🔻 Iranian photographer Maryam Saeedpour won the 2026 Beautiful Arts Photographer title in the professional category at the international photography awards “IPA” with her photo “Painful Embrace.”

By receiving this award, she has been included among the nominees for the title of “International Photographer of the Year.”

The work, which was captured in Tehran during wartime, has been described by the organizers of these awards as a deeply personal image that, through an embrace, depicts fear, the effort to protect, and a desire for peace.

Maryam Saeedpour is one of 11 winners in the professional categories of this edition. The winners in this section each receive one thousand dollars and will compete for the final title and its $10,000 prize.

The final winner will be announced at a ceremony on October 11, 2026 (19 Mehr 1405).

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