About Iulian Tanase

Meet Iulian

briefly on this author

Passionate film photographer, author, traveller and an avid observant of life, this beautiful, hard at times journey, with its upsy/downsy, wonky/wobbly ride.

My name is Iulian Tanase, film photographer and photojournalist from Romania. This website is my own way of expressing my experiences and thoughts on what and how I see, on what I choose to photograph and why.

"recording life on celluloid can be a singular experience"

My primary inclination is towards documentary photography and photojournalism. I love to shoot under unconventional angles, only available light, rough shadows and piercing highlights. I am of a free spirit and quite independent (fiercely so), and as such, not encumbered by any schools or trains of thought.

"The nitty-gritty of the mundane is my well of inspiration"

Graduate of the New York Institute of Photography

Accredited photojournalist SNJ / EFJ (France)

Member of

Federation of European Photographers

Romanian Association of Photography Artists

International Association of Art Photographers

16 international awards/diplomas and 4 Gold medals with the International Association of Art Photographers in 2025.

I am also participating in various international photographic salons, contests and exhibitions, mainly under the patronage of FIAP and IAAP.

I share my experiences, by writing articles (Ilford Magazine, Visual Poetry, 35MMC and others), on analogue photography, cameras and film.

My credo? I am interested in trying to make people see, rather than just look. If I succeed in doing so with but one photograph from the hundreds I shoot, I consider myself fortunate.