iran2008 Photo Gallery by GeneWard at pbase.com

iran2008

I took a trip to Iran May 24-June 5, 2008. I wrote a 15 page travelogue. I will be happy to email it to anyone who would like to read it.

Behesht-e Zahra (Martyr's) Cemetery	Behesht-e Zahra (Martyr's) Cemetery	Ayatollah Khomeini Shrine	Nuclear greetings
Glass Museum	Glass Museum	Green Palace/Mirror Hall	U.S. Embassy Wall detail
Bus driver	Golestan Palace	Golestan Palace	Tehran Bazaar
Minaret	Prince Mahan�s Garden	Arg-e-Rayen	Arg-e Rayen
Arg-e Rayen	Arg-e Rayen	Sparks	Showing the Knives
Party!	Gardener	Peeling Khamenei	Kasra
Buddies	Yazd Bazaar	The Old Baths	Lunch Boxes
Ready for Style	Stepping Out	Fashion Forward	Belt Merchant
Fabric Store/Yazd Bazaar	Retired Farmer	Zain-Aldin Caravansary	Smoke
Curious	View from Amir Chakhmaq Complex	View from Amir Chakhmaq Complex	Henna Factory
Workers	Henna Packaging	College Girls Gone Wild	Saheb Zamen Club
Ceiling Detail, Windtower	Spice Merchant	Jameh Mosque/entrance detail	Yazd Old City, door detail
Towers of Silence/female tower	5000 year old tree/Abaca	Tomb of Cyrus/Pasargadae	Persepolis Map
Griffin	Apadana Staircase bas reliefs	Persepolis overview	Palace of Darius
Apadana Palace Staircase	Xerxes Gateway	Xerxes Gateway detail	Goat Herd
Under Construction	Dokhtar (Maiden) Castle	Dokhtar (Maiden) Castle	Ostad Ali/palace restorer
Firuz Abad (Ardeshir's Palace)	Firuz Abad (Ardeshir's Palace)	Firuz Abad (Ardeshir's Palace)	Arg-e Karim Khani
Arg-e Karim Khani	Carpets	NYPD	A Carpet is Born
Shrine of Ali ebn Hamzeh/Shiraz	Mausoleum of Hafez/Shiraz	Pink Mosque/Shiraz	Pink Mosque/ceiling detail
Pink Mosque	Pink Mosque/Winter Praying Room	Keshavarz/mosque caretaker	Vakil Mosque
Antiques Dealer	Shiraz Bazaar	Commemorating Khomeini's Death	Horse Cart Driver/Imam Square
New York/Imam Square	Imam Square/Isfahan	Imam Mosque	Imam Mosque
Potmaker/Isfahan	Bags for Sale	Silver worker	Si-O-Seh Bridge/Isfahan
Khaju Bridge	Khaju Bridge	Chubi Bridge	Ferdosi Bridge
Si-O-Seh Bridge	Metalworker	Tile Detail/Bathhouse	Carpet Merchant
Banners	Afghan Refugees/Imam Square	Martyr	Scarves
construction workers	Golestan Palace	rabbit seller	windtowers
Me & Ayatollah Khomeini

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		01-Jan-2017 18:06
Interesting report from this area.Thanks. V Paolo

samikosemi		17-Mar-2013 07:18
Amazing gallery !

Clyne		02-Nov-2012 14:40
Interesting - amazing architecture. I'd love to visit.

Guest		04-Oct-2012 05:01
My compliments very well done!

Marc Demoulin		31-Mar-2012 19:23
Nice series depicting very well the country Gene! vVv Marc

Paul Runnest�		21-Feb-2012 20:09
Interesting to have a glimpse into Iran.

an nguyen		08-Jan-2012 17:29
Well done . My compliments .

sevres babylone		16-Jan-2011 03:16
Excellent gallery. Well-observed and the compositions are well-thought out and executed.

pingupingu		29-Dec-2010 09:38
Very interesting gallery with very well composed pictures vvv

anuschka		20-Apr-2010 09:53
Enjoyed your Iranian images! V.

Guest		26-Oct-2009 23:48
Great gallery of Iran! V!

kambiz Atabaki		05-Sep-2009 09:59
Hi, such a beautiful gallery. I am proud of being your tour guide during your tour in Iran. Kambiz Atabaki ( kambiza74@yahoo.com )

Guest		04-Aug-2009 21:32
Wow - great shots! What a wonderful trip this must have been

Christopher M		19-Jul-2009 15:06
I think you will find that the photos you have labelled as Firuzabad (Fire Temple) is in fact Firuzabad (Palace of Ardashir I)

Fernando Peres Rodrigues		28-Mar-2009 18:20
Congratulations, we have been in Iran with 10 years of difference, very nice gallery

Antonio Ruggiero		07-Mar-2009 22:09
Ottima Gallery.....Bravo...V

marie-jose wolff		18-Jan-2009 13:01
awesome gallery with beautiful portraits and scenes which give me envy to visit Iran. V

Gervan		17-Jan-2009 20:45
Beautiful gallery. V.

Andrew Bott		12-Jan-2009 05:51
You've got some great shots here, particularly the people. I went to Iran back in the 90s and have almost no shots of people.....guess I should have just asked nicely.

Piotr Sobolewski		11-Jan-2009 22:23
great gallery, it looks to be interesting country to visit

Jason Anderson		10-Jan-2009 11:49
An amazing tour of an ancient and beautiful land. You provide a fascinating cross-section of both places and people. I'd love to go someday!

Eldar Kadymov		25-Dec-2008 20:06
Two thums up for this collection, what a wonderful traveloge ! BV

Alain Boussac		24-Nov-2008 08:26
A very beautiful gallery which gives envy to visit Iran. And you knew how to take sensitive, close, and respectful pictures of the population. V.

Fay Stout		23-Nov-2008 01:01
Fascinating gallery indeed! Well done! V.

TuTmin		18-Nov-2008 04:45
gorgeous gallery.well done.V~

Chris P.		21-Oct-2008 03:46
Fascinating! You have a lot of great shots in your gallery. I didn't know people actually visited Iran. Nice to see a relatively intimate peek at this country.

George McCarten		21-Oct-2008 02:09
This gallery proves, yet again, that Iran is a country that deserves visiting. Marvelous images.

Guest		10-Oct-2008 21:07
A fascinating and beautiful portrayal.

Raymond Ma		09-Oct-2008 22:09
A very interesting & enjoyable gallery Gene. Well done! V...

Manuel Libres Librodo Jr.		06-Oct-2008 15:25
Gene, you've assembled a great collection of pictures from a faraway and elusive country. Congrats. V

Pawel		16-Sep-2008 03:48
Very nice gallery from the trip.Iran looks nice. v

Elena		14-Sep-2008 02:31
Very nice gallery! This must be an amazing place to visit!

Guest		09-Sep-2008 02:56
PS. I too would love to read your Travelogue! isaias613@gmail.com will reach me! Thanks!

Guest		09-Sep-2008 02:54
This is an amazing gallery! What a superb collection of people and places within this mysterious land of Iran! Fabulous work! Big Vote!!

Birte Person		11-Aug-2008 07:54
ME again.I would like to read your travelogue..birteragland@hotmail.com

Birte Person		11-Aug-2008 07:52
Beautiful gallery of a fantastic place.Visited here before the Iraq war started.Lets hope Bush dos'nt go crazy and start bombing it.You have done a fabulous job on this.V

Guest		04-Aug-2008 03:57
You have some really spectacular shots here - thanks for the tour!

hadi		13-Jul-2008 13:23
wonderful world view!!,you made us(iranian) proud friend. i think you should have at least 5 of this trip to see all parts. good luck

uuuu		12-Jul-2008 14:51
Beautiful gallery, V

Ali Majdfar		22-Jun-2008 08:13
Spectacular gallery, thanks foe sharing these honest views. GMV

babak		14-Jun-2008 12:27
Thank You so Much!1 At the end some one show the NORMAL LIFE in Iran.

Long Bach Nguyen		11-Jun-2008 05:17
AWESOME gallery of Iran. It's great to see images of this country with so much historic places and buildings. Keep up the good work.

John Florning		07-Jun-2008 23:25
Great gallery GeneWard. It's not very often I see photos from Iran on pbase. I'm looking forward to see some more photos from you in this gallery. GMV.

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