Mohsen Rastani

Personal Details
Mohsen Rastani
Date of birth: Jan 6th, 1958, Khoramshahr, Iran
Nationality: Iranian
Gender: Male
Profession: Photojournalist & Documentary Film Maker
Education
1987 Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts, B.A. in photography
Theses: Differences of view in photography and others arts.
1982 Staff photographer of IRNA (Iranian Agency Press)
1987 Editor of Photo Section of Scientific Information Database
2008 The member of photo policy Assembly 11th Biennial Iran 2008
(Museum of Contemporary of Tehran)
2005 The member of assembles of founder of Iranian National photo Association
1999 The co-founder and one of the senior members of Iranian association of Photo
journalists.
1998-1999 Editor of photography section of daily “Sobh-e-Emrooz” newspaper Tehran
1993-1996 Photographic editor “Tasvir” (A monthly magazine for visual arts) Tehran
1985-1986 Member of planning and scheduling in Pharabi Cinema foundation
Reportage
2001 Darvish of Quanieh, Turkey
2001 Pope John Paul the Second, Armenia
2000 Daily life in Germany,
1988-1990 The civil war in Lebanon
1980-1990 The Iran-Iraq War
1994-1996 The Bosnian conflict
Jury Career
2008 The member of jury committee anthropology of social science, faculty,Tehran University
2001 The member of jury committee/Artistic photo competition, Oman
1998 The Member of the jury, fifth Press Festival of Iran.
1998 The Member of jury in photo competition in international book exhibition, (book in
view of photographers).
Teaching Career
1989-1990 Lecturer /Teacher , college of Art Islamic Azad University of Tehran.
1989-1990 Lecturer / Teacher , college of fine Arts, University of Tehran.
Awards
2005 The best photographic collection of black and white photos, 10th biennial
photo exhibition of Iran, held in Museum of Contemporary Arts of Tehran.
1992 First award, ISCP. International Salon Creative Photography for best Humor print,
June, Epson –England.
1991 The best photographic collection of black and white photos, biennial photo
exhibition of Iran, Museum of Contemporary Arts of Tehran, February.
1991 The best collection of photo-journalistic photographs, winner of Gold coin prize,
Tehran, Feb. 1991, 4th contest, Museum of Contemporary Arts of Tehran.
Photo Exhibition
2015 Francis Boeske Gallery in Amsterdam
2014 MAXXI Museum of Rome, 2014
2014 Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (Unedited History Iran 1960-2014)
2011 Venice Biennale
2007 Photo color Collection in Day Gallery
2005 Photo collection-Silver Windows Exhibition - Museum of Contemporary Art of Tehran.
2001 Iranian visions, Iran a photographic revolution –Paris Museum, June-August.
2001 Germany 2000-Iranian Artists House Gallery –May.
1993 ISCP, International Salon Creative Photography, EPSOM-England, July.
1989 Faces of life in Iran; American University of Beirut and Trebles city hall, July-September.
1986 Museum of Contemporary Arts of Tehran, May.
1986 Mois De la Photo - Paris November.
Articles
2002 "The right is with the person who is looking" published in Tasvir monthly magazine.
1988 "The eye that does not see itself" published in Tasvir monthly magazine.
1997 "Organizing looks in photography" published in Hamshahri daily newspaper.
1996 "Fundamentals of image in photography and cinema" published in Tasvir monthly
magazine.
1996 "Protect rights, identity and future of photography" published in Tasvir monthly
magazine.
Book
2014 The Hard Times (Bosnia War 1994-1996)
Fim Making
- A documentary of History of the automobile factory Zamyad 2003
- Malaysia of documentary series (Panorama of East) 2001
Current Projects
- Asian Women (A documentary film for I.R.I.B)
- Iranian Family (An unfinished photographic project)