FOROUGH YAVARI
'You don't take a photograph, you make it.'
-Ansel Adams
-Ansel Adams
Forough Yavari is an award-winning fine art portrait and fashion photographer based in Melbourne, Australia.
- Master of Photography – AIPP, Australian Institute of Professional Photography
- Double Master of Photography – WPPI, Wedding and Portrait Photographers International
- Master of Photography (Distinction) – NZIPP, New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography
RECENT AWARDS AND HONORS
- 2022 NZIPP Australian Photographer of the Year Finalist
- 2022 NZIPP Australian Creative, and Portrait Open Photographer of the Year
- 2022 The Portrait Masters, Grand Award
- 2022 The Portrait Masters, Contemporary Portrait and Creative Portrait Categories, 1st Place
- 2022 WPPI Annual – Open Creative and Portrait Creative Categories Runner-Up
- 2021 International Portrait Photographer of the Year, 1st Winner
- 2021 The Portrait Masters, Grand Award Winner
- 2021 World Photographic Cup Australian Team Member, Best of Nation, World Champion
- 2021 WPPI Annual – Fashion Category Runner-Up
- 2020 AIPP Silver Lining Awards – Illustrative and Portrait Categories 1st Place
- 2020 WPPI Annual – Illustrative 2nd Place
- 2020 NZIPP International Photographer of the Year Finalist
- 2019 The Portrait Conference, Overall Winner
- 2019, 2018 and 2017 AIPP Queensland Portrait Photographer of the Year
- 2019 WPPI Annual, Illustrative First Place and Creative Division Grand Award Winner