Yasmin Balai
Berlin, Germany
Yasmin Balai (b. 1990 in Erlangen) is a German-Iranian photographer with a First Class Honours degree in Documentary Photography at the University of South Wales, Newport.
Her projects are based on her work as a social activist, with a strong interest in the representation and identity of marginalised groups, both as an individual and as a community within society. Throughout her projects, Yasmin works in close contact with social workers and NGOs who are involved in the communities' daily lives, to be able to support and learn about her subjects in more depth.
Yasmin's work has been selected and awarded by the IAFOR Documentary Photography Award 2015, Magnum Photos (Winner of 'Faces of a Vibrant Economy 2016'), the PDN Exposure Award 2016 and The New York Times Portfolio Reviews 2017, as well as published and exhibited internationally by CNN Photo Blog, Firecracker Photographic, Grant Thornton, the Ian Parry Award and at Photoville Festival 2016 in NYC, amongst others.
- Crisis
- Editorial
- Portrait
- Reporting
- Still life
- Video capture
