Maryam Saeedpour was born in 1984 in Tehran, Iran. She is a graduate of the Iranian Youth Cinema Society and studied Documentary Photography at the University of Applied Science and Technology (Faculty of Media) in 2005.

Maryam has collaborated with various media outlets for over 14 years. In recent years, her professional focus has been on advertising photography, portrait photography, and extensive collaboration with book publishers.

Awards & Recognitions in Photography:

Single Portrait Award – Istanbul Photo Festival, Turkey (2024)

Peace Award – Vienna Peace Festival, Austria (2024)

Portfolio Selection – Hamburg Portfolio Review, Germany (2023)

Honorable Mention in Portrait Category – POY Asia (2022)

Anna Lesley Award – United Kingdom (2023)

BarTur Photo Award, Honorable Mention – UK (2022)

Gold Prize – Meihodo International Festival, Japan (2021)

Selected Photographer – POYi Festival, USA (2021)

Art Awards in Painting:

Selected artist at the Youth Art Festival (2000 & 2001)

Featured in realist and hyperrealist painting exhibitions at Niavaran Cultural Center (2005) and the Tehran Museum of Modern Art (2006)

Solo Photography Exhibitions:

2014 – Among the Black Letters, Silk Road Gallery, Tehran

2019 – Semi Distance, Farmanfarma Gallery, Tehran

2020 – COVID-19, Tehran art Gallery, Tehran

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2014 – Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center, California, USA

2016 – 26 Women Photographers, Shirin Gallery, Tehran & Istanbul Art Center

2016 – International Women’s Day Exhibition, Elahe Art Gallery, Tehran

2018–2019 – Summer Photo Auction, Mojdeh Gallery, Tehran

2017 – Watching Tehran, MAX Art Gallery, Tehran

2018 – Breath, Damnegah Art Gallery, Tehran

2018 – Proxy, Lian Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany

2022 – Iranian Art Legend, Shanghai, China

2024 – I Am (Woman Life Freedom), Netherlands

2024 -   Iranians Art. Culture & Business, London 

2025 – International   womens   day   The   United Kingdom