Masoumeh Bahrami is an Iranian photographer, visual artist, and musician born near the Caspian Sea in northern Iran.
Her relationship with photography began in her teenage years, when her mother brought her a camera as a gift. At first, this camera became a way of seeing the world around her; over time, it became a language for expressing the unspoken.
Working with photography, personal archives, long-term storytelling, and music, Bahrami explores memory, landscape, and the stories that endure across generations. Growing up beside the Caspian Sea and witnessing the gradual transformation of its environment has deeply shaped her relationship with images and the natural world.
Her projects move between intimate narratives and collective experiences, exploring family histories, the lives of women, and the fragile connections between people and the places they inhabit.
In her work, images become spaces for remembering, reconstructing, and preserving what is at risk of being forgotten.
She currently lives and works between Paris and Iran.
Awards & Grants
- 2019 — Winner, The 9th Sheed Photo Award · Iran
- 2019 — Winner, NVP Grant · Iran / Canada
- 2020 — Winner, 14th International Festival of Photojournalism · Lithuania
- 2020 — Winner, Huz Magazine Photo Award · Iran
- 2021 — Winner, ANDREA STENIN International Photo Contest · Russia
- 2025 — Winner, 2nd Prize, Kamira Photography Awards · Paris
- 2025 — Special Mention (Coup de cœur), Photon Prize, Mutuelle des Motards
Publications
- 2020 — Published in The Other Hundred Project (Photo Book)
Exhibitions
- 2019 — 9th Sheed Photo Award · Silk Road Gallery, Iran
- 2021 — ANDREA STENIN International Photo Contest · Madrid, Spain
- 2021 — ANDREA STENIN International Photo Contest · Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2023 — Ten Days with Iranian Photographers (9th Edition) · Iran
- 2024 — Vogue Exhibition (PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant) · Italy
- 2025 — Solo Exhibition, Lab Photon · Toulouse
Selections & Nominations
- 2020 — Cooperation, COVID-19 Visual Project · Italy
- 2024 — Shortlisted, PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant
- 2024 — Finalist, PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant
- 2024 — Shortlisted, Belfast Photo Festival Open Submission · Northern Ireland
- 2025 — Selected, Les Boutographies · France
- 2025 — Nominated, Joop Swart Masterclass · World Press Photo
- 2025 — Selected Participant, Joop Swart Masterclass · World Press Photo
- 2025 — Winner & Selected Participant, Arles Festival Inland Workshop (Grant Recipient)
For assignments and enquiries
Email: bahrami.masoome@yahoo.com
Telephone: +33 6 52 94 29 11 · +98 939 852 9668
Instagram: @masoomehbahrami
Masoumeh Bahrami is an Iranian photographer, visual artist, and musician born near the Caspian Sea in northern Iran.
Her relationship with photography began in her teenage years, when her mother brought her a camera as a gift. At first, this camera became a way of seeing the world around her; over time, it became a language for expressing the unspoken.
Working with photography, personal archives, long-term storytelling, and music, Bahrami explores memory, landscape, and the stories that endure across generations. Growing up beside the Caspian Sea and witnessing the gradual transformation of its environment has deeply shaped her relationship with images and the natural world.
Her projects move between intimate narratives and collective experiences, exploring family histories, the lives of women, and the fragile connections between people and the places they inhabit.
In her work, images become spaces for remembering, reconstructing, and preserving what is at risk of being forgotten.
She currently lives and works between Paris and Iran.
Awards & Grants
- 2019 — Winner, The 9th Sheed Photo Award · Iran
- 2019 — Winner, NVP Grant · Iran / Canada
- 2020 — Winner, 14th International Festival of Photojournalism · Lithuania
- 2020 — Winner, Huz Magazine Photo Award · Iran
- 2021 — Winner, ANDREA STENIN International Photo Contest · Russia
- 2025 — Winner, 2nd Prize, Kamira Photography Awards · Paris
- 2025 — Special Mention (Coup de cœur), Photon Prize, Mutuelle des Motards
Publications
- 2020 — Published in The Other Hundred Project (Photo Book)
Exhibitions
- 2019 — 9th Sheed Photo Award · Silk Road Gallery, Iran
- 2021 — ANDREA STENIN International Photo Contest · Madrid, Spain
- 2021 — ANDREA STENIN International Photo Contest · Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2023 — Ten Days with Iranian Photographers (9th Edition) · Iran
- 2024 — Vogue Exhibition (PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant) · Italy
- 2025 — Solo Exhibition, Lab Photon · Toulouse
Selections & Nominations
- 2020 — Cooperation, COVID-19 Visual Project · Italy
- 2024 — Shortlisted, PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant
- 2024 — Finalist, PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant
- 2024 — Shortlisted, Belfast Photo Festival Open Submission · Northern Ireland
- 2025 — Selected, Les Boutographies · France
- 2025 — Nominated, Joop Swart Masterclass · World Press Photo
- 2025 — Selected Participant, Joop Swart Masterclass · World Press Photo
- 2025 — Winner & Selected Participant, Arles Festival Inland Workshop (Grant Recipient)
For assignments and enquiries
Email: bahrami.masoome@yahoo.com
Telephone: +33 6 52 94 29 11 · +98 939 852 9668
Instagram: @masoomehbahrami