old bicycles in Isfahan

Thirty year old bicycles are still being used in the historic city of Isfahan : for more photos click on links 1 , 2. دوچرخه های بیست و هشت دهه 60 که خاطرات بسیاری از ما با آن گره خورده همچنان در کوچه پس کوچه ها و بازارهای اصفهان زیر پای شهروندان اصفهانی رکاب می [...]

Narges

Narges is the only woman who works independently as Talakub in Iran. ( Talakubi is a handicraft with gold and silver on steel ) for more photos click 1, 2. هنرمندانی در گوشه و کنار کشور به ویژه در اصفهان با طلاکوبی (کوفته گری) آثار زیبایی خلق می کنند که در داخل و خارج کشور [...]

graffiti on historical monuments

Isfahan bridges are historical places where people spend a lot of time there, but why they have to write their name on such valuable memorial monuments from our ancestors?? see more photos here and here بی توجهی به آثار تاریخی و عدم اطلاع رسانی و فرهنگ سازی در این خصوص از عوامل مهم دیوارنویسی و [...]

Happy Isfahan’s Day

Happy Isfahan’s day – سوم اردیبهشت، روز اصفهان مبارک 33pol bridge in Isfahan in a rainy sunset – سی و سه پل در یک غروب بارانی 33pol bridge in a cloudy day – سی و سه پل در یک روز ابری 33pol bridge in Isfahan – سی و سه پل Khajou bridge in Isfahan – [...]

Happy Norooz

Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in Iranian calendar.Here everyone is getting ready for new year. These photos are from Najvan Park. Happy Norouz to all my friends. نوروز یکی از کهن‌ترین جشن‌های به جا مانده از دوران باستان است. خاستگاه نوروز در ایران باستان است و هنوز [...]

Iranian traditional sport

Zurkhaneh means the house of power in Persian and it’s a place where Iranian traditional sport takes place. These days less people attend the Zurkhaneh and they are going to be forgotten. For more photos visit here. زورخانه حاج رحیم نجارپور که زمانی دوستداران به ورزش باستانی را گرد هم می آورد این روزها گرد [...]

Daily life

Just an ordinary day in Naqsh-Jahan square, Isfahan.

Shamsali

Mehdi Shamsali is one of the professional brocade silk weaver in Isfahan who is working as an artist in this field for 52 years. He had started his work since he was 8. Fariba Yavari is his student who is learning this art to stop from being forgotten. In order to visit more photos click [...]

Singing under Khajou Bridge

Khajou bridge is one of the best places in Isfahan for people to gather around. They usually spend their time singing under this ancient bridge. Most of the famous singers from Isfahan started singing from here. you can see more photos in Mehrnews 1 & 2 and VII Visionaires. پل خواجو یکی از اصلی ترین [...]

The first and the last

Finally I made my decision–today I switched agency from Fars news to Mehr news. I don’t know whether I have made the correct decision or not. Time will tell. I have to thank the kind photographers who helped me in Fars. Missing them is the only thing I’m sad about. You can see more photos [...]

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