Iran Photography – Rarely Seen in the West

Outside of politics, this is a fascinating, enchanting world, rarely shown in all its color.
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
“Armenian Church Maryam-e Moghadas (The Holy Mary)”, photo by Peter Kerber
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West

“Woods of Mazanderan”, photo by Zohreh Ghaemi
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
“Oroumieh Lake”, photo by Hamid Sedghinejad
Good place for Star Wars pod racing:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
“Saayeh khosh formations in Southern Iran”, photo by Sizif
Switzerland? Not quite:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
“A mansion in Uramanat” Photo: paveh2005
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
“Sobatan Village – Ardebil”, photo by Ali Vakilirad
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
“A Stream in the Golestan Province”, photo by Avahid
Majestic Daryaasaar mountains:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
Photo: Babak A. Tafreshi
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
“In Alam Kooh Mountains”, photo by MountainZone
Play of geometric forms inside the mosque:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
“Emam Mosque – Isfahan”, photo by Sergej Marsnjak
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
Akhavan Residence
500 BC. Gold Achaemenid Lion (Persian treasures) -
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
photo by Afra Zomorodian
Incredibly intricate stone carvings:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
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Prayer niche at Isfahan Friday Mosque
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
“Golden doors of Shah-e Cheragh Shrine”, photo by Shahram Razavi
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Persian Miniature by Bagher Aghamiri
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“Shahzadeh Gardens”, photo by Shahram Razavi
Incredible bridge over Zaayandeh River in Isfahan, worthy to see our “Most Interesting Bridges”
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
Another awesome bridge: Trans-Iranian railway bridge, Mazanderan:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
photo by Maziyar Pazouki
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
Karaj (Near Tehran), photo by Mohammad Reza Tavajjoh
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
“Oroomieh – NW Iran”, photo by Mohammad Hamidi
Fortress of Babak Khorramdin – N.W. Iran:
(good place for a duel between Gandalf and Balrog)
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
“Sistan & Baluchestan province”, photo by Bahram Emami
Snow in Tehran:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
Tehran & the nearby mountains:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
photo by Reza Babri
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
Mirrors have a special spiritual significance in Iranian culture. Newlyweds traditionally sit before the mirror, and the first things to bring into the new house must be the Holy Quran and the ornamental mirror:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
“The Mirror Room”, photo by Shahram Razavi
American cars are popular with collectors:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
photo by Nima Masoumi
a stately pre-war Mercedes :
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
Tehran monorail is currently under construction:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
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Street propaganda & urban art -
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
(photos by Anwar)
Pizza “you can’t refuse” – Goodfather:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
Persian beauty:
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 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
Time reflects in intense eyes:
 Iran Photography   Rarely Seen in the West
(image credit: Zoghal)
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