Thesis Title: The Investigation of Effective Factors in Confrontation of Photographers of Contemporary Tabriz with the Medium of Photography
By: Masoud Hedayati
Supervisor: Farhad Soleymani
Degree: MA
Course of Study: Photography
September, 2020
Abstract
Photography reached the city of Tabriz like other major cities of the Qajar period; In the same way and context that Qajar era photography followed in recording events, people and places. But bio-photography has undergone many changes in this city for nearly two centuries, and the type of exposure to this medium has been different in each period.
In the present research to achieve a vision of photography in Tabriz, a look at photography events after the revolution will be done in addition to a brief presentation of the history and evolution of photography and the geographical location of this city and all important photography activities and events in recent decades including the activities of self-taught and education-oriented photographers, the establishment and approach of institutions and festivals have been discussed.
The hypothetical result of this dissertation is to show the influential factors in the process of photography after the Islamic Revolution in Tabriz, which ultimately leads to strengths and pathologies to present a perspective of the contemporary photography of Tabriz.
Keywords:
Tabriz Photographers, Photography Media, Tabriz Photography Events, Tabriz Contemporary Photography