Mahdiyeh Afshar bakeshloo

Personal details

Mahdiyeh Afshar bakeshloo (Persian: مهدیه افشار بکشلو(is an Iranian fine art photographer. she was born in 1995 in Tehran (Iran).

about my works:

My works consist of black and white photos and their style mostly is fine art, conceptual or photo manipulation. Most of the time I follow geometry and some sort of rhythm in my works.

Whenever I work my feeling reflects on my work and shaped them whit my inner thought. I would like to get a common point with them in order to speak with them.

When I show my photos to people I like them to find questions and try to find answer. I don’t tend to explain everything so I prefer them to engage with them.

Each of my project explains human feeling such as sadness, loneliness, Confusion. I try to make viewers find their hidden feeling in my photos.

I most of the time inspired by painter like Salvador Dali or Rene Magrtte. Their paintings are the beginning of my inspiration and nature help me to imagine what I am looking for. I like to have repeat in my photo and nature with its repeat and cycle help me a lot.

I mostly take photos from everywhere and then I use every piece in my project. I try to make new space with high contrast. I try to break the law by creating weird environment which reflects on my feeling.

When I decide to become friend it was hard for the first time because I have to change with it regardless I like it or not. But after a while I realize art means changing what it is here and make new thing.

Published:

2024- (April - May) F_stopmagazine( Issue #124 (Cities )

2023- (July) Suboart Magazine(print issues Nr. 6 & 7)

2023-(June) Fraction Magazine(Issue 167 – 15th Anniversary Issue)

2023- Winners Book 17th Annual Black & White Spider Awards

2023- (June - July) F_stopmagazine ( ISSUE #119: Open Theme )

2023- (April)Truth in Photography

2023- (February) Selected in Portrait of Humanity Vol. 5 Shortlist in British Journal of Photography Magazine

2022- (June - July ) F_stopmagazine ( Issue #113)

2022- Winners Book 16th Annual Black & White Spider Awards

2021- (September)Art connect (Best of the Week)

2021-(April – May) F_stopmagazine (Issue #106)

2021-(January 4) Dont take pictures

2020- Monochromerific 1st edition exhibition Album (More Art please)

2020- (June - July) F_stopmagazine (Issue #101 )

2020- Humble Arts Foundation

2020- Float Photo Magazine

Article :

2023-(May) Suboart Magazine (Finding our hidden feelings with Mahdiyeh Afshar Bakeshloo)

2023-( March 7)The Times (newspaper based in London)

2022-(december)ZO mag

2022-(september)ZO mag

2022-The Eye of Photography magazine

2021-(November) chromart magazine

2021-floatmagazine.us -portfolios

2021- photoweenie.com -Jim Fitts

Photo Book :

2020- Como Um Humano ( just like human)

Exhibition:

2023 (3 Aug)_ Portrait of Humanity Exhibition at Belfast Exposed (United Kingdom)

2022-"Virtual Art Exhibition "at at Digital Chroma agency (Berlin _ Germany)

2022-"Photo, But Not Photo " group exhibition at Float Photo Magazine

2021-"I am , what i see " GROUP EXHIBITION at Doran Moaser Art Gallery (Esfahan_ Iran)

2021-"I am , what i see " GROUP EXHIBITION at Mojdeh Art Gallery (Tehran_ Iran)

2020-"New Visions" at Artdoc photography magazine

2020-" THE 2020 FAVORITE PHOTO EXHIBITION, PART 11" at lenscratch

2020-Group Photography Exhibition "From Someone Else 2” at aknoon gallery (Esfahan_ Iran)
2020-Group Photography Exhibition "From Someone Else 2” at shamidehart gallery (Tehran_ Iran)

2020-Monochromerific black and white exhibition at More Art Please fine art gallery (Romania_Brasov)

2019-Group exhibition” vakavi“at Ehsan art gallery (Tehran_ Iran)

2019-ANNUAL PHOTO GROUP EXHIBITION at Mojdeh Art Gallery (Tehran_ Iran)

2019-Group exhibition” The last event of 97 “at mojdeh art gallery (Tehran_ Iran)

2018-Conceptual Photos Exhibition at Blank wall gallery (Athens - Greece )

2018-Group exhibition” summer Photography sale “at artibition gallery (Tehran_ Iran)

2018-Group exhibition” summer Photography sale “at mojdeh art gallery (Tehran_ Iran)

2015-Group exhibition “ide ta era” at Arman college (Tehran_ Iran) in

Collections:

Arman College, Tehran/Iran

Course&Workshops:

2023-( september )- "Fine art photography" workshop by Morteza Hassani (Tehran_Iran)

2023-( February 18)- "Fine art photography" workshop by infography (Tehran_Iran)

Interviews:

2020-(November 27)- Online interview "Fine Art photography" by infography (Tehran_Iran)

2020-(April 29)- online interview "Fine art and conceptual photography" by sarv academy (Tehran_Iran)

Awards:

Honorable Mention in Professional Fine Art Category in Monochrome Photography Awards 2015(Awarded entry book man)

Nominee in 2nd edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in Professional Fine Art Category 2016(Awarded entry book man)

Nominee in 2nd edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in Professional Fine Art Category 2016(Awarded entry outer breath)

Nominee in 2nd edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in Professional Portrait Category 2016(Awarded entry Girl with a Pearl Earring)

Honorable Mention in Professional Fine Art: Other Category in IPA 2016 (unknown planet)

Honorable Mention in Professional conceptual Category in Monochrome Photography Awards 2016(Awarded entry hungry forks)

Honorable Mention in Professional conceptual Category in Monochrome Photography Awards 2016(Awarded entry outer breath)

Honorable Mention in Professional photo manipulation Category in Monochrome Photography Awards 2016(Awarded entry Suspension)

Nominee in 3rd edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in Professional Fine Art Category 2017(Awarded entry unknown planet)

Nominee in 3rd edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in Professional Conceptual Category 2017(Awarded entry unknown planet)

Nominee in 3rd edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in Professional Photo manipulation Category 2017(Awarded entry Suspension)

Nominee in 3rd edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in Professional Fine Art Category 2017(Awarded entry Suspension)

Nominee in 3rd edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in Professional Fine Art Category 2017(Awarded entryjust like human, just like fruit)

Nominee in 3rd edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in Professional Fine Art Category 2017(Awarded entryhungry forks)

Nominee in 3rd edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in ProfessionalConceptual Category 2017(Awarded entryBody feeling)

2 Nominees in second stage in the second annual international 35awards contest 2016. (Awarded entries: Girl with a Pearl Earring, untitled)

Honorable Mention in Professional Fine Art: Abstract Category in IPA 2017 (Awarded entry The lights in the city)

Honorable Mention in Professional Fine Art: Abstract Category in IPA 2017 (Awarded entry In to the new world)

Honorable Mention in Professional Special: Digitally Enhanced Category in IPA 2017 (Awarded entry In to the new world)

Honorable Mention in Professional Fine Art: Other_FA Category in IPA 2017 (Awarded entry In to the new world)

Honorable Mention in Professional Fine Art: Portrait Category in IPA 2017 Awarded entry (Two sisters)

Honorable Mention in Professionalfine art: other category in Neutral Density Photography Awards 2017 (Awarded entry The light in the city)

Honorable Mention in Professional Portrait Category in Monochrome Photography Awards 2017(Awarded entry Miss Zizi)

Honorable Mention in Professional Photomanipulation Category in Monochrome Photography Awards 2017(Awarded entry Mr. Fork and Mrs. Spoon)

Honorable Mention in Professional Conceptual Category in Monochrome Photography Awards 2017(Awarded entry overcome)

Honorable Mention in Professional Conceptual Category in Monochrome Photography Awards 2017(Awarded entry Touch of life)

Honorable Mention in Professional Fine Art Category in Monochrome Photography Awards 2017(Awarded entry Unknown)

Nominee in 4rd. edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in Professional Conceptual Category 2018(Awarded entryloneliness)

Honorable Mention in Professionalfine art:Conceptual Category in Neutral Density Photography Awards 2018 (Awarded entry No face)

Honorable Mention in Professional Conceptual Category in Monochrome Photography Awards 2018(Awarded entry Egg eyes)

Nominee in 5rd edition of Fine Art Photography Awards in Professional Fine art Category 2019(Awarded entry TERRESTRIAL SKY)

Nominee in Spider Photography Awards in Professional Fine art Category 2019(Awarded entry Choking)

Nominee in International photography grant in Tlent of the year Category 2020 (Awarded entry The light in the city ) )

(Nominee in Spider Photography Awards in Professional Fine art Category 2020(Awarded entry Forced dream)

long-listed for the BBA Photography Prize 2021

(Nominee in Spider Photography Awards in Professional Fine art Category 2021(Awarded entry Stop me)

(Honorable Mention in Spider Photography Awards in Professional Fine art Category 2021(Awarded entry Between)

lensculture Editors` pick Black & White Photography Awards 2022
Nominated in Spider Photography Awards in Professional Fine art Category 2022(Awarded entry Unwanted)

Nominated in Spider Photography Awards in Professional Portrait Category 2022(Awarded entry Forbidden me)

Honorable Mention in Spider Photography Awards in Professional Fine Art Category 2022(Awarded entry Used to be)

Nominated in Spider Photography Awards in Professional Still Life Category 2022(Awarded entry Patch)

Nominee in Professional Portrait category in Black & White Photo Contest in Refocus awards 2022 (Awarded entry spectator)