Forough Yavari Forough Yavari is an award-winning fine art portrait and fashion photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. Her work focuses on portraying the narrative behind the lives of women from around the world.
Born in Iran during the Iranian Revolution and spending 8 years of her childhood during the war, Forough was passionate about art from a young age, drawing and painting imaginary subjects as a child. She went on to formally pursue painting in university, where she discovered her passion for photography while modelling for a photography student.
Forough began creating digital art, combining her knowledge and technical expertise in painting and photography. In 2011, she moved to Australia, where she built her photography business and became established as an international photographer. Increasingly, she found her work to be influenced by her personal experience as a woman from a middle eastern country. Her interest in women’s issues led to a series of images, “Revision of Portraits”, “Eternal Icons”, and “Salvation” which were exhibited in Iran and Australia.
In 2018, Forough was awarded the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) Master of Photography. She was awarded the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) Master of Photography in 2019, and the Double Master of Photography from WPPI in 2020. She received her Master of Photography with Distinction from the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) in 2021.

  • 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

MOST RECENT EXHIBITIONS

  • 2022 “Online Photo Independent”
  • 2022 “Photo Independent”, Milan, Italy
  • 2022 “LA Art Show”, LA, United States
  • 2021 “Contest Art Fair, Miami”, Miami, United States
  • 2021 “LA Art Show”, LA, United States
  • 2021 “The Affordable Artfair”, UK
  • 2020 “Femme” Group Exhibition, Celebrating Women in Photography, Verge Collective, Brisbane, QLD, AU

Website: www.foroughyavari.com   /    https://www.foroughyavari.com.au/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/foroughyavari/  - https://www.instagram.com/forough_photo/  
Email: forough.yavari@fyphotography.com.au