Majd – Maryam
Nationality: Iranian
Iranian photographer and women's rights activist. In her work she has taken special interest in the connection between sports and rights/prohibitions for female athletes in Iran. Now she lives and works mainly in Europe.
Creative thinking
“Portraying Iranian female athletes was my first aim when I decided to become a photojournalist. Not only to record their achievements and what they made possible, but also the social implications, and to bear witness to what I had experienced firsthand, having been an athlete myself. Photography is the most immediate, most powerful tool we have to describe reality and its implications.”
“Portraying Iranian female athletes was my first aim when I decided to become a photojournalist. Not only to record their achievements and what they made possible, but also the social implications, and to bear witness to what I had experienced firsthand, having been an athlete myself. Photography is the most immediate, most powerful tool we have to describe reality and its implications.”
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