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The collection of photos published in this magazine is a photo-story of personal concerns, documentations and reports made by 14 photographers who live and work in Iran.

The collection of photos you can see here covers a broad spectrum of tastes, concerns and outlooks, which may at first sight seem irrelevant. Yet, sorting and carefully comparing the pictures will reveal a common perspective shared between the photographers of these collections. Perhaps a short introduction to Iran’s History, Geography and Social situation …

Today as much as our lives have been disassociated from its surrounding environment, yet it is directly influenced by it. The shots have captured the cruel moments of misery and fatigue, though are not expressive of a certain event in time or place…

Shadi Ghadirian, Miss Butterfly. PRIVATE 58, p. 10-11 (10-15) Buy PRIVATE 58 Self preservation is perhaps the most...

Roya Noorinezhad, Intercity Train. PRIVATE 58, p. 16-17 (16-19) Buy PRIVATE 58 Nowadays, travel has become an indispensable...

Life had been unkind for mother and daughter, Somayeh Mehri, 29-years-old and Ra’na Afghanipour, three-years-old, victims of forced love. Because of saying «No» to this love they’ve been attacked by acid…

Khorramshahr is situated in the south of Iran. Being placed along the Persian Gulf and the Iraq border, it presents a very important strategic, political and economical condition; nevertheless Khorramshahr does not have potable water nor a natural gas public pipe line…

Kiarang Alaei, Even When We Do Not Know. PRIVATE 58, p.32-33 (32-35) Buy PRIVATE 58 This collection takes seventeen...

Hamed Sodachi, Bewitched. PRIVATE 58, p. 36-37 (36-41) Buy PRIVATE 58 Prostitutes, child laborers, narcotic addicts, rubbers, run...

Elahe Abdolahabadi, An Instant of Time and Place. PRIVATE 58, p.42-43 (42-45) Buy PRIVATE 58 A photo is the...

Peyman Hooshmandzadeh, Public Bath, PRIVATE 58, p. 46-47 Buy PRIVATE 58...

The Lake Urmia in Northwestern Iran is the largest lake in the Middle East. The water of the Lake is heavily saturated with salt, causing a lack of any vegetation or fish. But the salt and mineral laden mud are reputed to have healing properties for skin and rheumatic afflictions…

This ceremony is held each year Wednesday and Tuesday in half of February. According to some historians, it has been celebrated for more than a thousand years. “Old Shalyar Wedding Ceremony” is a common ceremony, which is held 45 days after the winter begins and it take place in 2 weeks…

Sara Naimpour, Best of our memory lies outside of us. PRIVATE 58, p. 58-59 (58-61) Buy PRIVATE 58...