Stephan Jahanshahi

Photographer

Field of Play

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Nationality: Iranian-American

Biography: Stephan Jahanshahi is an Iranian American photographer based in Los Angeles. A graduate of the SVA MFA Photo program in 2015, his work explores how community, environment and narrative shape experience and identity.

Focus: Photographer, Photojournalist, Curator, Travel, Sports, Still Life, Fine Art, Photo Assistant, Documentary, Photo Editor, Photography, Portraiture, Stock, Art, Culture, Freelance, Commercial, Visual Communications , International, Short Films, Photoshop Artist, Photo Shoots, Storyteller, Visual Artist, Climate, Assistant, Sports Journalism, Digital Journalism, Special Projects, International Stories, Community, National Park stories, Still Photographer, Studio Photographer, Visual Producer, Digital Media, Content Creation, Digital Media Production, Landscape, Sports/Action, Portrait Photography, Active, Interiors, Nature, Creator, Visual Journalist, Visual Storyteller

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Public Story

Field of Play

Updated Jul 2022

Topics Art, Community, Documentary, Essays, Feminism, Fine Art, Journalism, Personal Projects, Perspectives, Photography, Photojournalism, Portrait, Portraiture, Sports, Teens

Summary

Portraits of athletes competing in amateur rugby competitions throughout North America.

I often joke that playing rugby in North America is like climbing a mountain no one has heard of. While this is slowly changing with the advent of professional rugby on the continent and the greater visibility that accompanied the inclusion of 7’s in the Olympics, the amateur game remains obscure to most of the public and the women's leagues have sadly not seen the same level of support many of their male counterparts are enjoying. Focusing on the club rugby communities in New York City and Seattle, this body of work is centered on what is still the driving force behind rugby in North America; the players.

-Stephan Jahanshahi, 2021

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