Ebrahim Alipoor
Ebrahim Alipoor is an award-winning Kurdish Iranian photographer known for his long-term visual storytelling projects across the Middle East. Born in Baneh, Kurdistan, he focuses on documenting the lives of marginalized communities through a blend of documentary and fine art approaches. With over ten years of field experience, his work has earned recognition from World Press Photo, POY Asia, and the Allard Prize. He is currently part of the VII Mentor Program and has exhibited his work internationally in galleries and festivals.
Ebrahim Alipoor is a photographer from Kurdistan, Iran.
Alipoor’s work focuses on storytelling through photography, exploring social and political issues under challenging circumstances. He views photography as a powerful medium to engage audiences, particularly in regions like Iran, where governmental restrictions and censorship pose significant challenges. Despite these limitations, he seeks to connect with people and inspire change through his work.
2024- 1st Place, POYAsia, Portrait
2024- Award of Excellence, The Alexia Grant
2024- Nominated for Joop Swart masterclass
2023- VII Mentor Program 2023-24, VII Agency
2023- Winner, “Canon-Student-Development-Program”, Canon Europe
2023- Finalist, “The Everyday Projects Grant”, China
2023- 1st Place, “The 3rd Kurdistan Photography Festival”, Erbil, Iraq
2023 – Finalist, “BCN-DH International photo festival”, Barcelona, Spain
2022- Winner, “Allard Prize”, Vancouver, Canada
2022- Award of excellence, “Recreational & Traditional Sports”, POYAsia, Singapore
2022- Finalist, “Recreational & Traditional Sports”, POYAsia, Singapore
2022- Finalist, “The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest”, Russia
2021- Award of excellence,” sports life and recreational sports”, 78th POYi, US
2023 – “SOS’23 Bauhaus Weimar- Black Mountain: Nowhere” Bauhaus of Warsaw
2021 – “The Land of Persepolis”, Lewis-Clark State Center in Lewiston, Idaho, USA
2021 – “11th Phodar” international Biennial photo exhibition, Bulgaria
2020 – “Hawraman: fringing the skies” Iranian National Commission for UNESCO Group, Tehran
2017 – “PirShalyar Collection”, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
Book: “Six Years of PirShalyar in Photography”, (Photo Story), Tehran, Iran, 2020
