In the shadow of Mount Damavand, where myth and memory meet, rises a city of repetition and resilience.
the stark rhythm of white apartment blocks in of Pardis, a satellite town reluctantly born from the overflow of Tehran’s dense breath.
Perched on the foothills of the Alborz Mountains, Pardis is both a geographical threshold and a psychological one. It is neither fully city nor suburb, neither promise nor exile. Constructed to house the forced migrations of Tehran’s expanding population, these structures embody a utilitarian dream—an architecture born not of ambition but of necessity.
I am Maho
Born in 1985
A freelance photographer based in Iran - Tehran
I studied art at the Isfahan Fine Arts Academy and have been involved in various artistic activities for 25 years and my main income is from photography.
I have a (Higher Art Degree) from the Ministry of Culture and Art of Iran
So far, I have had more than 10 solo exhibitions in Iran, Germany, India and the UAE.
And I have participated in more than 150 group exhibitions in Iran and twenty countries around the world
I have received more than 300 national and international awards from photography competitions and have publish
Awards - First place winner of the Fokus Award Albania 2025
- First place in the Models of Stewardship category Environmental photographer of the Year 2025
- First place winner of the Luis Ferreira alves photography award - 2025
- First place winner of the Florida Museum of Photography Arts - 2025
- First place winner of the Collection category at the National Iranian Family Photo Festival - 2025
- First place in the portrait section of the 82nd American Poy 2025 competition
-First and second place winner in the Culture category of the 2025 IPA Photography Awards
-First and second place winner in the 2025 Paris PX3 Photo Awards
- Runner-up Siena Creative Photo Awards 2025
-special mention in the 32nd edition of Caminos de Hierro 2025
- Finalist Images Vevey Book Award 2025
- Finalist in both the People and Artictic categories in Smithsonian magazine's 22nd Annual Photo Contest 2025
- Finalist Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year 2024
-Winner First of the Street Photographers Foundation Black and White Photography Competition 2024
-The winner of the gold medal and 5 honor ribbons at the IPA International Photography Awards - America 2024
-Winner of 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal, 2 bronze medals and 2 ribbons of honor from Photo Paris photography award - 2024
-3rd place in Focus International Photography Award - Albania 2024
-Recognition of the jury at the International One Shot Photography Awards / Photo Competition in Search of Peace - 2024
-Finalist of the Standard Chartered Weather Photography Competition - UK 2024
-Finalist of the international water competition in Iran - Paris 2024
-Finalist of HIPA international photography competition - UAE 2024
-Bronze medal winner in the peace section of the 14th Arbela International Photography Competition - Türkiye 2024
-Finalist tow of Poy Asia International Photography Award - 2024
-The first winner of the environment department in the first big photography event of Kish - 2024
-Worthy of recogn