Photo: Farhad Varasteh

Bulletin No. 1-1, Fall 2006

Tehran Exhibition 2006 First Group Exhibition is held by the members of Caroun Photo Club (CPC) and The Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA), 64 photos of 58 photographers,

in Haft Samar Gallery in Tehran, November 2006. At the same time, the first bulletin of CPC is published to promote the photography knowledge among the members. This collection includes technical (digital & film) subjects and articles by the members. Due to our limit in publishing, you can visit more photos on website: www.CarounPhotoClub.com

The complete report of this exhibition and its photos, as well as other group or individual exhibitions of the members, are posted on website. Thanks to the cooperation of the following people for Tehran Exhibition 2006: - Jury: Maryam Zandi, Naser Taghvai & Esmail Abbasi - Haft Samar Gallery - Aksbaran (Amir Abbasi), for the printing photos and fixing them on board

- Epson, for the print of posters

- Nazar Research & Cultural Institute, for 23 books - Iranian photographers: Maryam Zandi, Jassem Ghazban Pour, Afshin Shahroudi & Raffi Avanessian, for 35 photography books - Tasvir Magazine, for 3 collection of the magazine - “Profession: Artist” magazine, for 5 subscription - Farnaz Sedighi & Amir Saeed Gorji (Ryka Co.) for designing invitation card &

poster - Mina Momeni & Ali Horrieh for making labels of the photos - Shirin Madani & Mitra Samadi, for exhibition’s works - Nima Nasseri & Mehrdad Bahri for type & design of the bulletin - Farzaneh Kochak-khani, for the full time cooperation for the exhibition and registering new members

Here, I thank all the members, who have sent their photos for the exhibition, and

their articles for our first bulletin. The next exhibition will be held in September 2007; and the next bulletin will be published, as enough material is gathered. Masoud Soheili President of Caroun Photo Club (CPC)

Representative of The Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) in the Middle East

President of Caroun.com Member of Photography Society of America

Member of the International Freelance Photographers Organization (IFPO)

First Winner: Nima Nasseri

Second Winner: Murat Germen

Third Winner: Mina Momany

Forth Winner: Farhad Varasteh

Fifth Winner: Batool Mokhtari

First Selected Work: Homeira Yaseri

Third Selected Work: Shirin Madani

Second Selected Work: Azin Rad

Other Works:

Nariman Chaeichi: No Title

AboalFazl Rohani: Kangeloo Abooza Reza Vanaki: Closed

Ali Horrieh: View Ardalan Ghahari: Waiting

Babak Madandar: Lune Man Amir Said Gorji: The Earth From The Air

Ann Alimi: Flamingo Guity Shojai: Happiness Plain

Farzaneh Koochak Khani: Silence Guests Athena Hajari Zadeh: Starlings

Bahar Forghani far: Turkmen Women Maryam Fakhimi: Cradle

Daniel Soheili: Capped Mountain Rosemarei Culver: Flying Feathers

Hamed Khosravi: No Title Kimia Rahgozar: No Title

Darianaz Gharibani: Life Homa Saman Abadi: After The Rain

Banafsheh Hejazi: Reds Dorre Araki: Drops Keivan Pour Nasri Nejad: Nostalgia

Mansour Taheri: Flower Hooshmand Varaei: Glass City Masoud Mohsen Zadeh: Lar Plain

Hassan Sarbakhshian: Flood in Golestan Province Nika Khatami: Far & Near Shahrouz Noubakht: No Title

Farzad Emami: From The Fruits Collection MohammadHossein Nikopour:Golden October of Germany Sanam Ghods: No Title

Soran Nakshbandi: No Title Seyed Reza Hashemi: Rest Area Stacey Van Hecke: PigeonsIn The Park

Sahar Seyedi: No Title Jamal Osman Penjweny: Looking Through The Guest Room

Parvin Hossein zadeh Azad: Masked Shahabeddin Ettekal: Greatness Radical

Nahal Chizari: The Softness of Nature Shahin Shahablou: No Title Shaida GhomashChi: No Title

Maryam Khonsari: No Title ParisaHabibi Mohammad Razaghi Zare Bidgoli: Loneliness

Raheleh Zomorrod Nia: No Title Saeed Dehghani: No Title Tarlan Rafiee: No Title

Mohammad Hassan Amini Dafchahi: No Title Sayeh Sayar: Plant

Tehran Exhibition 2006 Annual Photography Group Exhibition

"Caroun Photo Club" is going to held the first "Annual Photography

Group Exhibition", this year in Tehran. Next...

All the members of the "Canadian Association for Photographic Art" (CAPA)

and "Caroun Photo Club" (CPC), could take part in the Photography Group

Exhibition:

Place: Haft-Samar Gallery, Tehran, Iran

Date: 3-8 November 2006

Subject: Free

Slide, Negative or Digital (Color) could take part.

Each member could send maximum 5 photos; among them, one may be

chosen or not.

A Jury will select photos for the exhibition. The Jury are 3 Iranian

Professional Photographers:

Maryam Zandi, Naser Taghvai and Jassem Ghazban Pour.

Each photo will have a code, and jury selects photo without knowing the

photographer; so, one's photo may participate in the exhibition or not.

Photos sent from Iran should be printed photos 13x13 to 13x18 cm and

they should be mailed to:

Masoud Soheili, PO Box 15875-6655, Tehran, Iran

Do not write anything at the back of photos! Please send a copy of your

membership Cards of CPC and CAPA & your email address!

Other photographers abroad should email their works: JPG high quality

max 500x500 pixels

Please send a copy of your membership Cards of CPC and CAPA (jpg) and

your email address!

These members could mail their works by post too, but there's no

guarantee. If we receive it, it will be confirmed by email.

All the works should be in Tehran before August 16 (Mordad 25). Works

received after August 16, could not participate in the exhibition.

Do not send the photos, which are exhibited before, or have taken part in

other competitions.

Aksbaran Photo Lab, our sponsor, will print and fix the photos on the

board.

Jury will select photos on August 19, 2006.

The selected works will be announced on August 22, 2006.

Members, whose works are selected, should send a *.Tiff file of their works

30x40 cm to 30x30 cm on CD, 300 pixels/inch, by POST to the above

mentioned address. All the works should be in Tehran before Sept. 16. The

color, light, contrast... of the photos should be adjusted, ready for print.

They should determine the price of their works to present in the exhibition.

%50 of the price will goes for the costs of the gallery and exhibition; the

rest remains for the member, owner of the photo.

This amount of the sold works will be sent to their owners at:

1- Iran: January 1, 2007

2- Abroad: April 1, 2007

The costs of wiring should be reduced.

Prizes:

*The best five works due to the idea of the Jury, achieve a "CAPA Golden

Medal" and one year subscription of "Profession: Artist" magazine, each.

These five works will be published in the magazine of the Canadian

Association for Photographic Art, "Canadian Camera".

*All the photographers, whose works were selected for the Exhibition, will

achieve a "Caroun Photo Club Honor Certificate".

*A number of photography books will be gifted to the participants in the

Exhibition:

- Caroun Photo Club gifts 10 volumes of Mr. Nasrollah Kasraian's

Photography books

- Nazar Research & Cultural Center: 20 volumes photography and painting

books

- Ms. Maryam Zandi gifts 10 volumes of her Photography books

- Mr. Afshin Shahroudi gifts 10 volumes of his Photography books

- Mr. Jassem Ghazban Pour gifts 10 volumes of his Photography books

- Mr. Raffi Avanessian gifts 5 volumes of his Photography books

- And some more photography books

A Permanent digital Exhibition of these works will be shown in this website.

No material will be returned. All the CD and printed works remain in Tehran

file.

Caroun Photo Club has the right to publish all the received photos in

Internet, magazines...

You can send your works NOW!

If you are not a member of the "Canadian Association for Photographic Art"

and "Caroun Photo Club", you could Register NOW and take part in the

Exhibition!

Tehran Exhibition 2006 Judgment

Among the 120 members from Canada, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, The

Netherlands and Turkey, 71 members have taken part in the exhibition.

One of the members of the Jury, Jassem Ghazban Pour, had a car accident

out of Tehran, and could not take part in judgment; so, the members of the

jury changed to:

Ms. Maryam Zandi, Mr. Nasser Taghvai & Mr. Esmail Abbasi

Report of the Judgment

13 works were refused.

58 works were accepted. Among them 5 works were selected as the best

first works and winners of the competition, and 3 others as selected works.

These names will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on

November 3 (Aban 12).

The accepted works belong to the following 58 photographers:

AboalFazl Rohani Aboozar-Reza Vanaki

Ali Horrieh Amir Saeed Gorji

Ann Alimi Ardalan Ghahari

Athena Hajarizadeh

Azin Rad Babak Madandar

Bahar Forghani-far Banafsheh Hejazi Batool Mokhtary Daniel Soheili

Darianaz Mohammad Gharibani

Dorre Araki Farhad Varasteh Farzad Emami

Farzaneh Koochak-Khani

Guity Shojai Hamed Khosravi

Hassan Sar Bakhshian Homa SamanAbadi

Homeira Yaseri Hooshmand Varaei

Jamal Penjweny Keivan Pour Nasri Nejad

Kimia Rahgozar

Mansour Taheri Maryam Fakhimi Maryam Khonsari

Masoud Mohsen-zadeh Mina Momeni

Mohammad H. Amini Mohammad Hossein NikoPour

Muhammad Razaghi Zare Bidgoli Murat Germen

Nahal Chizari

Nariman Chaeichi Nika Khatami Nima Nasseri Parisa Habibi

Parvin Hossein-zadeh Azad Raheleh ZomorrodiNia

Rosemarie Culver

Sahar Seyedi Saeed Dehghani Sanam Ghods Sayeh Sayar

Seyed Reza Hashemi Shahabddin Ettekal

Shahin ShahabLou Shahrouz Noubakht Shaida Ghomashchi

Shirin Madani Siamak Zomorodi

Soran Abdullah Nakshbandy Stacey Van Hecke

Tarlan Rafiee

Please make a 30x30 or 30x40 cm digital file (TIFF, 300 dpi & CMYK, 300

dpi) of your photo. Make correct the color and contrast of your photo.

Determine the upper side of your photo… Make your photo ready to print.

Please send the following info on your photo in English & Persian:

1- Title

2- Brand & Model of your camera

3- Technical info, including aperture, speed, lighting…

4- Date & Place of your photo

5- The price of your photo

6- You full name

7- ID number of CPC & CAPA

All the photos from Iran should be in CPC office in Tehran till Monday

(Shahrivar 8). Au

Photos from out of Iran should be here till September 10.

Please send your works on one CD by express mail to:

PO Box 15875-6655, Tehran, Masoud Soheili

After this date no work is accepted.

Members, whose membership will expire until the end of November, should

renew their memberships, otherwise their works will be canceled.

Due to the request of some members, their works will be shown beside the

exhibition (out of competition). These works should be approved by the

organizer.

We hope a better exhibition in next year. We’re going to publish a book of

the next year exhibition. Congratulations to 58 Photographers! Thanks to

the cooperation of the Jury!

And thanks for the cooperation of Ms. Farzane Koochak-Khani for this

exhibition!

Photos are published in previous pages of this bulletin.

Caroun Photo Club (CPC)

www.CarounPhotoClub.com

Members

Caroun Photo Club (CPC)

Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) September 2006

Abbas NezamDoost, AboalFazl Rohani, Aboozar-Reza Vanaki, Afsaneh Sheikhi, Afshin Shahroodi, Ali Esmail-zadeh Kanani, Ali Horrieh, Ali Kalate, Amir Soheili, Amir Saeed Gorji, AmirHossein Shahnazi, Anoush SaeedNia, Ardalan Ghahari, Arin Davidian, Armin Zoghi, Athena Hajarizadeh, Azin Rad, Babak Madandar, Bahar Forghani Far, Banafsheh Hejazi, Bahram SepahSalari, Batool Mokhtary, Behrang Lamei, Betty Andres, Daniel Soheili, DariaNaz Mohammad Gharibani, David Smith,

Dorre Araki, Ehsan Shahin Sefat, Esmaeil GharehDaghi, Faegheh Behboudi, Farhad Varasteh, Fariba Gharavi, Farideh ShahSavarani, Farnaz Monjezi Koochak, Farnaz

Saedighi, Farzad Emami, Farzaneh Koochak-Khani, Guity Shojai, Hamed Khosravi, Hamid Eskandari, Hamid Reza Aghaei, Hassan SarBakhshian, Hassan Rajabi-nejad, Homa Saman-abadi, Homeira Yaseri, Houman Sadr, Hooshmand Varaei, Jamal Osman Penjweny, Jan Lasteen, Jassem Ghazban Pour, Joy McDonell, Kamran Adle,

Keivan Pour Nasri Nejad, Khosrow Beigi, Kimia Rahgozar, Leila Pahlavan Bidgoli, Mahmood Reza Ashtiany Poor, Mansour Taheri, Marjane Mesbah, Maryam Fakhimi, Maryam Khonsari, Masoud Mohsen-zadeh, Masoud Soheili, Massoud Karimaei, Maziar Zand, Mehrva Arvin, Mehrdad Bahri, Mehrzad Petgar, Mina Momeni, Mohammad Javad Mohammad Beik Tork, Mohamad Reza Najafi Manesh, Mohammad Hassan Amini Dafchahi, Mohammad Hossein Nikopour, Mohammad Reza Shirazi, Mohammad Tehrani, Mohsen Zarei Kesheh, Mona Jahedi, Mostafa

Soltani, Muhammad Razaghi Zare Bidgoli, Murat Germen, Naghmeh Abbasi, Nahal

Chizari, Nariman Chaeichi, Nasrolah Kasraian, Nastaran MirSharifi, Navid Zarrebin Irani, Neda Darzi, Nika Khatami, Nima Nasseri, Parastoo Abrishami, Parisa Habibi, Parvin Hossein-zadeh Azad, Payam Broomand Fard, Pedram Hakim-zadeh, Pooya Jamali, Raffi Avanessian, Raheleh ZomorrodNia, Rosemarie Culver, Sadighe Taghian, Saeed Dehghani, Saeed Toofani Asl, Sahar Seyedi, Saman Dezyanian, Sanam Ghods, Sayeh Sayar, Sepandiar Shamloo, Seyed Reza Hashemi, Siamak

Zomorodi Motlagh, Shadi Mazaheri, Shahabeddin Ettekal, Shahin ShahabLou, Shahram Asiri, Shahrouz Noubakht, Shaida Ghomashchi, Shariar Tavakoli, Shirin Madani, Shokoufeh MalekKiani, Soran Abdulla Nakshbandi, Stacey Van Hecke, Tarlan Rafie Saghezchi, Torreh Moshtagh, Wilmar Dik, Ziba Salehi Rahni