Yasaman Dehmiyani

Yasaman Dehmiyani

  • Photojournalist
  • Documentary Photographer
  • Multimedia Journalist

Selected Recognitions

  • Magnum Photos Documentary Photography Award
  • Pulitzer Center Grantee
  • Noor-Nikon Masterclass (2014)
  • MOMA - Modern and Contemporary Art (2022)

Yasaman Dehmiyani is a photojournalist whom covered major developments In Iran.

Yasaman Dehmiyani is an Iranian photojournalist based in Tehran. She received a Bachelor of Art in Photography and soon after, began working in the Iranian news industry. Since 2016, her major focus in photography is short term projects and the documentary field.

Dehmiyani’s works have been published in various media outlets, locally and internationally. She was selected to attend the Noor-Nikon Masterclass in 2014. She also received the award of Ideas Tap and Magnum Photos documentary photography award in 2015, alongside Pulitzer Center grant with NVP team in 2020. In 2017, she joined NVP Images.

37 Years After Revolution

Personal exploration of the long cultural transition and the aftermath of local and international pressure on Iranian society through 8 years of depicting Iranian’s life.

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Artist Talk Series


Artist Talk SeriesDecember 8, 2023In News, Artist Talk…

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Walking on a Blade, Recipient of the Pulitzer Fund


Walking on a Blade, Recipient of the Pulitzer FundJuly 10, 2020In News…

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The Virtual Workshop for Chicago Teachers at the University of Chicago


The Virtual Workshop for Chicago Teachers at the University of ChicagoJune 29, 2020In Workshop, News, Educational…

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School Presentation with the Education Team at the Pulitzer Center


School Presentation with the Education Team at the Pulitzer CenterJune 10, 2020In Educational, News…

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Reporting from Tabriz: Photography in Modern Era


Reporting from Tabriz: Photography in Modern EraNovember 29, 2019In Educational, Workshop, News…

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Selected Projects


Self Isolation

Project Location | Middle East, Iran, Tehran Production Date | 2019-09-22 Iran reported its first confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections on 19 February in Qom, where, according to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, two people had died that day. Early measures announced by the government…

Hoshang Ebtehaj Funeral Ceremony

Project Location | Middle East, Iran, Tehran Production Date | 2016-08-26 This morning at 8 o’clock Tehran time, the body of Hoshang Ebtahaj, a great Iranian poet, was displayed among his admirers at Vahdat Hall in Tehran. Thousands of Iranians attended a funeral procession in Tehran for…

Beauty Parlour

Project Location | Middle East, Iran, Tehran Production Date | 2020-04-10 – (2020 Grant recipients of Pulitzer Center)   The emotional aspects of salon work have shown hairdressers and beauty workers act like makeshift counsellors for many clients. The salon is not just about makeovers:…

Censorship

Project Location | Middle East, Iran, Tehran Production Date | 2020-02-01 In each society, people have their own different ways to censor themselves and others as well. Governments, organizations, associations and finally self-censorship, countless social censorship moves from politics to…

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