About
About
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Hossein Fardinfard (born in Iran in 1985) is an Amsterdam-based visual storyteller working across photography and videography.
Hossein’s art career began with street photography. A web developer at the time, his exchanges with street photography subjects brought him into more meaningful dialogue with people he passed by every day. This phase of his career was inspired by the drive to experiment and explore questions of identity and social issues.
Over time, his work evolved into his current focus—portrait and especially moon photography. His portrait photography ties a thread to his earlier work, while his moon photography represents a new area of exploration. This shift naturally unfolded as Hossein found his voice in photography, and, in a way, it served as a response to an urge to turn inward.
Long intrigued by the contours of the Earth, Hossein holds a B.S. in Cartography, a B.A. in Information Technology, and an M.A. in Geomorphology. Feeling increasingly drawn to examine the human spirit, he went on to study at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, finishing his B.A. in Photography in 2022.
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Interviews
- Feature shoot
- British Journal of Photography
- GUP New
- FAR Center for Contemporary Arts
- FotoNostrum Magazine - Issue no. 15
- FotoNostrum Magazine - Issue no. 30
- China Newsweek magazine
- 20er zeitung
- Life Framer - A Tool for Empathy
Artist Talk
- Shangtuf Creative Photo Talk
Awards & Achievements
2023
- - ON/OFF des Rencontres d'Arles
- Der Greif, "Common love," Curated by Shirin Neshat. Selected artist
- ImageNation Paris. Selected artist
2022
- - Preus museum - Performing for the camera. Shortlisted
- - Bartur BaseCamp award - Faces of Humanity. Winner
- - Bartur BaseCamp award - Unity and Diversity. Judges Choice
- - Rabo Photographic Portrait-talented. Shortlisted
- - Royal Photographic Society (RPS). Shortlisted
- - Critical Mass PhotoLucida. Top 50
- - Pollux Awards 17th. Overall winner
- - Portrait of Humanity. Shortlisted
- - LoosenArt gallery - On clothing. Winner
- - Kolga Tbilisi Photo. Shortlisted
2021
- - Florida Museum of Photographic Arts. Winner
- - Royal Photographic Society (RPS). Shortlisted
- - OpenWalls Arles. Winner
- - Canon Student Development Programme
- - APG Portfolio 2021. Winner
- - Xposure photography awards. Overall winner
- - Portrait of Humanity. Shortlisted
- - GUP New talent 2021
2020
- - IPA (International Photography Award). People Photographer of the Year
- - OpenWalls Arles 2020. Winner
- - Portrait of Humanity. Shortlisted
- - Head-on Portrait Awards. Finalist
2019
- - PDN faces - personal work. Winner
- - PDN Photo Annual - Student work. Winner
- - Lensculture - Black and white. Finalist
- - Portrait of Humanity. Winner
- - The Guardian editor's pick; Portrait of Humanity
- - Helsinki Photo Festival. Winner
- - Siena Photo Awards. Honourable mention
2018
- - SONY World Photography Awards 2018. Portrait. Commended
- - SONY World Photography Awards 2018. Street photography. Commended
- - IPA (International Photography Awards)People. 1st Place
- - Focus on the Story. Grand Prize
- - KOLGA Tbilisi Photo Awards 2018. Finalist
- - The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (P×3). Bronze
- - Photo East UK. Winner
- - The Independent Photographer. Portrait. 3rd place
2017
Exhibitions
2024
- Solo Exhibition: Kunst Traject: Public Spaces, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Solo Exhibition: Georgia in Transition; Shadows of the Past, Dreams of Tomorrow. What Art Can Do Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2023
- ON/OFF des Rencontres d'Arles
- Photographic Center Northwest (PCNW). USA
- ImageNation Paris. France
2022
- LoosenArt gallery. Italy
- National Museum of Photography (Preus Museum). Norway
- Kolga Photo Festival. Georgia
2021
- Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
- Galerie Huit. France
- Belfast photo festival. Northern Ireland
- Xposure photography festival. UAE
2020
- Kahmann Gallery. Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Portrait of Humanity x Sent into Space. The first photography exhibition in Space
- OpenWalls Arles. Galerie Huit Arles. France
- Louisiana State Museum as part of PhotoNOLA Festival. New Orleans, United States
- National Centre For Photography Ballarat. Victoria, Australia
- LagosPhoto Festival. Lagos, Nigeria
- Organ Vida International Photography Festival. Zagreb, Croatia
- Helsinki photo festival. Helsinki, Finland
2018
- Sony World Photography Awards. Somerset House, London
- Memories - LoosenArt. Italy, Roma
- Talents of the year 2018. Independent photographer. Germany, Berlin
- I belong. PhotoEast. The United Kingdom, Neptune Quay
- Blank wall gallery. Street photography. Athens, Greece
2017
- House of Basketball. Zürich, Switzerland
- The Mind's Eye. All About Photo. USA, San Francisco
- I’ll be your mirrors. Portrait exhibition. USA, California
- "StreetProjeckt." Germany, Berlin
- The Essence of Monochrome. Hungary, Budapest
- Blank wall gallery. Fine Art. Athens, Greece
- Blank wall gallery. Black & White. Athens, Greece
- Blank wall gallery. Travel. Athens, Greece
- Blank wall gallery. Moments of color. Athens, Greece