Forgotten Homeland | Kamran Jebreili

Forgotten Homeland (1981-1997)

Far from the hustle and bustle of cities, the familiar signs of people living in their organic spaces have remained the same as the years in the central plateau of Iran.

I had a great opportunity to wonder around in my vast homeland country and discover a bit of the rich Persian history in remote town and villages.

Through the years, my memories have lost their colours, but the black and white photo collection will always stay alive. They are not only about the historical architecture of Iran but more of the people living in such unique way in those spaces for centuries.

A boy walks next to his father, passing under a covered alley in the old town of Dezful, 1992. The old district of Dezful is known as the museum of brickworks, dating back approximately 700 years in history and architecture.

The guard of Imam Zadeh Shahzadeh Hussein climbs up the hill to reach the holy place with unique architecture in the town of Aradan, central Iran, 1985.

A unique view of a small village surrounded by mountains is seen in the central part of Iran, 1987.

A man fixes a TV antenna next to a wind tower on the rooftop of his old house in the town of Kashan.

People stroll beneath the dome of the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture built during the Safavid Empire. It stands on the eastern side of Naqsh-i Jahan Square in Esfahan, Iran.

Girls pose at the village of Mehriz at the Yazd province of Iran, 1987.

A Qashqai tribe's couple set up their summer camp tent in north of the Fars province, 1995.

A man walks through the bazaar, with a heart-shaped light sign coming through the skylight at the town of Ardestan in the Yazd province.

A man rides his donkey at a covered ally at the ancient village of Bayazieh in central desert of Iran.

A dervish recites Rumi poems at his house in the town of Aradan, central Iran, 1985.

A man follows his donkey on a snow-covered hill in the town of Divan Dareh, located in the Kurdistan province.

A boy plays with a slingshot on the beach of Bandar Abbas port in the Persian Gulf, 1994.

A man walks under the rain with an umbrella in Kelachay jungle by the Caspian Sea.

Bicycles left alone at the Jame Mosque in the town of Ardestan, located in the Yazd province of central Iran.

A A woman works at her house in the town of Aradan, central Iran, 1985.

A Qashqai tribe's woman carries her sleeping boy on the back of a horse during their summer relocation in north of the Fars province, 1995.

People cross through the gate of the fortress at Arg-e Bam, also known as Bam Citadel, situated in the city of Bam, Kerman Province in southeastern Iran. Recognized by UNESCO as part of a World Heritage Site, this is the world's largest mud construction complex.

People stroll through the ruins of Arg-e Bam, also known as Bam Citadel, located in the city of Bam, Kerman Province in southeastern Iran. Acknowledged by UNESCO as part of a World Heritage Site, this complex stands as the world's largest mud construction.

Boys run inside a small village in the central part of Iran, 1987.

A man carries a closet on his back at the Masuleh village at the Gilan province in north of Iran.