Forough Yavari is an award-winning portrait and fine Art photographer based in Brisbane, Australia.
After studying in Art University, photography turned from a personal hobby into a professional challenge for her. The result of her endeavors over those years was her presence in multiple painting and photography exhibitions as well as winning several national and international awards. Her works have been exhibited in several venues and galleries internationally.
Forough was awarded Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) Master of Photography in 2018 and WPPI Master of Photography in 2019. In 2020 she achieved her Double Master of Photography from WPPI.
- 2022 NZIPP Australian Photographer of the Year Finalist
- 2022 NZIPP Australian Creative, and Portrait Open Photographer of the Year
- 2022 The Portrait Masters, Grand Award
- 2022 The Portrait Masters, Contemporary Portrait and Creative Portrait Categories, 1st Place
- 2022 WPPI Annual – Open Creative and Portrait Creative Categories Runner-Up
- 2021 International Portrait Photographer of the Year, 1st Winner
- 2021 The Portrait Masters, Grand Award Winner
- 2021 World Photographic Cup Australian Team Member, Best of Nation, World Champion
- 2021 WPPI Annual – Fashion Category Runner-Up
- 2020 WPPI First Half-Online Competition Portrait Individual First Place
- 2020 WPPI First Half-Online Competition Portrait Creative First Place
- 2020 WPPI First Half-Online Competition Open Creative Second Place
- 2020 NZIPP IRIS Awards International Photographer of the Year Finalist
- 2020 AIPP Silver Lining Awards–Illustrative First Place
- 2020 AIPP Silver Lining Awards–Portrait First Place
- 2020 WPPI Annual-Illustrative Second Place
- 2019 The Portrait Conference, 1st Place Winner
- 2019 AIPP APPA-Illustrative Category Finalist
- 2019 AIPP Queensland Portrait Photographer of The Year
- 2019 WPPI Annual Creative Division Grand Award Winner and Illustrative First Place
- 2019 The Portrait Masters-Creative Portrait Second Place
- 2018 AIPP Queensland Portrait Photographer of The Year
- 2017 AIPP Queensland Portrait Photographer of The Year
- 2017 WPPI First Half-Online Competition Portrait Contemporary Second Place
- 2016 AIPP Queensland Illustrative Photographer of The Year
- 2015 AIPP Queensland Illustrative Photographer of The Year Finalist
- 2014 WPPI Second Half-Online Competition Illustrative First Place and Second Place
