Iranian photographer wins award at Japanese contest
Date: 31 December 2016
Iranian photographer Amir Shokrgozar won one of the three special prizes at the 77th International Photographic Salon of Japan last week.
He received the prize for his single untitled photo, which depicts a boy with his herd in a heavy snow.
Two other special prizes were presented to Serbian photographer Bojan Petrovic for “MP” and Israeli photographer Leonid Goldin.
The contest offered 124 honorable mentions to photographers from over 70 countries including 12 photographers from Iran.
“Where” by Vahid Babai, “Stop War Crimes” by Seyyed Ali Miremadi, “Rain” by Seyyed Mohammad-Sadeq Hosseini, “Mirror” by Parisa Fahami and “In Class” by Mohammad Golchin Kuhi received honorable mentions.
“Bustle” by Mohammad Sobati-Azar, “Hidden Way” by Mehdi Nazari, “No Title” by Mehdi Heidarinejad, “Cold” by Mehdi Aqiqi, “My Husband” by Ghadir Vaqari, “Mourning for Father” by Amir-Hossein Kamali and “The Old Village” by Amin Dehqan also won honorable mentions.
A selection of the submissions to the contest will be showcased in exhibitions in Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka and other major cities in Japan during March 2017.
The contest has been organized by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper and the All Japan Photographic Federation.
Source: Tehran Times
