Conceptual nominee

This image is titled “Salvation”. I was inspired by poems of Langston Hughes (the American social activist and poet). Dance and Blues play major role in Hughes poems, allusion to freedom and loneliness. The custom painted background and hemp fabric outfit designed by myself to achieve a hormonal color scheme to add depth and enhance visual literacy and poetry.

Forough Yavari is an award-winning portrait and fine Art photographer based in Brisbane, Australia. After studying in Art University, photography turned from a personal hobby into a professional challenge for her. The result of her endeavours over those years was her presence in multiple painting and photography exhibitions as well as winning several national and international awards. Her works have been exhibited in several venues and galleries internationally.
Forough was awarded Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) Master of Photography in 2018 and WPPI Master of Photography in 2019. In 2020 she achieved her Double Master of Photography from WPPI.

2021 WPPI Annual Print, Fashion Category Third Place
2021 The Portrait Masters, Creative Portrait category winner and Grand Champion
2021 WPPI Online Competitions, Portrait Division Grand Award
2020 WPPI First Half-Online Competition Portrait Individual First Place
2020 WPPI First Half-Online Competition Portrait Creative First Place
2020 WPPI First Half-Online Competition Open Creative Second Place
2020 NZIPP IRIS Awards International Photographer of the Year Finalist
2020 AIPP Silver Lining Awards–Illustrative First Place
2020 AIPP Silver Lining Awards–Portrait First Place
2020 WPPI Annual-Illustrative Second Place
2019 The Portrait Conference, 1st Place Winner
2019 AIPP APPA-Illustrative Category Finalist
2019 AIPP Queensland Portrait Photographer