Iman Maleki is an Iranian painter known for creating paintings that look indistinguishable from photographs. He has been fascinated with painting since childhood and studied under renowned realist painter Morteza Katouzian at age 15. Maleki is considered one of the best realist painters in the world due to his unbelievable technique and talent for capturing photorealistic detail and scenes in his paintings, though they are not actual photographs. He has had many successful exhibitions of his work.