Born on July 22, 1981 in Tehran, Iran.

He is graduated from Television National School on the field of Drama in 1999. In the same year, he enrolled in Islamic Azad University, Tehran Branch in the field of Drama and in 2004 he was graduated from the same university and received his bachelor’s degree. He started his work in 1998 as cameraman of a few short films. In 2000 the short film named “Death is My Trade” won the Special Jury Award in Iranian Youth Cinema Festival. In 2000 he was cameraman in his first movie named “Chaleh”. In 2008 and for the first time his movie was shown in important international festivals. In 2001, he was cameraman in the movie named “Waiting for a Miracle” Directed by Rasul Sadr Ameli who is one of master and well-known directors in Iran; this movie was a turning poin in Morteza’s career.

Filming this movie brought him the first international reward, the Reward of the best Technical and Artistic Achivment, in the 30^th Fajr international Film Festival.

Currently, Mr. Morteza Hodaei was cameraman in some of important movie of the last past years in Iran including “Blockage” “Hat Trick” and “Qasr-e Shirin” in artistic sector and “Rahman 1400” “Woman’s Enemy” and “As o Pas” in commercial sector. During these years, when he was not occupied with filming movies, he was worling on production and filming movie, he was working on production and filming high quality advertisement teasers.

Nowadays, he is permanent member of Iranian Society of Cinematographers (IRSC) and dependent member of Iranian Short Film Association (ISFA). Currently, he is instructor of Cinematography in Soore University in the Master’s Degree Program and also he is Cinematographer in a huge Tv Series with 20 cameras, Named “Setareh Saz”.