Faces of Esfahan
Subtitle: the evolution of portrait photography in Esfahan
By: Parisa Damandan; [translated by Sohrab Mahdavi ; layout & cover design, Hossein Filizadeh]
Contributors: Mahdavi, Sohrab, translator; Filizadeh, Hossein
Publisher: Nazar Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Tehran
Language: per; eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9786005191028
Subjects: Portrait photography; History; Pictorial works; Photography; Iranians; Portraits
Other titles: Evolution of portrait photography in Esfahan
Description: With its large format and superb collection of archival material, Faces of Esfahan presents an incredible amount of research into the proliferation and perception of portrait photography in Iran. During the Qajar dynasty, the production of photographic images was restricted to the nobility, but with the rise of the Pahlavi regime in the early 20th century and its vision of linking traditional Iranian society to the modern world, film portraiture became accessible to the general public. The product of a decade of research, the book documents this fascinating cultural phenomenon, and is devoted to promoting awareness and preservation of these invaluable images.
Notes: English and Persian text.