography Competition, Turkey
- 2016 Honorable Mention, 3rd “Hiiibrand” Photography Festival, China
- 2015 Gold Medal, 75th “Asahi Shimbun” International salon, Japan
- 2o13 First place, International Photo Competition “The Light”, USA
- 2012 Silver Medal, 8th Lumen Photography Competition, Slovenia
- 2012 Gold Medal, 73rd “Asahi Shimbun” International salon, Japan
- 2012 Honorable mention, 18th INTERPHOTO Competition, Italy
- 2012 Konya Bourse Special Award, 6th Religious Competition, Turkey
- 2010 Silver Medal in B&W Photography, 1st CIDPAE Competition, China
- 2010 Silver Medal in Color Photography, 1st CIDPAE Competition, China
- 2010 Gold Medal, 71st “Asahi Shimbun” International salon, Japan
- 2010 Honorable Mention, 17th Biennale of photography “Doprava”, Slovakia
- 2009 Jury Prize, 4th Emirates Photography Competition, UAE
- 2008 Third place , PX3 (prix de la photographie Paris), France
- 2008 Honorable Mention, 2nd Religions in the world competition, Turkey
- 2008 Honorable mention, 8th Premfoto photography biennale, Romania
- 2008 Bronze Medal, 3rd “With Love to Women” Festival, Ukraine
- 2008 Honorable Mention, 1st Portrait photography competition, Slovenia
- 2008 Bronze Medal, 62nd Bristol International Salon, UK
- 2007 Gold Medal, 67th “Asahi Shimbun” International salon, Japan
- 2007 Bronze medal (photojournalism), 2nd Venice international competition, Italy
- 2007 Gold medal (child), 2nd Venice international competition, Italy
International Presences
- 2021 “Quillat”, 49th Photography Contest, Spain
- 2021 “Al Thani” Single Prize, Qatar
- 2020 “Generazioni” 1st International Photography Festival, Italy
- 2019 “Golcuk”, 5th Photography Competition, Turkey
- 2019 “Bicycle And Mankind” 8th International Salon, Italy
- 2019 “HIPA” 8th International Photography Competition, UAE
- 2017 “This-Ability” Photography Contest, UK
- 2017 “Phodar”, 10th Photography Biennale, Bulgaria
- 2016 “Hiiibrand”, 3rd Photography Festival, China
- 2016 “Siena”, International Photo Festival, Italy
- 2015 “Pere Formiguera” 1st Photography Competition, Spain
- 2015 “Shining A Light” 2nd Photography Competition, USA
- 2014 “Asahi Shimbun” 75th International Photographic Salon, Japan
- 2014 “Once” 14th Photography Competition, Spain
- 2013 “Tony Martinez” Photography Competition, Spain
- 2013 “The Light” International Photography Competition, USA
- 2013 “HIPA” 2nd International Photography Competition, UAE
- 2012 “Lumen” 8th International Photography Competition, Slovenia
- 2012 “Asahi Shimbun” 73rd International Photographic Salon, Japan
- 2012 “INTERPHOTO” 18th International Photography Competition, Italy
- 2012 “Religious” 6th International Photography Competition, Turkey
- 2011 “People & Planet” 4th International Photo Competition, Australia
- 2011 “Man & Nature” 4th International Photography Competition, Austria
- 2011 “Zena/Woman” 13th International Biennale of Photography, Czech
- 2011 “Buyukcekmece” 12th Art & Culture Festival, Turkey
- 2011 Emirates 6th Photography Competition, UAE
- 2010 “People & Planet” 3rd International Photo Competition, Australia
- 2010 “CIDPAE” 1st International Photography Art Competition, China
- 2010 “Monphoto” Mountain Photography Competition, Spain
- 2010 “Asahi Shimbun” 71st International Photographic Salon, Japan
- 2010 “Doprava” 17th International Biennale of Photography, Slovakia
- 2010 “Kaunas Photo Star” 7th Photographic Competition, Lithuania
- 2009 1st International Contest “Marzo Fotografia”, Italy
- 2009 “Jauense” 45th Salon of Photographic Art, Brazil
- 2009 “Target Agriculture” 4th International aphotography Award, Italy
- 2009 “People & Planet” 2nd International Photo Competition, Australia
- 2009 Emirates 4th Photography Competition, UAE
- 2009 “Edinburgh” 147th International Exhibition of Photography, UK
- 2009 “Rock” 5th International Photography Exibition, Serbia
- 2009 “Ecological Dimensions” 2nd International Photo Exibition, Serbia
- 2008 “PX3” Prix De La Photographie Paris, France
- 2008 “Yuanlin” International Exhibition of Photography, Taiwan
- 2008 “Religions in the World” 2nd International Photography Competition, Turkey
- 2008 “Inter Fotoklub” 25th International Photographic Biennial, Czech
- 2008 “Premfoto” 8th Biennale Exhibition, Romania
- 2008 “Northwest” 68th International Exhibition of Photography, USA
- 2008 “Child” 32nd International Photography Exibition, Serbia
- 2008 Taiwan 1st International Salon of Photography, Taiwan
- 2008 “People & Planet” 1st International Photo Competition, Australia
- 2008 Foto Club Quilmes 1st Internationa exhibition of Virtual Imaging, Argentina
- 2008 “HKAPA” 2nd International Salon of Photography, Hong Kong
- 2008 “With Love to Women” 3rd international Salon os Art Photography, Ukraine
- 2008 “Francesco Forno” 12th International Photography Competition, Italy
- 2008 “Doprava” 16th International Biennale of Photography, Slovakia
- 2008 “Portrait” 1st international Exhibition of Black & White Photographs, Slovenia
- 2008 London 97th Salon of Photography, UK
- 2008 “La Gacilly” 5th International Photographic Festival of Nature, France
- 2008 “Greater Lynn” 32nd International Color Exhibition, USA
- 2008 “Adana Rotary” 5th International Photographic Exhibition, Turkey
- 2008 “Wilmington”75th International Exhibition of Photography, USA
- 2008 “Swansea City” 5th Exhibition of International Photography, UK
- 2008 “Bristol” 62nd International Salon of Photography, UK
- 2007 “Lumen” 7th International Salon of Photography, Slovenia
- 2007 “Halic University” 1st International Exhibition of Photography, Turkey
- 2007 “Malmo” 7th International Exhibition of Photographic Art, Sweden
- 2007 “SWCF” 53rd International Exhibition of Photography, USA
- 2007 “Greater Lynn” 31st International Color Exhibition, USA
- 2007 “Asahi Shimbun” 67th International Photographic Salon, Japan
- 2007 Venice 2nd International Photography Contest, Italy
Obtained 62 awards, appreciations and medals from national festivals
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