Hadi Meshkat; One of the Long-time Photographers of Kerman and Iran's Cinema

Hadi Meshkat is one of the oldest artists in the fields of photography and Haji Agha's son who was the first founder of public photographer's studio in Kerman. In teen years he was taught photography by his father and started his professional activities; when Haji Agha got old, Hadi Meshkat took the studio. He has been introduced in order to document some parts of photography's history in Kerman. As a reporter of Etelaat newspaper and the audiovisual chief of the fourth principle, Hadi Meshkat recorded most of the important events of that time on the photographic paper. In 1951 A.D. he left Kerman forever and went to Tehran with his family and father; shortly after living in Tehran he photographed in the Cinema of Iran professionally and became popular in this field. He was one of the busiest photographers for a long time and took picture in 321 films; then, after the Revolution he worked as a producer. Also his children continued their father's job separately. This article studies the artistic life of Hadi Meshkat, his father and children. The research method in this article is based on interviewing and searching library sources.