Photomanipulation nominee

Since ancient times, many believed that the world we live in resembles a single vessel which has both a soul and an intellect an entity which itself is alive and is composed of other components (both living & lifeless) that are instinctively and existentially inter-related and share common characteristics. Following this school of thought and similar propositions, symbols of nature and or the earth were created, most of which embodied human appearances, a pregnant woman who is the creator of all the elements of the entire world. Nevertheless, since the majority of human beings have lost their innate connection with nature and are destroying it, envisaging a humanistic symbol for this topic does not seem valid any longer. In this series, I have created symbols which are a harmonic combination of a variety of plants and animals, depicting Mother Nature

I am Iranian and I was born in Bangkok, Thailand in 1975. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Photography and a Master's degree in Animation both from the Art University of Tehran.
After finishing my university studies I have been mainly active in the field of Animation but I always had a passion for Photography and in the past two years I had a chance to pursue photography more seriously.