IRAN

thank you azizan...

for the nice comments. glad i could share the spirit of the day with most of you....

we just got back....i wasn't able to take pictures as before since my mother-in-law was sick in the hospital.

i did manage to get out here and there and capture some shots...

..stay tuned for more...

How adorable is the elderly

How adorable is the elderly couple with their feet dangling off the park bench? Love it.

people and places

Thx and have a great 1388.
Happy Nurooz to all.
Peace

Simple people

Simple People, Simple Pleasures, Simple life; is that too much to ask?

Great and Real Portrait and people!

I like to thank you for doing a freedom of photography in a way the sens of reality shown by real people.

You have great eyes for photography.

Thanks for sharing!

Majid jaan

Majid jaan, 48(bi masoo'liat or baa masoo'liat!) and 108 are such cuteeees!
Had to go back and look...

These pix are great!

please dont think about bombing iran

Why would anyone even think about bombing Iran? These pictues were so simple and great.

Thank you so much for

Thank you so much for this--it made my day.  I have actually been in Karaj during 13 bedar and it's just as fun as these photos suggest!

 all the best,

Shirin

great eye for the mundane!

the ordinary, the everyday. this is the real iran. the 80%, if not 90. not the intellectualizing, the philosophizing, the sermonizing. not the revolutionaries, the war-mongers, the atom-bomb making. everyday folks in search of everyday comforts, proud of their simple humanity. great job and thank you!

(these few pictures gives me more pride to be an iranian than all the glitz and glamor cherry-picked from the past and routinely peddled on this site.)

How simple and natural

I lost over 30 of them. Darn it, time creeps on you.

Thank you Khanom Ravon!

As usual you captured the spirit of the occasion beautifully.

فقط سه تا کلمه..........

دَ........

مِت...........

گَگَگَگَگَگَگَگَگَرم.........................

فقط یه سئوال........چرا تو عکس شماره ٤٨ این رانندهء بی مسئولیت اتوبوس  از ماشینش اومده بیرون و داره استراحت میکنه در حالیکه تو عکس شمار ١٠٨دوست دخترش حیوونکی کنار خیابون علف زیر پاش سبز شده؟

ببخشین.......یک کم بیشتر از سه تا کلمه شد!

just beautiful....

these photos were just so beautiful! you can see a real spirit during this day. i especially loved the black and white photos.

my mouth was watering looking at all of the food... especially the bread.

thanks so much for sharing them with us.

I'd began to wonder where

I'd began to wonder where you were and missed your contributions here.
And here you show up with a wondewrful, full of joy , reality based, having the true essence of 13 Bedar pictures...
As someone else pointed out here, I didn't want the pix to end!
Thank you.
M

Much appreciated Sid

Simplicity

simplicity of 13 bedar in Karaj worth more than looking at eid events with brands name and puppies in Westwood, there is reality and fake, soul and soulless. in the end , fake and soulless will fail.

Ari

Give me a few days.  I will check my photo bank and see what I have.  The idea of blending in with nature has not cought on in Iran yet. For now, Outdoing nature is in.

Sid.

Thanks Sid Sarshar

Optic bright colors were introduced into camping tents precisely because they clashed with the environment, making it easier to spot by the the rescue helicopter.  Now do you see why the world hangs in the balance on this issue? 

Great stuff

That was real stuff. No one to ruin your day with handing you leaflets of -Bahiaism, Mormonism, Christianity stuff. The grap that goes on in Irvine, SoCal every year.

I am jealous

beautiful pictures

Thank you so much for taking me there with your wonderful photos.

I loved how they used good china and glassware at the picnic. Persian tea never tastes as good as when it's served in a glass.

I wished they would provide people with public parks that have safe built-in fire pits for kabob, accessible plumbing and shaded areas. It doesn't cost much and our people love picnics.

IRANdokht

To Ari

If you visit Shomal, you will see that people are building homes with these colors in the middle of beautiful green mountains.  "Haft Rang" is in.  Mano Bebin! 

The spirit of 13 Bedar is evident in these pictures.  Faranak did a wonderful job of catching the moment.  I can't remember when was the last time I looked at an essay with over a 100 pictures and still wanted to see more,  Great job.

sid sarshr 

Wonderful!Thank you!.

no gucci

Man, Iranians in Iran have a lot to learn about 13bedar...

There were no black BeBe outfits, no Gucci sunglasses, no Dolce & Gabbana pants...what the hell?

Good pics...take me back to a time where things were done the way they were meant to be, simple and without luxury...

Bah Bah aali bood!

Lovely pictures! What a spirit and capacity to enjoy!

WOW!!!

Faranack the Persian saying of 'last year friend, this year acquintance' applies to you. Your 13 bedar photos from last year to this year is literally a world apart!

This one is truly unique and one of the best 13 bedar albums I've seen. My favorite were these:

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Simple Life

Great pictures, thanks for sharing. Reminds me of a simpler life and things to enjoy without using too much plastic.

Jaaye maa khaali

Wonderful pictures. Great vision. You've done it again :o)

13 Bedar in dasht o biaaboon in Iran was much more fun than in nowhere USA :o)