»Kabul-born, Berlin-based photographer and director Mehran Djojan captures beautiful conceptual portraits that explore the dreamlike realm of his imagination.
The 25-year-old artist, who is studying communication design, uses nature as his backdrop to create compelling scenes that are striking in their moody simplicity.
Although often surreal in scope, the images appear effortlessly natural; they evoke emotion through the expressiveness of the subjects’ faces and bodies within the environment, rather than overly contrived, digitally manipulated tropes of the genre.
In Djojan’s world, a piercing gaze, a mysterious prop, and an illusive daydream are all it takes to create a fantastic photo.«
Jenny G. Zhang – My Modern Met
Filmography
OFFLINE
Talks
Imagination
5 Rue Saint-Merri Paris, 2022 May 27
Global Perspective Symposium hosted by UWE Bristol
Mehran Djojan in conversation with Max 19 March 2021
Photo Forum Fest
Speaker at Portrait Live Conference Barcelona, 16 August 2020
Uncoated Photo Talk
GlogauAir Berlin, 2019 October 08
Workshops
Photo Forum Fest
Portrait Live Conference Barcelona, 17 August 2020
TV
Streetphilosophy | ARTE
Mehran Djojan in conversation with Ronja von Rönne about optimism and being creative
Publications
Cosmopolitan US
(print magazine December 2022)
Shameless
(photo book March 2022)
Vogue Portugal
(print magazine March 2022)
Liberty’s Magazine
(print magazine Jan. 2022)
Virtuogenix
(print magazine Jan. 2021)
Lula Magazine – Issue 29
(print magazine winter 2020)
Some Magazine
(print magazine spring 2020)
Lewis Magazine
(print magazine Sep. 2019)
Virtuogenix
(print magazine Feb. 2019)
Illuminated
(photo book Feb. 2018)
人像摄影 Portrait Photography
(print magazine Sept. 2017)
Unvael Journal
(print magazine Nov. 2017)
Myartisreal Magazine
Intimate Portraits, a look at Mehran Djojan
Kwerfeldein
Kwerfeldein
Männerbilder von Mehran Djojan
Hip Hop Hooray
The photography of Mehran Djojan
Langweiledich.net
Ausgefallene Portraits aus Berlin
Cheese Konbini
C41 Magazine
Mehran Djojan creates a fascinating dreamlike world
Collater.al
La frschezza e il talento nelle foto di Mehran Djojan
Interview
My Modern Met
20-Year-Old Photographer Mehran Djojan’s Dreamy Conceptual Portraits
The Phoblographer
Mehran Djojan: Self-Revelatory Conceptual Portraiture
C-Heads Magazine
Fairytale portraits of humans – The work of Mehran Djojan
Positive Magazine
B – Authentique
Exhibitions
Imagination
5 Rue Saint-Merri Paris, 2022 May 27-29
Uncoated
GlogauAir Berlin, 2019 October 08
Young Berlin
Soho House Berlin, 2019 March 21
Ethereal
International Photo Expo Paris, 2018 May 11-12-13
Awards
Adobe Photoshop
Selected Clients
ARD, Chloé, Calvin Klein, Adobe Photoshop, Peek&Cloppenburg, Cinq 7, Four Music, Lavazza, Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency