Recognition from Dear Dave
I am happy to share news regarding my submission to the Dear Dave, Fellowship 2025. Out of 795 international entries, my portfolio was selected among the top 40 highest-ranked submissions.
The fellowship jury was made up of an amazing group of curators, editors, artists, and gallery professionals who help shape today’s visual culture:
JODY QUON Creative Director, New York Magazine
PHIL TAYLOR Assistant Curator, George Eastman Museum
PAUL SCHIEK Founder and Creative Director, TBW Books
SIMINDOKHT DEHGHANI Director, AG Gallery, Tehran
DIANE SMYTH Editor, British Journal of Photography
PENELOPE UMBRICO Artist
ROBERT MORAT Director, Robert Morat Gallery, Berlin
STEPHEN FRAILEY Editor, Dear Dave, magazine
It means a lot to me that such a respected group took the time to review my portfolio and enjoyed my work.
I also want to congratulate the three fellowship winners: Robin Crookall, Daniel Everett and Ignacio Colo.
The other 40 portfolios include work of photographers:
Aaron Wessling, Abhishek Khedekar, Anastasia Sierra, Anoush Abrar, Antone Dolezal, Bing Guan, Bruce Eesly, Caleb Stein, Chuck Samuels, Colton Rothwell, Dan Nelken, David Christensen, Elizabeth Pedinotti Haynes, J.A. Young, Jeremiah Ariaz, John Trotter, Kat Bawden, Kristina Knipe, Lauren Silberman, Lois Bielefeld, Louis Roth, Marijn Fidder, Melissa Ann Pinney Michael Young, Michelle Hauser, Monika Keiler, Richard Sharum, Robert Flynt, Sandra Lee Stark, Shane Rocheleau, Thomas Whitworth, Torsten Schumann, Tsar Fedorsky, Yael Eban, Zahra Babaei and Zhu Gaocanyue.
I am very thankful to Stephen Frailey and the entire Dear Dave, team for supporting new artists and photographers from around the world. I feel proud to have my portfolio included in this year’s archive, and grateful for the opportunity to share my work through this platform.
Link to the online gallery is available here, and I am happy to share it with you.
