Photographer of the Invisible in Plain View

Through stark portraits made in makeshift studios across Iran, he brings out the inner presence of individuals often overlooked. His work navigates memory, social distance, and the weight of history. Mohsen Rastani (b. 1958) is a photojournalist and portrait artist from Iran, whose black and white images—often shot against stark white backdrops—render every subject with unvarnished dignity.  For more than a decade, he has traveled through Iran with a portable white screen, transforming streets and villages into impromptu studios where families and individuals present themselves on their own terms.