Hengameh Golestan

Hengameh Golestan (; born Hengameh Jalali , 1952) is an Iranian photographer. She is considered a pioneer among Iranian women photographers.

In March 1979, when in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution women in Iran began protesting the new government's rule ordering them to wear hijabs, she photographed the gatherings in the capital, in the process becoming one of few documentary photographers active in the country.

Life and work Golestan began working as a photographer at the age of 18; for a while she attended photography school in England, but otherwise she learned the craft from working as an assistant to her husband, photojournalist Kaveh Golestan; the couple had married in 1975, and later had a son, Mehrak. At the start of her career her preferred subject was everyday life in Tehran. However, in March 1979, when in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution women in Iran began protesting the new government's rule ordering them to wear hijabs, she photographed the gatherings in the capital, in the process becoming one of few documentary photographers active in the country. the majority of which was not exhibited until 2015.