IRAN a visual journey - Compiled by James Waite

JAMES WAITE

Tehran, View to the north

Shams-al-Emareh, Tehran

Bagh-e-Meli Gate, Tehran

washing Carpets at Cheshmeh All near Tehran

Mausoleum of Abdollah, Zanjan

View of Shahrestanak Villag, near Tehran

Straw Goods, Northen Iran

Natur in Northen Iran

Melon shop, Northen Iran

Vagetable Bazar, Northen Iran

The Caspian sea, Northen Iran

The Caspian sea, Northen Iran

River Crossing near Rasht, Gilan

Traditional Cobbler, Masuleh, Gilan Province

Turkeman wavers 

Turkeman woman

Kurdish woman, North of Khorasan

Rural Iran, North of Khorasan

Musician, Zabol, Sistan

Musician, Zabol, Sistan

Handicrafts in Mashhad, Khorasan

The old Court, Shrine of Imam Reza Mashhad

Dyeing in Kashan

Nomadic woman making butter, Asalem, East Azerbaijan Province

Young Shepherds, Ardebil, East azerbaijan

Village house cut into a cliff, Kandowan

Traditional Clothing in Abyaneh Vilage,Kashan

Straw weaver, Jiroft, Kerman Province

Carpet seller, sarayeh Moshir, Shiraz

Men of Bakhtiari Tribe

Bakhtiari Musician

Bandar-e-Kang, Hormozgan

Wild Desert Flower on the salty edge of the Karoon river

Introduction

It would take many volumes of the printed word to describe the vast procession of Iranian history in any depth; and to in include some sense of how this relates to contemporary Iran would test the patience of even the most eager student.

Another approach is to largely forgo words and instead rely on the keen eyes of photographers to brings us what they see and how they see it – for let us remember that it is not just what is pictured, but also how those objects or people are arranged within the frame that lend meaning to what we see.

IRAN  a visual journey

Compiled by James Waite

Farhang Sara (Yassavoli) 1995