Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Photographer.. Fascinating!









Amazing?
left you speechless?
It did to me ..
its the work of Shadi Ghadirian.. a Photographer from Iran..


" I am a woman and I live in Iran. I am a photographer and this is the only thing I know how to do. "
"...every time I think about a new series, in a way it is related to women."
"...It does not make a difference to me what place the Iranian woman has in the world because I am sure no one knows much about it. Perhaps the only mentality of an outsider about the Iranian woman is a black chador, however I try to portray all the aspects of the Iranian woman...."
..." a woman who one can not say to what time she belongs; a photograph from two eras; a woman who is dazed; a woman who is not connected to the objects in her possession. It was very natural that after marriage, vacuum cleaners and pots and pans find their way into my photographs; a woman with a different look, a woman who no matter in what part of the world she is living, still has these kinds of apprehensions. "
"The photographs are not authentic documentations but deal with current social issues. "
Shadi Ghadirian
via Shadi Ghadirian

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6 comments:

  1. Wow, those are amazing. How did you come about these? They're so powerful.

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  2. Bashayer,
    Wow this is interesting, and certainly makes one pause. Also I have a surprise for you on my site. On the post "Twice As Nice' is an award for you! I have always enjoyed visiting your blog, and wanted you to know. ~Cathy~

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  3. The Sign Lady , TheTownHouseLady ..
    thanks so much ! I was absloutly speechless when I first saw those photos!

    Cathy!! Many Many thanks! YOU ARE the sweetest and its my pleasure to get this award!

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  4. Just came across your blog. Thanks for sharing this fantastic work. So much great cinema from Iran, I guess it follows that there will be some amazing Iranian photographers. Particularly love the woman with the 'ghetto blaster' - such a powerful image.

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  5. Bathe welcome to my blog! and thanks alot for commenting.. isnt that image so fascinating?

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