Iran, Up Close, Though Far Away – The New York Times

—

by

Trent
in

Iran, Up Close, Though Far Away

When Hossein Fatemi’s images of his homeland, Iran, triggered official denunciations, he went into exile. He did not, however, stop trying to help young Iranian photographers document their homeland.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/09/an-iranian-journey-hossein-fatemi-iran/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body&_r=0

Hossein Fatemi’s photos of Iran provide an unvarnished and intimate view of his homeland. His project “An Iranian Journey,” which was published on Lens in 2013, earned Mr. Fatemi the World Understanding award in the Pictures of the Year International contest last month.