IRAN

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Hi! Comrade,

     LOL! I thought "all of you" refers hammer and sickle!

Dear Yolanda

I second you on IC doing another one on him. And look! I found all of me on one of his flicker pages!

Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.

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I found the photographer's bio on-line.......he studied photography at Azad University and worked as a photographer before he went to England.......his wife is an illustrator/artist!

//www.flickr.com/photos/kamshots/216960364/in/set-72157594239405625/

Many great photos in his flickr page!

//www.flickr.com/photos/kamshots/177607458/in/set-72157594239405625/

//www.flickr.com/photos/kamshots/216971882/in/set-72157594239405625/

This one is super Persian and romantic:

//www.flickr.com/photos/kamshots/216971886/in/set-72157594239405625/

IC should do another photo essay from this guy! Look all these hits in just half day!

Interesting photos, thanks

Very interesting photos, thanks for sharing.I like the ones where roosariha aghab rafteh or where it shows young boys and girls interacting. How about the one about Daampezeshki? That was a good one too.

Something about these Photos

No matter how many times i run through these pics. i keep finding something totally new, i missed before.

quite astonishing...

LOOK at this one: M3

LOOK at this one:

M3 Uptown

//www.flickr.com/photos/kamshots/4536089918/in/set-72157623713978069/

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - yes, that is Iran!

Excellent job! Very honest and clear. Extremely realistic and without bias. Eyes fully open and heart fully accepting.

God bless you ... God save Iran.

Bad Stories for Bad Kids

A powerful and sobering portrayal of …

.. a nation stuck in the past. This is how I remember the country when I left it  well over 3 decades ago -  poor then and poorer now. I feel that from time to time I need to be reminded of my humble background – it always does me a lot of good. My thanks and admiration goes to Kam for theses excellent photographs.

The best collection of photos from Iran I've seen on I.C.

great sense of humor. Snap shots of everyday life and hustle rarely captured these days, # 10  almost makes you want to wretch. A great collection thanks for sharing.

Great photos

Thanks for sharing them with us.

Very Powerful!

Fascinating images of a defeated nation! I wonder if the people in these pictures have hopes for a better life.

3.69 orders of magnitude worse than the worst of the Shah's era!

Just look at these people, the appearance of their unhealthiness, the intensity of their sadness, the immensity of their destitute, the extent of their regression, and their overall conditions are radiating out of these images!

No wonder 30 years after his passing more and more people say God bless his soul! I wonder how many of those in the photos say that!?

The question is where does the IRR petrol revenue of average of $100.00 per barrel go? According to the recent stats, IRR exports 4,000,000 barrels/day x $100/barrel x 365 days/year = $146 000 000 000!?

Where does the 100 to 146 Billion dollars per year or 1 to 1.46 Trillion dollars per decade go?

Some possible places that this money may end up:

1. Mullahs' pockets,
2. IRGC's pockets,
3. Iraq Shi'iat,
4. Lebanese Hezbollah,
5. Syrians,
6. Afghanistan,
7. Russia to pay for the Chernobyl-like nuke reactor,
8. North Korea to pay for their junkyard-like high tech,
9. IRR supporters around the world (including some on IC)

Hey no wonder there is nothing left for the folks in the photos!?

Abject poverty. Huge gap

Abject poverty. Huge gap between the rich Northern Teheran, you will see conspicuous signs of obscene wealth in the hands of the nouveaux rich that have emerged after the demise of the old parasitic class constituted during the Shah's. And if you move to the huge slums in Southern Teheran, you will see abject poverty and destitution. Most Iranians have benefited very little from the new theocratic dictatorship, they only give them crumbs to buy their loyalty or to supress the dissenters. Geda Parvari; adding  a brand new class, Geda class, ( Basij on subsidies/welfare; dependent on the state for their very basic livelihood) is the IRI biggest "accomplishment".

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I visited this guy's flickr page and all his photos have captions.............more interesting photos over there:

//www.flickr.com/photos/kamshots/5098753049/in/set-72157623713978069/

//www.flickr.com/photos/kamshots/5199988856/in/set-72157623713978069/

//www.flickr.com/photos/kamshots/4875901724/in/set-72157624563003435/

Favorites

#20 ... Chug it down Granny. That is right. that is what i am talking about:)

#21 I hope she is only in the process of getting up...and how come no one is helping her out?

Amazingly simple

And so revealing.

Look at those innocent faces. I wish they all get what they deserve and more than what they are getting now. Love this people and lOve tthis town.

Thanks Kam for taking us to tehran...

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Honest, natural, and unflattering portrayal of Iranian society (small towns?)......the photographer is very observant.......2 of my favorite photos are:

//iranian.com/main/image/138271

//iranian.com/main/image/138344

I wish there were captions!

No 17 pic

Is that Ted Danson on the left?

Can't skip

poverty,frustration, destruction and lack of care is evident from these pictures.

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An excellent and telling photo essay.   

So witty and so full of good will

No.28, Iranian Gandalf, priceless.

My Favourite

I have not been back to Iran for 33 years, and like others your collection gave me a good idea what it is like in Tehran today. My favourite is No. 62. I wonder if this bloke knows what his T shirt says.

without a doubt

One of the best, if not the best, photo essays ever displayed. An honest look at the social fabric, down to the bones of society.

Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.

Fantastic!

Great pictures Kam!! I felt that I was back in iran just by looking at these pictures... a pure, smart and accurate  slice of daily life in iran.

Well done and many thanks!

Thank you.

Thank you for a set of great shots! they do show a snapshot for daily life in iran. Also looking at your flickr pics :)

Postcards

A magnificent snapshot of Iran today. Thank you for immortalizing these moments.