Zohreh Saberi, was born in Iran, has begun to photograph since 2011 and been working in semi-official MehrNews Agency since 2012 until 2015, and have been working as a freelance photographer since 2016.
Middle East is one of the most conflict-prone and fragmented regions in the world, where peoples have faced many years of war, conflict, chaos, intense religious extremity, ethnic and tribal prejudice, and inequality of rights between men and women. Meanwhile, the emergence of extremist groups such as Taliban, al-Qaeda, and ISIS has further fueled these disputes, resulting in the destruction of cities and villages and displacements of thousands of men, women, and children.
At the beginning of my career, my focus was on women and children who were most vulnerable in these difficult conditions. Later on, with careful deliberation on all the people living in this region and struggling with their aspirations, fears, hopes, and abilities, I decided to expand my vision to also include those whose life is full of hope, brightness, and resistance or those striving to find a way to overcome their grief, loneliness, and failures.
Therefore, I decided to listen and learn in order to achieve a better understanding of the human beings, hoping to grasp and portray the true meaning of life and its \sufferings and joys, even though this path may prove dangerous, long, and difficult. For me, photography is a tool for exploration, restlessness, struggling, and going on.
She has received place in World Press Photo contest 2016 and also in 12th Days Japan International Award 2016, as well as being one of 10 finalists in Luganophotodays and Px3 Paris in 2016. The Camouflage-Honorable Mention, Tokyo International Foto Awards and IPA 2016. One of the winning women in the competition Women Street Photographers 2023, and participation in the group exhibition in New York. as well as being one of 7 finalists in Vilnius photo circle (photojournalism festival 2023).
