Iran
Young Iranian girl. Isfahan.
This little girl from Yazd would probably not have to wear chador, but she may want to wear it just to look "grown up".
Young girl carries fresh Iranian bread early morning in Kerman.
Young boy selling plastic bags on a street in Teheran.
Soldier praying in a mosque in Teheran.
This men from Yazd is probably the follower of an ancient Zoroastrian religion.
Imam Mosque (Masjed-e Imam) in Isfahan in evening sunlight.
Ancient necropolis of Naqsh-e Rustam located 12 km northwest of Persepolis.
Horse sculpture. Persepolis.
Bas relief along the stairway in Persepolis.
Tired woman on the train station in Teheran.
Beautiful Jame Mosque (Masjid-e-Jāmeh) in Yazd. Its image is printed on the Iranian 20 rial note.
Imam Mosque (Masjed-e Imam) in Isfahan in evening sunlight.
Imam Square in Isfahan. In the foreground are arcades sheltering shops and bazaar, in the background a huge dome of the Imam Mosque.
World famous glazed tiles from Isfahan at the entrance to the Imam Mosque.
Qavam House in the Eram (Heaven) Garden in Shiraz.
A street in Teheran decorated with black banners during the holy month of Muharram .
Entrance gate to the Imam Square (Maidān-e-Imam) in Isfahan.
Portraits of two Ayatollahs - Khomeini and Khamenei on a wall near the Imam Square in Isfahan.
Imam Square (Maidān-e-Imam) in Isfahan at night.
This car on a street in Teheran has seen better days.
Jame Mosque (Masjid-e-Jāmeh) in Yazd.
Beautiful ornaments made of the famous Iranian glazed tiles on the entrance to the Jame Mosque (Masjid-e-Jāmeh) in Yazd.
A group of girls on the way to school. Teheran.
Separate zone for women in a bus in Teheran.
Grand stairway in Persepolis.
Imam Mosque at night. Isfahan.
Street stall partly covers the mural with Ayatollach Chomeini's portrait.
Traditional teahouse under a bridge in Kerman.
One of the masters from Imam Square decorating tin dishes with famous enamelled ornaments. Isfahan.
A group of women. Isfahan.
Old door in a narrow street. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Old wooden balkony i a narrow street in Busher on the Gulf Coast.
Traditional Iranian bread pies look a bit like laundry. Kerman.
Old window. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Women cover their faces not to be photographed. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Arcades and mosque on the Imam Square in Isfahan.
Medieval Bam Citadel (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Four men resting in shade. Kerman
European girl in a lady-only pat of the bus. Teheran.
Shop with clothes for women. Obviously only chadors are available, in several colors, mostly dark. Teheran.
Inside the Bam fortress (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
General view of the amazing desert fortress of Bam (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
One of the towers of the Bam Citadel (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
General view of the amazing desert fortress of Bam (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Defensive wall of the Bam Citadel (Arg-e Bam) near Kerman.
Pavilion in the Eram garden in Shiraz with beautiful mountainous background.
Morning bread delivery. Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Early morning on one of the atmospheric, narrow streets of Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Old, narrow streets of Busher on the Persian Gulf.
Inside the mausoleum of imam Ali in Shiraz - the second holiest place in Iran after the tomb of imam Reza in Mashad.
A woman in black chador next to the tomb of imam Ali covered in silver. Shiraz.
Inside a small mosque in Tehran.
Empty bazaar street. Tehran.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
Water pipes' "caffe" - a place where local men (and only men) meet. Tehran.
The tomb of imam Ali. Shiraz.
A prayer next to the tomb of Imam Ali. Shiraz.
Beautiful Jame mosque (Masjid-e-Jāmeh) in Yazd. Its image is printed on the Iranian 20 rial note.
Inside the Jame mosque in Yazd.
One of the exits from Jame mosque in Yazd leads to a narrow featureless street.
Pavilion in the Eram (Heaven) garden in Shiraz.
Big and very hospitable Iranian family.
Fairy tale-like Bam Citadel, which was later almost completely destroyed in an earthquake (on 26th December 2003).
Defensive wall in fairy tale-like Bam Citadel, which was later almost completely destroyed in an earthquake (on 26th December 2003).
Bam Citadel - the largest adobe building in the world, which was later almost completely destroyed in an earthquake (on 26th December 2003).
Bam Citadel seen from outside its defensive walls.
Zoroastrian temple, Yazd.
Narrow street in Yazd.
Beautiful Iranian girl. Isfahan.
Closeup of the entrance portal of the Imam mosque in Isfahan.
Structural arches along a side street in Isfahan.
Little side window of a mosque in Isfahan beautifully lit by the evening sun.
Graphics of light and shade on a small street in Yazd.
Little window in a defensive wall of the Bam Citadel.
Inside the mosque in Yazd.