Rahi Rezvani (; born 1978) is an Iranian-born photographer and film director, based in Amsterdam.

Early life and education

Rezvani was born and raised in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design from

Tehran University of Art Iran University of Art (, ''Daneshgah-e Honar-e Iran'') (former "Tehran University of Art and formally Art Academic Complex (1979-1991)), is the largest art university in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and al ...

, and in 2008 a master's degree in photography from The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.

Work

Rezvani started working with the Netherlands Dance Theatre in 2006 for whom he has been producing all imagery and campaigns ever since. He collaborated with performance artist Marina Ambramović during the production of ''The Life and Death of Marina Ambramović'' which culminated in a solo exhibition at the

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. Rezvani has also worked with Atelier Versace, creating films and books for its

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collections since the Spring/Summer 2012 season. He has photographed various artists and designers such as

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for ''1843'' magazine and ''GQ Magazine'' UK,

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designer

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, Ricardo Tisci and

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. Dutch product designer Marcel Wanders collaborated with Rezvani for his

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brand presentation at

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in 2015. Rezvani captured the imagery and portraiture for the Royal Ballet Flanders's 2018 reincarnation of

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’s '' Pelléas et Mélisande'' by Damien Jalet and

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—the production included sets by Abramović and costumes by

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. Rezvani also documented the SLEEP performance series by composer

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. Collaborating with the British band

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, Rezvani conceived and directed the music videos for their 2015 singles "No Harm", "Marching Orders", and "Life Is A Fear" as well as art directing the covers for both singles. Rezvani won the Best Art Vinyl award for Editors' 2018 album ''Violence.''

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