Iran

[Mlehrman]

Thank you for an eye-opening and fascinating, intimate peek at a world so different from the West.

 

[tenderobject]

these photos made me happy. i dunno. maybe i'm just bored here in iran. i haven't shoot any film the past few months! :bang: what film and lenses for these images? are these edited (saturation, etc). love it!

i will try to post some stuff here soon.

Well, I'm working on outlets. But it's kinda hard if you refuse to label yourself a photojournalist or don't have an artist statement that is about social causes and such. Ideally I'd like my work to be demagoguery free, at least from me. Others can see what they like. I'm not much for pointing fingers and throwing stones. I just like people(s).

...and things...

20111023B_01_REX by Martin N. Hinze, on Flickr

...and people looking at things...

20111018_21_ZI+SC by Martin N. Hinze, on Flickr

...and things looking at people...

20111017_15_ZI+SC by Martin N. Hinze, on Flickr

Happy New Year!

m.

 

[tenderobject]

I think you're right. I remember something about US citizens & Canadians, or British.

Marry a foreign national, get a backup passport!

if you are a woman/lady married to iranian national, most likely it's much easier to get visa/passport here in iran.. i've been here for 6 months and we're still waiting for our (my kid) permanent visa.

morback and phantomas. thanks again for this thread

we will be in tehran next week i hope i could visit that camera shops phantomas mentioned. hopefully they have dev chems and tools there!

 

[morback]

these photos made me happy. i dunno. maybe i'm just bored here in iran. i haven't shoot any film the past few months! :bang: what film and lenses for these images? are these edited (saturation, etc). love it!

i will try to post some stuff here soon.

If you're in Teheran I can understand your boredom. That was easily the least interesting part of that Iran trip. I also believe that a place has chances to lose its magic once you live there.

In any case: collapsible summicron + portra 160 nc = goodness. And of course there's post-processing.

Been busy with other work, and I think you got the point anyways, so here's a parting shot (but not the last of the series).


20111021A_01_ZI+SC by Martin N. Hinze, on Flickr

 

[tenderobject]

double posts.

 

[tenderobject]

tehran is not friendly for photographers. i tried, but i failed. :bang:
i don't think tehran is boring. well, atleast it is much better than where we are living. tehran, reminds me of manila maybe that's why i enjoyed staying there. it's quite different than the city we are right now. it's more modernised.

i hope i could share more pictures here but a lot are taken using digital cameras. not sure if that's allowed here. i've only used a few rolls here.. not enough!

2 pictures from esfahan.


Esfahan, Iran by tenderobject, on Flickr


Esfahan, Iran by tenderobject, on Flickr

a few street shots from my place.


Ilam, Iran by tenderobject, on Flickr


Ilam, Iran by tenderobject, on Flickr


Ilam, Iran by tenderobject, on Flickr


Sangak by tenderobject, on Flickr

photos from lx5.. actually i'm working on a project/site where i could put all my street photos in iran. it's not yet launched. hopefully soon. i have a lot of images that are not online yet. www.streetsofiran.com

some landscapes

http://jefreyjacob.com/series/the-dam/

iran is very beautiful. thats for sure.

If you're in Teheran I can understand your boredom. That was easily the least interesting part of that Iran trip. I also believe that a place has chances to lose its magic once you live there.

In any case: collapsible summicron + portra 160 nc = goodness. And of course there's post-processing.

Been busy with other work, and I think you got the point anyways, so here's a parting shot (but not the last of the series).


20111021A_01_ZI+SC by Martin N. Hinze, on Flickr

 

[Chris C]

This thread is wonderful. I'm going to have a couple of spare weeks in Asia in May and I'm considering flying Air Asia from KL into Tehran for 10-14 days. The more I cycle through here the more I'm hoping I have enough money left from my trip to make it happen.

 

[Chris C]

Yeah even though it may upset some I have no desire to see much of Malaysia at this point in time. Maybe one day, just not at the moment. I'm just using KL as a hub because of the great priced flights from New Zealand.
A month in Kathmandu, a week in Bangkok then 2 weeks skipping around SE Asia with my girlfriend and her son when they come visit me. I'm hoping to have cash left to have 2 weeks somewhere else after they fly back home, either India, Bangladesh or Iran. Iran is currently the #1. I'll have to look more detailed into accommodation/visas/etc. I really hope I can make it happen.

 

[kzphoto]

My father is from Tabriz, in the north of Iran. I think the region is called the Azerbaijan. Anyway, we keep talking about travelling to Iran together and visiting family. My father is now 74 and the reality of visiting his birth place is slowly becoming a sad thought instead of an adventure.

Paperwork to get into the country is crazy, to say the least. Because my father is Iranian, I have to fly in with an Iranian passport. It literally took 8 months get my birth certificate. My passport? Who knows how long. I also have to worry about a mandatory military service for all Iranian males. There are ways around it, but I have no idea what they involve. My father has told me varying things, from a $10k retainer to a simple piece of paperwork.

Either way, I am dying to get into this country to see my father's family, see ancient history and visit a people I share so much with yet about which I know so little.

Thank you for this thread, and the images posted within. It brings tears to my eyes to think about what I might miss if my father passes too soon.

 

[tenderobject]

that's quite sad. i hope you and your dad could still visit iran.. i dunno, i'm happy to be here even though it's very different from the culture i came from. goodluck kzphoto.

My father is from Tabriz, in the north of Iran. I think the region is called the Azerbaijan. Anyway, we keep talking about travelling to Iran together and visiting family. My father is now 74 and the reality of visiting his birth place is slowly becoming a sad thought instead of an adventure.

Paperwork to get into the country is crazy, to say the least. Because my father is Iranian, I have to fly in with an Iranian passport. It literally took 8 months get my birth certificate. My passport? Who knows how long. I also have to worry about a mandatory military service for all Iranian males. There are ways around it, but I have no idea what they involve. My father has told me varying things, from a $10k retainer to a simple piece of paperwork.

Either way, I am dying to get into this country to see my father's family, see ancient history and visit a people I share so much with yet about which I know so little.

Thank you for this thread, and the images posted within. It brings tears to my eyes to think about what I might miss if my father passes too soon.