| Parisa Pourtaherian | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1991-09-01) 1 September 1991 (age 33) Semnan |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Education | University of Tehran |
| Known for | Sports photography |
Parisa Pourtaherian (Persian: پریسا پورطاهریان, born 1 September 1991) is an Iranian sports photographer. She is known as the first Iranian female photographer who covered men's football matches by capturing the match perched atop a nearby roof, since women journalists are not allowed to cover men's football inside stadiums.
Career
Pourtaherian studied Industrial design at the University of Tehran, but she's been working as sport photographer, collaborated with F.C Kia, Volleyball Federation of Iran and Bam Khatoon Women's F.C.
References
- "Irans heimliche Heldinnen". www.zdf.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- "Iranian female photographer defies football match restrictions". BBC News. 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- Dehghan, Saeed Kamali; correspondent, Iran (2018-08-13). "Iranian female photographer banned from stadium covers match from nearby roof". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
{{cite news}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - "Female photographer covers men's football match in Iran from a rooftop". India Today. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- "Iranian female photojournalist defies soccer stadium ban, shoots men's match from rooftop - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- Dolly. "In A First, Iran Woman Photographer Covers Men's Football". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 2023-08-18.