BIOGRAPHY

A.Rahaad Fine Art Photographer / Poet / Writer

“Humanity is a journey, and negatives reveal its depth.”

A. Rahaad

Analog Fine Art Photographer

Poet / Writer

“My art is a poetic journey with an analog camera, B&W film, pen, and paper.”

Biography

A. Rahaad is an Iranian analogue fine art photographer, poet, and writer. The name “Rahaad” means “Traveler” in Persian, reflecting an artistic philosophy rooted in the belief that life is a journey of discovering one’s own story.

Born in Iran in the summer of 1988, an early fascination with cameras and the mystery of analogue photography shaped the beginning of this artistic path. At the age of thirteen, participation in an Analogue Photography workshop in 2001 marked the first formal step into the world of art.

Academic studies began in 2003 with Graphic Design at high school, followed by a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design, completed in 2015. Throughout these years, photography became the primary artistic focus. Specialized photography programs at the University of Tehran and the University of Art provided three years of advanced education under some of Iran’s most respected photography masters, expanding both technical knowledge and artistic vision.

These workshops covered Analogue Black & White Photography, Analogue Colour Photography, Photo Criticism, and Lighting & Portrait Photography. At the time, photography was still being taught through analogue cameras and film in Iranian art schools and universities, placing A. Rahaad among the last generation of Iranian artists to receive formal academic training in traditional film-based photography.

From that point onward, analogue black-and-white photography became the permanent artistic medium.

Alongside photography, a deep interest in literature developed at the age of seventeen. In 2008, writing evolved into the practice of Free Verse, known as “Vers Libre” in French literature and “Sher-e Sepid” in Persian literature, establishing a lasting dialogue between literature and visual art.

Photography and poetry continue to influence one another throughout the creative process. The atmosphere, silence, and visual language of the photographs naturally extend into the poems, while literature deepens the emotional and narrative dimensions of the photographic work.

In the autumn of 2023, the first poetry book, “White Harmony”, was published. As the opening volume of a bilingual trilogy written in Persian and English, the project combines Free Verse poetry with Black & White analogue photography and represents a creative journey developed between 2008 and 2023. Every photograph in the trilogy was captured using a Canon New F-1 analogue camera with 35mm film.

The printed edition of “White Harmony” includes twenty Free Verse poems in Persian and English together with five black-and-white analogue photographs from the “White Harmony” collection. The complete digital edition has also been published as a Non-Fungible Token under the author’s name on platforms including Transient.xyz, Objkt.com, and the official website, www.a-rahaad.com .

This marked the beginning of A. Rahaad’s NFT art journey in the autumn of 2023. Shortly afterwards, “White Harmony No.04” from the “White Harmony” collection was selected for exhibition in the Photography category of NFT.NYC 2024 in New York City.

Photography collections are currently minted on Transient.xyz, while books and individual poems are published on Objkt.com .

Current artistic activities, exhibitions, and new works can be followed through A. Rahaad’s official website, Twitter, and Instagram .