پروفایل اعضا – محمدرضا چای‌فروش

Teaching Experience

• Teaching since 1995 at the Iranian Youth Cinema Society
• Teaching from 2003 to 2006 at the University of Art in Zahedan and the University of Applied Science and Technology, Zahedan, in the fields of cinema and photography
• Teaching photography at the University of Art in Neyshabur since 2006

Specialized Lectures and Sessions

• “Creativity in Photography and Creative Photography” – University of Art, Neyshabur
• “Architectural Photography” – Azad University of Architecture, Neyshabur
• “A Review of Garcin’s Works” – in Sabzevar and Neyshabur
• “Street Photography” – Birjand Festival
• “Nature Photography” – Persian Gulf Festival, Tehran
• “From Idea to Concept” – Health Festival
• “Ideation and Social Isolation” – Second-Hand Festival, Mashhad
• “Social Documentary Photography” – Mashhad Festival
• …and many more

Judging and Directing Festivals

• Jury member – Khorasan Province Festival (2006)
• Secretary – Khorasan Photography Festival (2008)
• Judge – Asrar Khorasan Photography Festival (2011)
• National Festival “From Caspian to the Persian Gulf” – Tehran (2011)
• National Festival for Mentally Disabled – Sabzevar (2012)
• National Ashura Photography Festival – Mashhad (2011)
• National “Red Frame” Festival – Gorgan (2012)
• National “Birjand Through the Lens” Festival (2013)
• National “Joy” Festival – Mashhad (2014)
• National “Health” Festival (2015)
• Two editions of the International Khayyam Festival (2013, 2015)
• International Festival on Child Labor – Mashhad (2015)
• “Addiction” Festival – Tehran (2016)
• Four editions of the Khayyam International Festival (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
• International Circuit Festival – Serbia
• Montenegro International Festival
• Nowruz Festival – Tajikistan
• Polanski International Festival – Kyrgyzstan
• Bosnia International Festival

Exhibitions and Awards

• Participation in over 300 group exhibitions and domestic festivals
• Held 13 solo exhibitions in Tehran, Gorgan, Zahedan, and Neyshabur
• Received over 30 trophies and honorary diplomas from national festivals
• Participation in 26 international festivals and biennials including:
  • Algarve Festival – Portugal
  • 39th Nature Festival – Luxembourg
  • Biennales in Croatia, Slovakia, Yugoslavia
  • “Pictorial” – Hong Kong
  • Edinburgh Biennale – UK
  • 8th Barcelona Biennale – Spain
• Recipient of the Batana Honorary Diploma
• Selected photographer in the book Asian Photographers’ Perspectives
• Honorary diploma for Nature Photography – Luxembourg
• Gold Medal – CIRCUIT Festival, Netherlands