Chervine was born in Tehran, raised in Paris, and is now based in New York. A self-taught photographer, he explores urban life and everyday moments through a cinematic chiaroscuro. Working only with natural light, he rejects staging, cropping, or retouching, preserving the integrity of each instant.
His work has been exhibited internationally in Paris, Geneva, New York, Miami, and Venice, with highlights including Paris Photo, Photo London, Photo Basel, and AIPAD in New York. He is represented by Galerie Esther Woerdehoff in Paris and Geneva.
His photographs have appeared in Marie Claire Italy, Libération, and The Eye of Photography, and his work has earned recognition such as the reFocus World Photo Annual People’s Vote Award (2024, 2025) and a Silver Award by the Contest Jury. (2025).
In 2025, his first book, The Shape of Color, is being published by Snap Collective. Spanning a decade of work, it traces how color moves through the urban fabric, capturing moments at once transient and timeless.
His most recent exhibition in Italy took place in Portogruaro, beautiful medieval town close to Venice. See an immersive video here.
Recently, his work was shown at:
Galerie Signatures, Maison de Photographes, "One Story, One Image" Collective Show, March-April 2025, Paris
The Photography Show presented by AIPAD, April 2024, New York City
Affordable Art Fair, September 2023, New York City
Affordable Art Fair, March 2023, New York City
Photo Basel, June 2022
Paris Photo, Nov 2021
Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris, Group Show, Sept-Dec 2021
Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Geneva, Solo Show, Sept-Oct 2021
Photo Basel, Basel, Sept 2021
Photo London, London, Sept 2021
Menart Fair, Paris, June 2021
Paris Photo, November 2019
Photo London, May 2019
Hotel la Belle Juliette in Paris (March-May 2019), solo show
Galerie Anne et Just Jaeckin (May-June 2019), collective show
Nuit de la Photo festival in Switzerland (February 2018), collective show
Galerie Basia Embiricos in Paris (November 2017-May 2018), solo show
Santa Fe (November 2017)
Galerie Anne et Just Jaeckin (March 2016), solo show
In 2017, the Musée de l'Elysée published his Solitudes series in its magazine (ELSE, issue #13).
For more information on Chervine's work, or to just say hello, feel free to get in touch.
