“Masih Mostajeran is an architectural photographer, artist, and co-founder and Art Director of Deed Studio, a Dubai-based practice specializing in architectural photography. Born in Iran and currently based in the UAE, he has over thirteen years of professional experience documenting architecture across the Middle East and beyond.
He has collaborated with internationally recognized architects and architectural firms and was selected as an official photographer for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in both the 2022 and 2025 cycles. His work has received international recognition, including awards from Architizer in three cycle in a row and the Architecture MasterPrize, and has been exhibited at venues such as Northlight Gallery in Arizona, CLB Berlin, ZK/U Berlin, Raf Projects, and KAAF Institute in Tehran.
Alongside his professional practice, Masih develops independent photographic research focusing on the relationship between light, space, and perception. His work explores architecture not as a static object, but as a temporal and experiential condition shaped by light, atmosphere, and absence.
Beyond architecture, his artistic practice extends into independent photographic projects engaging with urban space, human presence, and the evolving relationship between individuals and their environments. Through a balance of documentation and abstraction, his work moves between architectural representation and broader spatial narratives.
– Architizer A+Awards Special mention in the Architecture + Photography & Video category – 2026
– Speaking at Heriot-Watt University Dubai for the D6 Architecture Open Series – 2025
– featured among the Top 220 innovative architecture and creative studios worldwide by Architizer – 2025
– Photographic missions of three projects shortlisted in Aga Khan Award for Architecture – 2025
– Architizer A+Awards Winner in the Architecture + Photography & Video category – 2025
– Speaker at the 8th Annual Photo Exhibition of University of Tehran, sharing experiences on architectural photography – 2024
– Group exhibition named “Tasvir Archive” A Research Exhibition on Contemporary Iranian Image-Based Art, at Northlight Gallery in Arizona, USA – 2024
– Selection of the “Shamim Polymer Factory” photos as the Photos of the Week on the AP Almanac website – 2024
– Architizer A+Awards Winner in the Architecture + Photography & Video category – 2024
– Exterior Architecture Photography of the year in Architecture MasterPrize Award (AMP) – 2023
– Selection of the “Abrahamic Family House” photos as the Photos of the Week on the AP Almanac website – 2023
– Loop Design Awards Winner in the People Choice Award Category- 2023
– Loop Design Awards Winner in the Photography / Architecture Exteriors Category- 2023
– Architizer A+Awards Winner in the Architecture + Photography & Video category – 2023
– The best architectural photographs of World Architecture – Overall WAF delegates – 2022
– Photographic missions of three projects shortlisted in Aga Khan Award for Architecture – 2022
– To be part of ‘100 Most Inspiring Architecture Photographers’ in LOOP Design – 2022
– Shortlisted Artist for “Matbou-e-Bon-gah” Double Book fair Launch by Parviz Tanavoli – 2021
– Participation in the Bon gah Art Book fair 2020 as an Artist – 2020
– Group exhibition named “Rhythm of Silence” in CLB Gallery Berlin – 2018
– Featuring artist in “Urban Hacking Furniture” hold in ZK/U Berlin – 2017
– Group exhibition named “Membrane “in Kaaf foundation tehran – 2017
– Group exhibition named “ Flanerie“ in a series of Urban hegemony projects in Kaaf Foundation tehran – 2016
– Group exhibition named “Engelab Street “ in a series of Urban hegemony projects in ZK/U Berlin – 2015
– Cooperate with Negar Farajiani in “Tehran Monoxide Project” as the artist – 2014
– Final candidate for The 4th Sheed Award – 2013
– Solo photography exhibition in Raf Gallery, Tehran – 2013
– Featuring artist in “re-directing east project” hold in CCA Warsaw – 2013
– Participation in the 3rd and 4th group photography exhibitions of the Isfahan Photo Club – 2013 – 2012
– Achieving 15th place globally and 1st place in Asia in the 2011 Photography Club World Cup under the supervision of the FIAP., along with 12 other photographers from the Isfahan Photo Club – 2011