پروین سعادتی

The photographic genre that draws me most is social documentary. I am able to make close connections with subjects who are as human as I am, but with different emotions^97110100^ideas. Regular people always have something to say, immediately^97110100^irrespective of politics. They welcome me, a photographer,^97110100^my camera more easily into their midst than they would any politician. I^39^ve learned my greatest lessons from my subjects, not in any university classroom. Each of my photographs depicts a corner of the lives of these people, along with all of their sadness^97110100^joy, their mourning^97110100^celebration,^97110100^the daily struggles they face. I use very little equipment while shooting because I feel that to use more would prevent me from creating close relationships with my subjects. Photojournalism has given me the opportunity to meet^97110100^work in proximity to politicians whose decisions influence the lives of the people of this world. It has brought me to a better understanding of the global society that surrounds me