Tag Archives: Iran

apartment no. 1

Posted on 11/05/2013 by

This apartment block in the Iranian town of Mahallat was constructed using the otherwise useless offcuts from local stonecutting businesses. Stonecutting is the largest trade in the area but is a wasteful process that discards more than half of its … Continue reading →

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happy nowruz

Posted on 22/03/2013 by

Woman holds plate containing new grain sprouts to celebrate the new year in Tehran, Iran, March 1947. Photo by Maynard Owen Williams | Source: Nat’l Geo Found First day of Spring 2013 from Sam Javanrouh on Vimeo. First day of … Continue reading →

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lightning

Posted on 13/08/2012 by

Lightning, Iran ~ AmirAli Sharifi Source: Nat’l Geo Photo of the Day

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everything is good

Posted on 06/07/2012 by

Everything is good ~ Hossein Zare

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of patterns & quests

Posted on 15/03/2012 by

untitled photo by Ali Noohi (above) :: Isa Ebrahim’s Prayer (left)

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desert

Posted on 01/02/2012 by

A desert in the middle of Iran photographed by Arash Karimi.

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hard to look at but harder to ignore

Posted on 09/01/2012 by

a public hanging Hamideh Shafieha A Life 2011 Picture of the Year

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full

Posted on 13/12/2011 by

Full Omid Sariri

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mihrab

Posted on 28/10/2011 by

Mihrab, 1354 Isfahan, Iran ‘The most important element in any mosque is the mihrab, the niche that indicates the direction of Mecca. Because it functions as the focal point in prayer ritual, its decoration was executed with great skill and … Continue reading →

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persia from above

Posted on 06/04/2011 by

From the top: On the Shore of Lake Maharlu, Iran 1976 Esfahan, Iran 1978 The Shah Mosque built by Shah Abbas in the early 17th century. The Ancient City of Firuzabad images from Paradise Lost: Persia from Above Georg Gerster … Continue reading →

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