Mohammadreza Domiri Ganji

1. 2020

   Ashkoob: Persian Mandala Ceiling Solo exhibition

   Tirgan Nowruz Festival, Meridian Arts Centre — Toronto, Canada

   March 2020

   Festival page (opens a new tab)

   
2. 2019

   Iran, The Great Beauty Solo exhibition

   Palazzo Gallone — Focus Iran, 16th Salento International Film Festival — Tricase, Italy

   September 2019

   Announcement (opens a new tab)

   
3. 2018

   Iran’s Architecture Solo exhibition

   Azadi Tower — Tehran, Iran

   March 2018
4. 2017

   A Voyage Through Iran’s Architecture Solo exhibition

   European Parliament, hosted by the ALDE Group — Strasbourg, France

   2–5 October 2017

   ALDE Group album (opens a new tab)

   
5. 2016

   Persian / Islamic Architecture Solo exhibition — two rooms

   Clayarch Gimhae Museum — Gimhae, South Korea

   August – December 2016

   Two museum rooms of large-format prints, including his panorama of the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque.

   
6. 2015

   Architekturen aus der islamischen Welt Solo exhibition

   Kunstverein Schwerte — Schwerte, Germany

   31 May – 5 July 2015

   Architectures from the Islamic World — his first solo exhibition in Germany.

   City of Schwerte (archived) (opens a new tab)

   
7. 2014

   Architecture and Options of Visions Solo exhibition

   17th Islamic Arts Festival — Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

   December 2014

   Islamic Arts Magazine (archived) (opens a new tab)

   

Photographs of the exhibitions: click to enlarge.

Collections

1. PublicIslamic Museum of AustraliaMelbourne, Australia
2. PrivatePrivate collections worldwide

1. 2026PX3 — Prix de la Photographie ParisBronze · Professional — Architecture: HistoricMoqarnas Atlas of IranSource (opens a new tab)
2. 2025ND Awards1st place — Gold Star Award · Professional — Architecture: InteriorL’Écho du Temps (The Echo of Time)Source (opens a new tab)
3. PX3 — Prix de la Photographie ParisSilver · Professional — Architecture: HistoricCelestial Tapestries: An Ode to the InfiniteSource (opens a new tab)
4. European Photography AwardsGold · Professional — France Photography: HistoricL’Écho du TempsSource (opens a new tab)
5. European Photography AwardsGold · Professional — France Photography: HistoricSanctuary of Light: Basilique Notre-Dame de FourvièreSource (opens a new tab)
6. International Photography Awards (IPA)Honourable Mention · Professional — Architecture: HistoricCelestial TapestriesSource (opens a new tab)
7. PX3 — Prix de la Photographie ParisFour Honourable MentionsSource (opens a new tab)
8. Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA)Nominee · Professional — ArchitectureL’Écho du TempsSource (opens a new tab)
9. 2024Golden Shot Photography AwardsWinner · Architectural SeriesCelestial TapestriesSource (opens a new tab)
10. 2015Wiki Loves Monuments (Wikimedia)10th place worldwide · 1st to 6th place in IranVakil Mosque, Shiraz — panoramaSource (opens a new tab)
11. Khayyam International Photography AwardsBronze Medal (Kamal-ol-Molk Medal)Source (opens a new tab)
12. Sony World Photography AwardsShortlisted with two images · PanoramicSource (opens a new tab)
13. 2014Epson International Pano AwardsGold Medal & Best HDR Image of the YearSource (opens a new tab)
14. Epson International Pano Awards4th place · Built Environment / ArchitectureSource (opens a new tab)
15. Kolor Panobook Awards3rd placeSource (opens a new tab)
16. Sony World Photography AwardsShortlisted · PanoramicVakil Bath, ShirazSource (opens a new tab)

Juries

1. 2026Academy Photo AwardsJudgeSource (opens a new tab)
2. 201735 Photo AwardsJury member · 2nd international editionSource (opens a new tab)

1. 2022 – 2023ArchShots, DubaiFounder and director — architectural photography.Link (opens a new tab)
2. 2021WithinVR360° photographs of Iran.
3. 2020Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonAerial images of Iran for the exhibition Epic Iran.Link (opens a new tab)
4. 2019Rizzoli, New YorkPhotographs of Iranian synagogues.
5. 2019Islamic Museum of AustraliaPhotographs of Islamic art.
6. 2018Morning Calm, Korean AirCover story — Fars carpet weaving, December 2018.
7. 2017Morning Calm, Korean AirCover story Lenj, August 2017 — the wooden boats of the Persian Gulf.Link (opens a new tab)
8. 2016Der SpiegelA virtual history of Iran.
9. 2016Clayarch Gimhae Museum, South KoreaImages of Islamic architecture.

Also published by

CNN · BBC · ABC · Yahoo · Daily Mail · Der Spiegel · Il Post · N24 · MSN · Blic · Politiken · Corriere della Sera · Quartz · Business Insider · Metro · National Geographic · Mental Floss · Civilization · Quest · Modern Times · Digital Photo · Trends · PetaPixel · designboom · Fubiz · Gizmodo · Juxtapoz · MNN · ArchDaily · Arch2O · Curbed · Sornmag · Bored Panda · DeMilked · Beautiful Decay · Earthporm · Gapyear · The Weather Channel · momondo · and hundreds of other publications and websites worldwide.

• Millions

  of views and shares. Among those documented: more than 4 million views and 400,000 shares, likes and reblogs, counted only where a counter can still be seen — a small part of the hundreds of places that published his photographs, in English, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Arabic and Persian, among many other languages.

• 100,000+

  views on CNN’s Facebook page alone for the film CNN International made about his photographs in November 2014 — shared there more than 1,500 times.

  Source: CNN video (opens a new tab) · CNN on Facebook (opens a new tab)

• 200,000+

  views and more than 85,000 shares for a single feature on his mosque photographs on Bored Panda, the art and culture site (July 2014).

  Source: Bored Panda (opens a new tab)

• 90,000+

  likes and reblogs of his photographs of Iran’s mosques on Tumblr alone (2014–2017).

  Source: Tumblr (opens a new tab) · ArchAtlas (opens a new tab) · Artchipel (opens a new tab)

• 1.6 million+

  views of his photographs on Persian-language Telegram channels alone — news agencies such as ISNA and Khabar Online, and popular culture channels (2016–2021).

  Source: ISNA (opens a new tab) · Khabar Online (opens a new tab) · Kafiha (opens a new tab)

These figures are only a small part of the whole. They count the few places where a counter can still be seen, live or in web archives; most newspapers, television channels and social media pages that published or shared his photographs show no numbers at all. Compiled in October 2026.

Download the evidence file (PDF)

1. 2018 – 2022Master’s degree in ArchitectureIslamic Azad University, Tehran
2. 2009 – 2014Bachelor’s degree in PhysicsUniversity of Mazandaran, Babolsar
3. Secondary educationNODET schools — National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, Iran

1. Since 2025President of PERSPAPrix de la Perspective Architecturale — a French association and international award dedicated to architectural photography.
2. Since 2024Member of the Maison des ArtistesIndependent artist-author.
3. MemberMember of ADAGPSociété des auteurs dans les arts graphiques et plastiques — the French society that manages the rights of visual artists.
4. Since 2023Professional activity registered in FrancePhotography and photography awards.
5. Since 2024Documentation of the historic architecture of FranceCelestial Tapestries — the ceilings of France’s monuments, seen from their centre; L’Écho du Temps — Palais Garnier, Sainte-Chapelle, Panthéon, Versailles; Lyon — a series of thirty-nine photographs.
6. 2024 – 2026Awards for this French workND Awards (1st place Gold, 2025), PX3 Paris (Silver 2025, Bronze 2026), European Photography Awards (two Gold medals, 2025), IPA (Honourable Mention, 2025), Golden Shot (series winner, 2024). All awards

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