Nesam Keshavarz
Nesam Keshavarz is a freelance photographer born in 1993 in Tehran, Iran, where he continues to live and work. He is primarily focused on street photography, with a particular interest in documenting everyday life in Tehran. He holds a degree in photography and has participated in numerous group exhibitions internationally. His work has been published in several books and magazines, including Best of LensCulture, Vol. 1 (2016), Life on Instagram (2017), and Why Street Photography? (2020). He has received multiple recognitions, including being named a finalist in the LensCulture Street Photography Awards (2016, 2019) and the Palm Springs Photo Festival (2019). Since 2017, he has served as the artistic director of the Street Photography Foundation. He is currently working toward a solo exhibition.
Group Exhibitions
- Chahargoosh, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran — Spring 2015
- The End, Mehrva Gallery, Tehran — 2015
- Once Upon a Time, Sales Gallery, Tehran — Summer 2017
- Téhéran sur Smartphone, FICEP Festival, Paris — Summer 2017
- 228, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran — Summer 2018
- Iran: In Parallel Stories, Edinburgh — 2018
- Whitespace Gallery, Scotland — 2019
- Tehran Street Photography Festival, Iranian Artists Forum — 2023
- Tehran Street Photography Festival, Iranian Artists Forum — 2024
Publications / Appearances
- The Mobile Photo Book: Out of the Phone — 2014
- France Photo Magazine — 2014
- Iran Photography Magazine, Vol. 1 — 2016
- Best of LensCulture, Vol. 1 — 2016
- Life on Instagram — 2017
- Why Street Photography? — 2020
- Fotosfer, Turkish Photography Foundation — 2021
Festivals and Competitions
- Photo Leggendo International Photo Festival (with 1415 Project), Rome — 2015
- LensCulture Street Photography Awards — Finalist, Paris/Arles — 2016
- Palm Springs Photo Festival — Finalist — 2019
- LensCulture Street Photography Awards — Finalist — 2019
- 13th Image of the Year, Iranian Artists Forum — Winner
- 2nd Tehran Mobile Festival, Iranian Artists Forum — Winner
- Istanbul Street Photo Festival — Jury Member — 2024
