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An art lawyer, advocate, university lecturer and author, also served as an arbitrator in a
wide range of art law and photographers disputes at domestic level especially cases which
were referred from National Iranian Photographers’ Society (NIPS) or Photographers and
Cinematographers’ Associations. Member of the Judiciary Bar Association, CAFA (Court of
Arbitration for Arts) and Judiciary Bar Court Panel of Arbitrators. Held numerous seminars
on “artists’ photographers’ Rights” and is chief editor of Dream Light; the first specialized
training magazine of photography.

Education:
2007-2011

Master’s degree in International law, Mofid University, Thesis: Case
Study of Most Favorable Clause in Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral
Awards According to Article 3 of New York Convention in the Light of
Iran’s Domestic Regulations.

2010

Photography Diploma, Iran Technical & Vocational Training
Organization

2003-2007

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Tehran University

Career:
2022-Present

Arbitrator of art disputes at CAFA (Court of Arbitration for Arts based in
The Hague)

2022-Present

Arbitrator of art disputes, Iran Judiciary bar

2021-present

Member of Board of Directors of National Iranian Photographers
Society and Head of Legal Department

2013-Present

Legal Consultant and advocate of Tehran Cinematographers and
photographers Union

2011-Present

Attorney at law

2010- Present

University lecturer (Azad University and University of Applied Sciences)

2010-2013

Legal Expert at Arbitration Center of Iran Chamber of Commerce

2007- Present

Editor-in-chief, In-chief manager and concessionaire, Noor Royaee
(Dream Light) magazine.

2007-2010

Legal Expert at Iran Chamber of Commerce

 

Publications:
2014

Photographers’ Rights: Everything artists should know about law
and Regulations (Revision, annotated and analyzed), 3rd.

2011

Lighting Principles (in Photography) ordered by Tehran office of
Iran’s Ministry of Education.

2008

Professional lighting in Photography, 2 vols, 6th edition,

2007-2020

15 essays on professional photography Dream Light photography
magazine

2011-2013

8 Law essays on business and arbitration published in Arbitration
Center of Iran Chamber (ACIC) Quarterly:
“Role of Advocates at Courts Procedure”
“Enforcement of Commercial Arbitration Awards in International
Courts”
“Accepting Qualification of non Muslim Judges and Arbitrators”
“A Study of Job Security for People of Various Social Strata in
the Light of Labor Law”
“Arbitral procedures in ACIC” and Etc.

Honors, Awards, Inventions and Achievements:
2021

Invention on IR Photography Device for diagnosis of eyes diseases in I
ridology and medical photography.

2021

Runner up, Negaran National Camping Photography Competition in Woman
section.

2021

3rd place, Third Anual Negaran National Camping Photography Competition in
Nature section.

2018

3rd place, Second Anual Negaran National Camping Photography
Competition in Nature section.

2017

Invention on infrared photography: IR camera to Visible Camera Conversion
system through lens bayonet

2016

Honorary degree in Photography, Ministry of Culture, Iran.

2016-2020

Accepted in many contests such as FIAP competition in BW and Open color
sections

Teaching Experience:

Teaching Art Law (Photography) courses at the following universities:

• Eqbal Lahoori Art University based in Mashad since 2018
•  Isfahan City Center Art University since 2020
•  Fereshtegan International branch of Azad University (for deaf students)
  since 2020
• University of Applied Sciences since 2007

2020

Live Seminar about Arbitration for Arts (for arbitrators of Arbitration Tribunal of
Iran Judiciary Bar)

2005-2006

Live training in IRIB 2 Global Network.

2020

Teacher and one of the founding team of Photography Program (contract and
art law course) of a special university for the deaf named Fereshtegan
(fib.iau.ir)

2018

“Scientific Presentation” in the College of Fine Arts of Tehran University for
seminar course of master’s program.

2014

Scientific Presentation on “The rights of photographers” in the College of Fine
Arts of Tehran University for seminar course of master’s program.

2009

Teaching Increasing knowledge course to respected masters of photography
at Art schools, Tehran Education Department hall, Feb. 15, 2009

2009-Present

Held over 52 seminars of training photography and art law in universities,
cultural centers, art forums and Photography and Cinematographers unions
and Vocational Institutes

Interviews in newspapers:

2014

Khabar Online , “Infrared Photography Can Reveal forgery of Art Works”.

2013

Khabar Online, “Legal Procedures to Support Idea Ownership”.

2013

ISNA (Iranian Students’ News Agency), talks concerning publication of
Photographers’ Rights book.

2013

Golshan Mehr Paper, “Photographers do not Tend to Pay for Training
Courses”. No.1176.

2013

Tabnak Paper, “It is Possible to Take Pictures of Snow in the Middle of
Summer”, No.154.

2013

Book of the Week, talk on Photographers’ Rights “Be Your Own Lawyer”,
No.395.

 

Interviews on Live Radio:

2021

Talks on Legal Consequences on Forgery of Art Masterpieces, Farhang
Radio

2020

Analysis of Art Events in Iran, Farhang Radio

2019

“Legal challenges for Arts”, Farhang Radio

2018

Analysis of Art and Photography Development in Iran both in Quality and
Quantity, Farhang Radio

2018

Copy Rights in Jurisprudence at Iran Court, Tehran Radio

2014

Photographers’ Rights, 7 Eghlim, Farhang (Culture) Radio

 

Photography Judging Experience:

2016

Juror, Exif contest on still life, 2016

2013

Chairperson of Jury Panel, 1st Photo Festival of Tehran Milad Tower.

2013

Juror, 9th Applied Scientific Championship and the 4th Festival of skill fields in
Knowledge and Labor Branch of Tehran Education Department, provincial
stage.

2012

Juror, Dream Light company championship, theme: light.

2009

Juror, 13th Applied Scientific Championship in the field of Photography,
Tehran Education Department, provincial stage.

Photography Exhibitions:

2015-2022

Doorbin Net Photo Exhibition, Tehran – (Group Exhibition)

2021

“Worship” Infrared Photo Exhibition, Lale Gallery, Tehran (Solo Exhibition)

2013

Dream Light Sureal Infrared Photo Exhibition, Milad Tower, Tehran.

2013

Dream Light Photo Exhibition, Ahvaz Museum of Contemporary Art.

 

Relevant Work Experience in Photography and Law:

2021

Thesis advisor, candidate for master’s degree: Atefeh Naserinejad, thesis: In
and Out; Family Photographs in Physical and Virtual Albums, College of Fine
Arts of Tehran University, 2021

2020

Member of Photojournalists Society

2019

Legal consultant of a photo book titled: This is not a story, dealing with AIDS,
patients, memories, by Mahdi Hosseini

2015

Photography of Graphic Museum Book, by Graphics Designers Society.

2015

Architecture Photographer of special booklet, the 6th edition of Iranian
Graphics Designers Newsletter, graphic museum opening volume.

2014

Photography of City Statues Book, project of Iranian Sculptors Society.

2014

Photography of Sun Watches Biennial Book, project of Iranian Graphics
Designers Society.

2010

Scientific collaboration in Principle 44 of Iran’s Constitution: Revision of
Iranian Laws and regulations on privatization, competition and economic
liberalization, by Hossein Naghibi.

2009-present

Member of Advertising and Industrial Photographers Society

2008

Photographer of honoring ceremony for professor Hassanali Doroodian.
Images published in Hemmat Newspaper, No.11, Nov. 01.

2006-present

Cooperated with more than 200 Iranian and foreign companies as an
advertising and industrial photographer.

2005-2006

On-volume Photographer of Soroush Banovan Monthly Journal.

2004-2008

Photographer of the Art of Architecture Monthly Journal.

2004

Photographer of Sport and Science Publication (Body-building Specialized
Monthly Journal)

2003

Translator of Nikon Digital Camera Handbooks for Nikoo Negaresh Company
(Nikon representative in Iran).