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Biografia
Maryam Majd
Photojournalist and Women Rights Activist
Birth Date: 1986, Iran
Education and Qualifications:
•2001-2004, Graduate Degrees (Diploma)Tehran Soureh Cinema School.
•2005 - 2009, B.A. Student of photography, Tehran Azad University.
•2011 - Have a Certificate From IWPR (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
Work Experiences:
•2012 Up to now, photographer at Etemad Newspaper.
•2012 Photography teacher in the workshop" Documentation" to empower NGOs in Iran deprived area.
•2011 photographer at Roozegar Newspaper, The Reformist Newspaper that has got closed by the government.
•2014 Photographer at Zanan e Emrouz Magazine (Women’s Today)
•2014-up to now, a chief Photo Editor of Cinéma Verité Magazine.
•2015-up to now, Photographer at Football World Magazine
•2016-up to now, a chief Photo Editor of Tehran Magazine.
•2010 - up to now, a member of WPO (World Photography Organization)
•2009 - up to now, a member of IPA (Iranian Photojournalist's Association)
•2013-up to now, a Member of International Sports Press Association AIPS
•2013-up to now, a member of Iranian Sports Journalists Association ISJA
•2008- up to now, a member of Iranian Theatre Forum (ITF)
•2008 - 2011,Photograoher at Hamshahri Javan magazine, affiliated with Hamshahri Institute.
•2009 Still Photographer in "Report About Mina" (Documentary-54min-Iran-HD) Director & Producer: Kaveh Mazaheri.
•2009 Still Photographer in "See you tomorrow Elina" (Documentary Movie) Director By: Rakhshan Banietemad.
•2014 Still Photographer in “The soil alley” (Documentary Movie) Director By: Raya Nasiri.
•2014 Still Photographer in “Neighborhood” (Documentary Movie) Director By Afrouz Khanbolouki
•2015 Still Photographer in “The Sound Beyond Silence” (Short Film) Director By Azar Tajjali.
•2015 Still Photographer & consultant in“0 To Platform” (Documentary Movie)Director By Sahar Mosayebi
•2015 Still Photographer in “The Cricketing” Director By: Afshin Hashemi.
•2015 Still Photographer in “The Hangover” Director By Dariush Ghazbani.
•2016 Selected as a photographer influential women in the world by Positive Images Women 2015-2016 (Iranian Women sports photos)
•2016 Sapuri Italian Photo exhibition “woman and resistance” With Collection of Iranian Women sports.
•2008, Participated in exhibition titled `My Country’s Women` in Maryland University, Washington D.C.
•2005 - 2006, Member of Student’s Photos Forum at ISNA (Iranian Students News Agency)
•2007 - up to now, cooperation with Women’s Field website (an online magazine for women’s rights activist)
•2007 - up to now, Photographer and photo section’s responsible at Shirzanan (the only professional Online magazine in women sports in Iran.
•2007 - 2008, photographer at Zanan magazine, A monthly in women field that has got closed by the government.
•2006 - 2008, Photographer at Soureh Photo Agency
•2006, Selected theatre photographer and being awarded Honorary Diploma
•2005, Photojournalist at ISCA News (Iran Student Correspondents Association)
•Cooperation with Asrar, Etemad Melli, hayate No, Etemad Newspapers and Chelcheragh, Nasim, And Tazeh Magazines, as a photojournalist
•2004, producing a documentary film (`Crossing the Ice`) about addiction among Iranian youths, this film was selected as the best one in Domestic Students Festival
•22/09/2008–03/10/2008 Internship Connection Program
In Delhi by “Centre for Social Research (CSR)” & “Academy for Educational Development (AED)”
Awards
•2003 Honorary diplomas from Theatre Festival of Girls Art School
•2004 Appreciation from Social harm Reduction of Tehran for making a Documentary named (Through ice)
•2005 Student Group Photo Exhibition in Azad University.
•2006 Honorary diplomas from Premier Theater photo Festival
•2006 Presence in Photo Exhibition of Art Students
•2007 Presence in First Soureh Photo Exhibition
•2007-2008 Presence in Theater Photo Exhibitions in Artists Home
•2007-2008 Presence in Fifth and Sixth Celebration of Image of Year in Artists Home
•2008 Member of Theatre Photographer Association
•2008 Presence in Sport and Revolution Photo Exhibition
•2008 First Place in Photo Competition of Street Theater
•2008 Best Photo blog as a most active Photographer in internet
•2008 Honorary diplomas from women and urban life Competition
•2009 Chosen by Sports Photo Competition – under 25 years old-
•2009 Setup a Workshop about Sports Photo in RESANE Academy
•2008 Presence in Workshop about NGO S in India
•2008 Photo Exhibitions in Saba Cultural Center about women in 4 countries
•2009 Presence in Workshop about online journalism in Berlin, Germany
•2009 Setup Exhibitions in Artists home
•2010 – March group Exhibitions named IRAN DAR YEK NEGAH in NAIROBI UNIVERSITY
•2010 Exhibitions OF theatre photographer Association in Artists home
•2010 - Appreciation of the AFC (The Asian Football Confederation)
•2012 - A Day in the World is “largest global photo exhibition”.
•2012- “Unexposed” is an exhibition gathering 40 young women artists from Iran starting November 9 in Brussels (Tour & Taxis) before moving to Athens and Warsaw.
•2012 A ten days with Iranian photographers at Iranian Artists Forum Gallery.
•2014 Selected as a hundred of Street Photographers in the world.
•2014 Eyes On Main Street A photo exhibition and festival with the work of 100 photographers from around the world to bring life back to our main street in NYC.
Voluntary Activities:
•Cooperation with `Entering the Stadium for Iranian Women` Campaign
•Cooperation with Women’s Rights NGO’s and Associations
•Cooperation with campaigns and gathering signatures for pushing the government to end the stoning and hanging children and releasing political prisoners.
• Cooperation with Children's Rights NGO’s and Associations.
