Captured my soul and kept it

Photo essay: Frenchman falls in love with an Iranian -- and Iranians

by dynamosquito
22-Dec-2009
 
Lot of my images are about Iran. This country gave me a wife and 3 daughters, so to say, everything worthy I have on earth. I shall remind all my life the day I landed for the first time on Iranian soil. Iran, its land(s), culture(s), and above all, Iranians captured my soul and kept it. A half of my heart rests somewhere buried in the soil of Fars, hidden in the shadow of a narenj tree, or behind the corner of a street in Shiraz. I simply can’t do anything else but go there once a year, rebreath and revive for a desperately short time before coming back to France and work with the other living deads!
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bajenaghe naghi

Thank you

by bajenaghe naghi on Thu Dec 24, 2009 01:17 PM PST

for sharing such beautiful pictures and such heartfelt prose.

 


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Ramona

Merci pour la nostalgie

by Ramona on Wed Dec 23, 2009 09:45 PM PST

Merci pour partager ces belles photos qui me font nostalgique et désireux de retourner à la patrie qui m'a exilé. Moi aussi, j'ai été épousé à un Polonais qui aimais l'Iran et beaucoup de choses Iranian. Malheureusement, cependant, il a voyagé par l'Iran deux fois après m'avoir quitté pour les morts, un jour après Noël il y a cinq ans, quand j'ai regarde dans ses yeux bleus pour la dernière fois. Alors qu'il est toujours dans mon coeur malgré moi. J'espère que vous célèbre cette saison sainte ensemble avec votre femme et vos enfants. Joyeux Noël et bonne année 2010!


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Darius Kadivar

N'Oublions Pas Notre Compatriote Clotilde Reisse ...

by Darius Kadivar on Wed Dec 23, 2009 09:15 AM PST

Elle Ne Passera Pas Noel Chez Elle ...

Le marathon judiciaire continue pour Clotilde Reiss (le Figaro)


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Mona 19

Thanks for sharing the pictures of my fairest land,

by Mona 19 on Wed Dec 23, 2009 08:58 AM PST

and its beautiful people.

My favorites are # 30,31,32,33. They reminded me of this folk music (Lori).

Mona ;)


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Anonymouse

Very nice photos!

by Anonymouse on Wed Dec 23, 2009 05:54 AM PST

My favorites:

Aah! Aah! Peck! Peck! Napkin! Napkin! Clap! Clap!  

And this one, although I wouldn't have taken or posted a photo of the guy in the next photo!  Ruins the romantic pose by the girl which is very natural!

Everything is sacred.


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Abarmard

Great pictures

by Abarmard on Wed Dec 23, 2009 04:51 AM PST

Pure and simple. Thanks


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پیام

Lovely pictures.

by پیام on Wed Dec 23, 2009 04:15 AM PST

It reminded me how much I love Iran and it's people.


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Darius Kadivar

Bienvenue au club ;0)

by Darius Kadivar on Wed Dec 23, 2009 03:15 AM PST

Merci Infiniment pour ces portraits et photos magnifiques.

Cordialement,

DK un Franco-Iranien de Paris


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Ahmed from Bahrain

Gorgeous photographs of a land

by Ahmed from Bahrain on Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:57 AM PST

that is unforgettable. You have captured the essence of what Persia is. Thank you for assimilating into this beautiful land through marriage. The bond is eternal.

Many who marry a foreigner want to change them into their own way, instead of appreciating who they are. I married a New Zealander and have merged into this far away landscape. Likewise my wife has taken to Eastern culture and loves all things Persian.

I loved photo no.22. It evokes some dreamy picnic with Persian angels and waterfall. Heaven is indeed here and now. We make it so.

Thank you. Qorbanat.

Ahmed from Bahrain


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obama

Lovely and beautiful photos!

by obama on Tue Dec 22, 2009 06:11 PM PST

The best part is the photos on your flicker. Is the first photo of your daughter? She is beautiful!  Shirazis are very warm people! Thank you for sharing the photos and your story! Merci!


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yolanda

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by yolanda on Tue Dec 22, 2009 05:26 PM PST

 The essay is very beautiful and touching. I like all the pictures with Persian rugs, Persian crafts, Persian teahouse, and Persian architectural structures.

Thank you for sharing!

Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)

"Cactus in the Desert"


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