Solmaz Daryani is an Iranian documentary photographer based in Iran and the UK. She is a former grantee of the Magnum Foundation and National Geographic Society. Solmaz began her career as a documentary photographer in Iran in 2013; since 2017, she has been living in the United Kingdom. Through her art practice, Solmaz explores the manifold relationships between people and their environments. She identifies potent locations and communities from which personal narratives emerge. She views photography as a storytelling medium, preferring to work over extended periods to understand the longitudinal impact of age and development on people and landscapes. Whether examining water scarcity or climate-driven migration, her images evoke both the present moment and the ravages. Her long-term work, The Eyes of Earth has received multiple accolades, including the 2015 London Magnum Photos Grant, the 2020 Alexandra Boulat scholarship, the 2018 PhotogrVphy Grant, and the 2021 FotoEvidence Book Award. She graduated from Tabriz University with a degree in computer science in 2011 and later pursued her passion for photography through self-study. She also continued her education at the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX) in 2020.
