Portrait Photographer
Sharaf Naghiyeva

Art is the energy that flows through me, not within me. I am a transistor. The language into which I translate is about my way of observing. There is no contradiction or competition, it is a transition of the energy with the help of the vision.
Projects
What is real?
Feeling Blue
What is the source of the human desire to point fingers and condemn what he does not understand? What to do to prevent this from happening?
A Letter to Future Generations
People that you meet
My trip in the end of 2020 was accompanied with people that I met and got to know better by photographing them. Each portrait is reflecting as I see and understand the subject.
The Veil
For many years I have felt that there's a gap between generations, there's always "us and them." I decided to find out what makes us feel separated from the previous generation: Why do we build a wall and refer to each other as "others".
Diary of self-acquaintance
Photography gives the opportunity to see the world from a distance, outside the situation or event, completely indifferent and not involved in it. Since I started taking photographs, I want to see myself this way, take portraits of myself "from the outside".
Reality speaks to me this way
I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what's next.
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
This project was shot on one roll of Kodak Portra 400 film during one month in Baku. "Multiple personalities" of Emin Mathers.
A Woman Being
Woman - An adult female human being. (oxford dictionary)
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Exhibitions

2020
2020
Maiden Tower. To Be a Woman
International online exhibition
19-27.06.2021
19-27.06.2021
"a letter" - photography exhibition
Nur Art House, Baku, Azerbaijan
29.07-22.08.2021
29.07-22.08.2021
"DEFOCUSED" photography exhibition
Baku Photography House, Baku, Azerbaijan
01.10-01.12.2021
01.10-01.12.2021
Baku Photography House, Baku, Azerbaijan
30.01-04.02.2022
30.01-04.02.2022
F37 Gallery, Baku, Azerbaijan
09.05-12.05.2022
09.05-12.05.2022
Art Area, Tbilisi, Georgia
25.05-26.05.2022
25.05-26.05.2022
Gazelli Art House, Baku, Azerbaijan
09.07-16.07.2022
09.07-16.07.2022
Poti, Georgia
27.08-03.09.2022
27.08-03.09.2022
Open Art House, Tbilisi, Georgia

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  • Alone, but liberated
    When I met Banu in Baku, in January 2022, we had a long conversation during which she told me that it's really difficult to be kind of "be outside the box" in a conservative society like Azerbaijan, especially in the context of gender...
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  • "Black Sea" Photography residency in Poti
    EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS AT POTI ART SCHOOL - GEORGIAN AND FOREIGN PHOTOGRAPHERS ATTENDED THE "BLACK SEA" FESTIVAL
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  • Welcome to the photo exhibition "Women in Photography"
    The exhibition's goal is to provide a platform for women photographers and contribute to the elimination of gender inequality in photography and in the art sector as a whole. Selected photos aim to challenge stereotypes of femininity and draw attention to the diversity of being females in the world...
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  • Azerbaijan on KOLGA 2022
    Photo exhibition "Watch to hear" - works of Azerbaijani authors in the exhibition space of "Art Area" and news told through photos
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  • "Like entering the sea during bad weather"
    Chai Khana asked talented photographers from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to speak to women about the realities of motherhood during a pandemic—the real cost on their health, the impact on their relationships and how the experience has shaped their identities as parents.
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  • Азербайджанские фотографы о проблемах экологии
    В Бакинском доме фотографии в Ичеришехер состоялось открытие фотовыставки "Вне фокуса", сообщает Day.Az.
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  • В Баку проходит выставка-фотопослание «a letter»
    В Баку в галерее Nur art-house открылась фотовыставка с особой концептуальной задачей. И дело даже не в том, что в основе экспозиции «a letter» – работы двух современных молодых фотографов...
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  • «Письмо в будущее»: азербайджанские фотографы подняли тему взаимодействия поколений
    На днях в бакинской галерее NUR Art Houseсостоялось открытие выставки «A letter» («Письмо»), на которой были представлены работы двух фотографов – Шараф Нагиевой и Фидан Назимгызы.
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  • «Обнаженные плечи, самонадеянные коты и Каспийское море» — Рассказ о фотохудожницах из Баку
    Шараф Нагиева и Фидан Назимгызы – молодые фотохудожницы из Баку, и поводов говорить о них вместе можно найти множество, несмотря на кажущееся кардинальное отличие.
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  • Çağdaşçılar | İcmal #4: İzolyasiya (FÄZA/BARZA)
    Çağdaşçılar | Asistent kurator və tədqiqatçı Zəhra Məmmədova, fotoqraflar Şərəf Nağıyeva və Emin Mathers ilə birlikdə 2019-cu ilin yayında, FÄZA'nın açılış şəklində, BARZA Art Bureau'nun əməkdaşlığı ilə baş tutmuş İZOLYASİYA adlı ictimai layihəsini müzakirə edirlər.
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  • F-STOP Mag / Issue —Open Theme 2021
    The Self Portrait issue of F-Stop Group exhibition - The Self Portrait issue of F-Stop Explore
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  • The veil between generations
    For many years I have felt that there's a gap between generations, there's always "us and them."
    I decided to find out what makes us feel separated from the previous generation: Why do we build a wall and refer to each other as "others".
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  • Mütləq izləməli olduğun yerli fotoqraflar
    Portret fotoqraf olan Şərəf Nağıyeva öz sənətini fərqli insanlar və fərqli simalar vasitəsilə çatdırmağı əla bacarır. Əgər fərqli insan simalarından fərqli hekayələri duymağı sevirsənsə, Şərəfin yaradıcılığını da sevəcəyindən əminik.
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  • Artpil / PHOTOGRAPHER / Sharaf Naghiyeva
    Sharaf Naghiyeva is a portrait photographer based in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main theme of her photography is the Individual, self-expressed through portrait, fashion or nude photography.
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  • Photo project: "A woman being"
    Woman - An adult female human being. (oxford dictionary)
    Photography for me is the way to question and understand the world. It must be sincere and the best way to be sincere is to investigate the themes which are actual for you.
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  • Rebel Magazine Issue AA
    Published by: Rebel Magazine
    Published: 11/11/2020
    Specs: 8.25" x 10.75"
    68 pages
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  • Eclair Magazine Vol 10 N°26
    Published by: Eclair Magazine

    Published: 10/12/2020
    Specs: 8.25" x 10.75"
    86 pages
    Perfect-bound
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  • TOP POSTERS MAGAZINE - PORTRAIT OCTOBER (Vol 20)
    Published: 10/6/2020
    Specs: 8.25" x 10.75"
    40 pages
    Perfect-bound
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  • BEYONDall | SENSUAL | SEPTEMBER - VOL3 | 2020
    Published: 9/13/2020
    Specs: Standard8.25" x 10.75"
    64 pages
    Perfect-bound
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  • Photo story on Chai-khana Being a woman, then and now
    Do you remember putting on your mother's dresses and lipstick when you were little? In this project, young women were asked to once again play dress-up...
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  • Photo story on Chai-khana Being a woman, then and now
    Do you remember putting on your mother's dresses and lipstick when you were little? In this project, young women were asked to once again play dress-up...
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  • Transformation or quarantine inspired change
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  • Ta(r)dino 6 – "Micro-Commissions"
    Micro-commissions project of Ta(r)dino 6 Art Platform with support of the Embassy of Sweden in Azerbaijan. 8 artists and photographers – Shahnaz Aghayeva, Naila Dadash-zadeh, Mahabbat Kazimova, Nazrin Mammadova, Sharaf Naghiyeva, Vusal Rahim, Gunel Ravilova, Shalala...
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  • Фотограф из Баку, Sharaf Naghiyeva, представила нашему журналу проект "An urban daffodil" и рассказала о деталях своей работы.
    Для того, чтобы по настоящему познакомиться с человеком, мне нужно его сфотографировать. Главным в моей фотографии является человек- будь то портрет, fashion или ню.
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Contacts

for shooting inquiries, editorials and questions:
sharaf.naghiyeva@gmail.com

Current location:
South Caucasus, Georgia, Tbilisi
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