Maryam Sepehri

Place of birth:

Iran:

Biography:

Maryam Sepehri is an Iranian-American filmmaker and photographer. Her photography has appeared in group and individual exhibitions, and also accompanies travel articles and a book of short stories that she has published. She wrote her MA thesis at Tehran Art University. Titled "A Study on Contemporary Ethnographic Photography of Iran" it dealt with the works of four outstanding photographers. Her interest in documentaries began, evolved, and consolidated while studying at the University. She has made five documentaries.