# 43 Amin Yousefi: Photography, Memory, and Archives

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Published: 2026-07-01T07:57:44+00:00
Episode link: https://timrw.podbean.com/e/amin-yousefi/
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In this episode of Talking Frames, Tim is joined by London-based Iranian photographer, researcher and visual artist Amin Yousefi. Originally trained as a documentary photographer in Iran, Amin's practice has evolved into a research-led exploration of photography, memory, history and archival practice. Amin has rapidly gained significant international recognition as one of the most exciting emerging voices in contemporary photography. His work has been exhibited widely across Europe and beyond, he was named a Foam Talent 2024–25, received the Royal Photographic Society's Award for Achievement in the Art of Photography (Under 30), and his first monograph, Eyes Dazzle, is published by Luhx Press with an essay by renowned photography writer and curator David Campany. Growing up in Abadan, a city profoundly shaped by the Iran-Iraq War and the country's oil industry, Amin developed an acute awareness of how landscapes, personal histories and political events become embedded in collective memory. These formative experiences continue to influence his work, which examines the ways photographs preserve, conceal and transform history, inviting viewers to look beyond the obvious and reconsider familiar narratives. The conversation centres on Amin's acclaimed project Eyes Dazzle, which began with a simple but remarkable discovery. While closely examining published photographs from the 1979 Iranian Revolution with a magnifying loupe, he noticed individuals within the crowds looking directly back at the photographer rather than at the unfolding events. Those overlooked gazes became the foundation of a project that reactivates archival photographs, revealing stories and relationships that had remained hidden in plain sight. Rather than altering the original images, Amin isolates these…

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