Sometimes I feel I know who I am, and sometimes I feel like a stranger to myself. I've created a self-portrait with a 'hole' to symbolize openness to change and growth. Just as a blank canvas awaits an artist's touch, I leave room for transformation, acknowledging that our self-perceptions are ever-evolving.
Ayla Hashemi is an artist. Since she was a child, she imagined herself as a painter and spent all her free time learning different techniques. Ayla studied painting at the Central Tehran Branch University in 2013. After graduation, she joined a Digital Photography course at Tehran Institute of Technology in 2015, where she felt her first passion was photography. And after that, she started her new path with love and passion.
Ayla works on personal projects, and the main focus is on conceptual photography, portrait, and animal photography.
Awards PX3 The Prix de la Photographie Paris 2024 – Bronze Medal in Portraiture/Self-Portrait Category, Awarded Entry: Self-Portrait
PX3 The Prix de la Photographie Paris 2024 – Honorable mention in Nature/Wildlife Category, Awarded Entry: Magpie
Black & White Photography Award 2024 (The Independent Photographer) – Finalist, Awarded Entry: Self-Portrait
10th Fine Art Photography Awards 2023/2024 – Nominee in Professional Fineart Category, Awarded Entry: Self-Portrait
10th Fine Art Photography Awards 2023/2024 – Nominee in Professional Portrait Category, Awarded Entry: Self-Portrait
International Photography Awards IPA 2023 – Honorable mention in People, Self-Portrait
Minimalist Photography Awards 2023 – Honorable mention in Open Category Self-Portrait
The 8th Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts 2016 – (SABA ART AND CULTURAL INSTITUTE Exhibition) – Award winner
13th Image of The Year 2016 – (IRANIAN ARTISTS FORUM Exhibition) – Honorary diploma and prize winner
