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Hengameh Golestan

Header: Hengameh Golestan
Also known as: Hengameh Golestan; primary name: Golestan, Hengameh
Details: individual; photographer; Iranian; Female
Life dates: 1952-
Address: http://www.hengamehgolestan.com
Biography: Hengameh Golestan is a photographer born Tehran, Iran in 1952. She briefly studied at London College of Printing in 1988, but primarily trained as an assistant under her husband, the renowned photographer, photojournalist and film maker Kaveh Golestan. Golestan began documenting life in Iran primarily that of women and children from 1970, and in 1979 covered the Iranian Revolution. Her photographs of the events of ’79 are mainly focused on the involvement and reactions of women, particularly vocal protests against Ruhollah Khomeini’s decree on the compulsory hijab veil. Her photojournalism captured groups of women from all professions protesting together, emphasising solidarity and strength. As a result, Golestan is a pioneer amongst female Iranian photographers in capturing this episode of rebellion, as well as quieter moments during the revolutionary years such as everyday family life, child care, and weddings in Iran’s most rural areas as well as in its bustling urban centres. Moved to England in 1984 and began exhibiting her own photographs internationally in 1995. Exhibited in Iran, Germany, Turkey, France, UK and Syria.
Bibliography: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/photography/what-to-see/hengameh-golestan--witness-1979/