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wow begoo chera nemizaran az khanoumashoun ax
begirin, axesh kheily bahal, soorate aghahe
compared to soorate khanoume! :D
vali bad jour havase lavashak kardam hala!
:P
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You are brave! and patient camera man... well
done!
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Very nice photograph. I like the expression
in her face.
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What a delightful picture! You showed some
guts and patience in your efforts to get this
one, and that girl was obviously a good sport
about the whole thing. I think she probably
recognized a talented photographer when she
saw one! :-)
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Great photo! An instant classic.
Question: Why are Muslim men so afraid of
other men seeing their wives or being near
their wives? It seems like a deep and
strange fear run rampant in the middle east.
Sure, all men have fear and insecrutites
about holding onto their women, but Muslims
have let this fear take over their lives and
cultures.
I have spent a lot of time in places like
Afghanistan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc,
and I find it strange how fearful Muslim men
seem to be that some "other guy" is
going to run off with their woman. Have some
confidence!
As Yoda once said, "Fear is a path to
the darkside."
This is not to say that other cultures have
no problems.
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I just showed this to my wife, who got as
much of a kick out of it as I did.
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nice foto
but why did you not simply respect
everyones feelings and not take it???????
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I luv it Hamed!
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"everyones feelings"?
it's pretty obvious that the women did not
mind being photographed.
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Hear, hear! I concur fully with Digital Lion.
There were two people involved in this who
did something good. The first was the young
lady, who let Hamed know it was okay for him
to take the picture, thus enabling him to
give us a visual treat which appeals to one's
sense of humor as well. The other was Hamed,
who persevered long after a less determined
individual would have given up, and took
this, which we now see. The only people whose
feelings were not respected were the two male
figures you see here, and in my judgment,
what they thought was far less important than
what the young woman thought. From what I see
here, I think she is plenty old enough and
mature enough to decide all on her own if
someone can take a picture of her.
Once again, this shot is absolutely
delightful, pleasing both to the eye and to
the spirit.
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کسی که ابیانه به نیت عکس گرفتن از آدما رفته،
میدونه این عکس چقدر باارزشه
دمت گرم
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Nice Shot !!
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great one!
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Great eyes! It's been worth waiting for the
moment.
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You have done really a great job!!!
There are many stories in this photo...
Thanks for sharing.
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wow!
fantastic! 
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Parastoo ^ [deleted] says:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Iranian : Photojournalism , Documentary ,
Street , Humanistic, and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group.
Their face expressions are unique
especially in a place that taking photo from
the local people is SO hard! Great job!
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If she twinkled on me then I sit down and
wait and wait and wait and wait and wait
and wait and wait and wait and wait and
wait ..... for a shot, too! :D
اما چيزی که معلومه اينه که اين دختره مال
ابيانه نيست! وگرنه اين همه باديگارد نداشت...
احتمالاً اوردنش که فروش لواشک هلو و آلو بره
بالا!
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@ZhuPix: اتفاقاً به نظر من مال ابيانه بود. اما
تفاوتش با بقيهي خانمهاي اونجا سنش بود. به
جز ايشون من خانم ديگهاي زير 50 سال نديدم
اونجا كه لباس محلي پوشيده باشه
@lili-li: As Digital Lion and gwilmore said, I shoot this, because I found that the
lady didn't mind if I take her photo. Even
she posed all the time I waited for my
camera!
And about two men, yes, I didn't respect
them, because I think they didn't have the
right for prohibiting me from taking her
photo, while she obviously authorized it!
@Digital Lion: What you wrote about Muslims is not so dark
in my country as the countries you've
mentioned. Yes, you can see a lighter
behavior in less educated people in Iran too.
But what I heard about Saudi Arabia is
something else!
FYI, I'm a religious Muslim, born in a
religious family; and I know what real Islam
is, and what is not!
Lots of bad behaviors and ethics you see
from Muslims, are not from Islam! They are
wrong thoughts came from lazy Mullahs
(Shi'it) and Imams (Sunni).
For example, we have a proved Hadith
(quote) from Muhammad (pbuh):
The faith manacles terror.
الايمان قيد الفتك
But is this simple Hadith respected by
Muslims?!
What a shame...
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it is first time i see somebody younger than
60 in abiane...and it is also wonderful that
she let you take her photo...result is also
interesting and nice.
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lovely shot!!fek konam sophia lorene abyana
ro gereftinaa ;) i like her figure :)
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che chizaye khoshmazeyee
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Hey Hamed, thanks for your answer. Kind of
off topic, but does the term
"Mullah" only apply to shi'ites?
Is it possible to have a Sunni religious
leader called "Mullah"? I knew
several "Mullah's" in southern
Afghanistan near Nimruz, but for some reason
I thought they were Sunni.
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@Digital Lion: Mullah is an Arabic word means
"completely full" (please correct
me if this is wrong), which means who is
completely full of knowledge.
It's used for calling Muslim clerics in
some locations, including eastern part of
Iran (where is neighbor with Afghanistan).
In Iranian official talks, they call
Mullahs as "Rouhany" which is a
beautiful word IMO and means spiritual. They
have another name which is more famous in
public, and is "Akhond". I don't
know the meaning, but I know it doesn't have
a bad meaning, because Imam Khomeini used it
for calling other Rouhanies. But nowadays,
most of Iranian people, use Akhond for bad
clerics and Rouhany for good ones (which is
unfortunately rare!)
We have two other terms, for higher and
more important Akhonds: Ayatollah and
Hojjatoleslam.
Ayatollah which has the higher grade, came
from two words: Ayat and Allah, and means
"sign of god".
Hojjatoleslam is also made from two words:
Hojjat and Islam, which means "reason of
Islam"
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ایول!!!!!! دقیقاً برای من هم همین اتفاق
افتاد، البته فکر کنم شما در مسیر رفت بودین و
من برگشت.
خانم هیچی نگفت که دارم عکس میگیرم ولی از
اون پشت 3 تا سر بالا اومد و یه دفعه بهم گفتن
نگیــــــــــــــــــــــــــــر!!!!!!! اما
خانم سرش هم بر نگردوند و به خوندن کتابش ادامه
داد!
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I forgot to tell you that the shot is perfect
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thanks hamed. actually the guys I am
speaking of are very powerful religious men
from south-western Afghanistan, right near
the Iranian border, in the Afghan province of
Nimruz. The afghans simply referred to them
as "Mullah." is it likely these
guys were shi'ites? Or is it possible they
were sunnis? all of these guys were
mujahideen who fought the soviets and then at
some point took refuge in Iran for many
years, to avoid death from the soviets.
i guess my question is: is it possible for
a sunni cleric to be called
"mullah" in Afghanistan. you might
not know the answer.
what a great place flickr is that americans
and iranians can speak with and relate to one
another directly!
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Digital Lion, Mullah is a general term for
Islamic clerics. They can be either shii'e or
Sunni.
Very nice shot Hamed. She has an amazing
look on her face and she is very pretty. Like
the old persian stories our grandmothers used
to read... Very nice.
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Congratulations!
Your pic becomes nominee of "Shield Of
Excellence"
Please add this photo to
Shield Of Excellence Group
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@Digital Lion: Shabnam hit the nail on the head!
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حامد: من از همون کادر کامل خودتون خوشم میاد
--فقط این اتفاق جالبی بود که تصادفا اون مربع
روئیت من هم نظرمو اون قدر به خودی خودش جلب
کرد
تصویر خیلی پر معنی ای خلق کردین و در عین
حال زیبا
نیما
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Regarding the MOLLA / MULLA terms...
From _Encyclopaedia of Islam_, here's a
paragraph about the term(s) and meanings
[from Mawla/Maula in Arabic to the Persian
and Turkish forms Mulla/Molla, etc.]:
"As a Persian derivation from the
Arabic mawlā (TA, apud Dihkhudā, Lughat-nāma,
s.v. Mollā), the term mollā exists in various
forms and spellings. A derivation from the
Turkish pronunciation of mawlā mutated into
mevlā has also been suggested (cf. Popper).
Turkish is also familiar with the
pronunciation munlā/monlā (Dozy, Suppl., ii,
608; Burhān-i qāti', ed. M. Mu'īn, Tehran
1330 p., iv, 2030) or menlā (J. W. Redhouse,
A Turkish and English lexicon, 1074, 2014).
Mollā and monlā could be (independently)
derived from mawlā/mawlānā (Dihkhudā, loc.
cit.). A derivation from the Arabic verb
mala’a “to fill”, whereby the mollā is a sage
“full” of knowledge (Muhammad Ghiyāth al-Dīn,
Ghiyāth al-lughat, Calcutta 1327/1909, 495),
is a whimsical notion. The same applies to
direct mutation from Arabic to Hindi
(proposed by Yule, followed by P. Hardy,
Glossary). The pronunciation mollā or mawlā
has been noted in Baghdād with its former
sense of “slave”, sometimes applied to freed
white eunuchs (Kazimirsky, Dict. arabe-
français, ii, 1609). In European languages,
the term exists with various spellings: in
French mollah/molla, in English mullah/mulla,
formerly moolah (Yule, s.v.)."
SOURCE / CITATION (article paragraph
reference):
Calmard, J. "Mollā."
Encyclopaedia of Islam. Edited by: P.
Bearman,Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van
Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs. Brill, 2007. [from
limited access, library online version]
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@Nima Shafaieh: Thanks Sir! About the cadre, I think
without those two men, the photo was just a
normal portrait, but now, it's a story inside
a frame!
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amazing
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از آن ما شاید که آینده
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Hamed: I agree with your point completely: no
doubt, without those extra characters, and
where they are positioned and what they are
doing, how they are looking, it would have
been en entirely different image. That is
again, another beautiful photo, with great
subject and subject matter, nicely done. The
extra bonus is the fact that there are still
pictures within that picture, and all
maintain their integrity and strength. That
is the "hidden" beauty of it, in
addition to the obvious beauty of it. Like a
good poem. "She'ri naghz";
"she'ri naab"; "she'ri
zibaa"; &c. This is exactly where
HCB and Arnold Newman also part ways, on how
to frame or re-frame.
P.S. I also looked at Alieh S's images of
the "same" place and person, but a
different time, angle, etc. They were also
beautiful images, and in my opinion they
complement this image --also noted your
comment about the apparent sale of the
"lavashak" after you had taken your
picture! :). All of those images also show in
pictures, what was said about "not being
able to fetch water from the same river
twice" --as the conditions change, and
the essence of the "river" is no
longer the "same river"! Still
beautiful. I hope and wish that some day,
some time, in undetermined future, I will
have a chance to "see" this
village, if it retains any of its charms in,
say, a decade from now...
Thank you for capturing, showing to us, and
sharing this "world" with us all.
Great job!
نیما
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This photo is challenging classic blues from the pool of Highly Competitive - Flickr's 100 Best - www.flickr.com/groups/best100only. Vote me in!
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Such a wonderful portrait. The woman's gaze
is captivating.
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great picture and great story. i love the
thought and composition that went into it. i
would have liked to have seen this challenge
a different photo though. there is very
little to compare about the two. so with
hesitation i vote:
oneof100#1
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This is one of those times when the story is
REALLY worth reading. A very interesting
capture, excellent example of
photojournalism. Kudos!
oneof100#2
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Amazing shot ..
This Great Photographic Art was made by a Diamond Class Photographer!
Please add your photo to Flicker Diamond The Diamond Class
Photographer
Read the group rules please and tag your photo DiamondClassPhotographer
You may tag your photo again as flickrdiamond
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I like the shot of the defender, but yours is
definitly more original! that s great!
oneof100#3
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this is beautiful and amazing!
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Beautiful portrait, and interesting story.
Seen on
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captivating glance from both the man and
woman! i've been to this beautiful village
before but didn't dare to photograph the
people there because of rumours that locals
hated it...nevertheless iran is full of
wonderful people. despite the trouble you
went into, in the end it's all worth it...it
shows the beauty of normal iranian people
that is unfortunately missing in the western
press.
www.flickr.com/groups/the_world_through_my_ey
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Wonderful portrait!
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oneof100#4
www.flickr.com/groups/best100only.
[or is it 1 of 100 #4 ?]
Anyway, that is what I want to say --and I
hope it counts for something! I like it
enough to say so honestly, and also like to
vote for this as a challenger, but wished it
was in a different (not sure what/which)
category...
oneof100#4
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amazing portrait!
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So nice..
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wow this is a tough one. I really like your
photograph, thne composition is unique, but i
have to vote for the defender as i really
like their style of processing in that
photograph
noneof100#1
(fill the blank with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5).
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This should be in the cover of National
Geographic! A world class photograph here!
oneof100#5
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Thank you surrendered_photography, Sergio Lubezky,
Diznoof, Nima Shafaieh, gooba55 and Arizona Magic for your votes.
@Mr. Mark: Thanks dear Mark. As I said once, I'm a
true fan of your photographs.
@Hongkiu: Next time you planned for traveling Iran,
call me before ;)
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Congratulations!
This photo has been accepted in the pool of
Highly Competitive-Flickrs 100 Best .
This status can be contested!
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sooo great....
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it's good as a movie ad,
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what a great shot, and a great discourse to
read all the comments! Thanks to all, very
educational.
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بسيار زيبا است. موفق باشيد
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معرکست حامد
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Wow, this shot is perfect !!!
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!فوق العادست، مخصوصا اینکه از یک زن ابیانه
ایه
جالبتر از عکس داستانشه
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!فوق العادست، مخصوصا اینکه از یک زن ابیانه
ایه
داستانش قشنگترش هم کرده
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Please join us!!
![](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/250/buddyicons/385556@N22.jpg?1176804135" alt=)
INDEPENDENT
...your AMAZING pic
makes me feel
INDEPENDENT,
and deserves an AWARD!!! .
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mobarak! ein aks harf nadara.. I just can't
believe a woman with this kind of a charming
expression and charisma can be isolated into
a small window like this. She's not a small
town personality, and probably the reason why
is guarded like this, the man, and the boy
make a great addition, without them her
presence alone would have produced a
different concept all together.
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such a great sot of abyaneh..........nicely
done
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hahaha... this is fantastic!! love your work!
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This photo has been selected for
Golden Photographer Award
Add this one to http://www.flickr.com/groups/goldenphotograph
er/
(Please tag as GoldenPhotographer and read the rules before post).
Invited with SIC
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this photo is being challenged by
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it's really great, I think the man and the
boy really helped this shot B)
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great shot!
and i also like the story very much ;-)
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Thank you for posting this fantastic shot in
the Top 10 Interestingness Pool!
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What an interesting story you tell in your
photography stream. You are educating the
world by sharing your life in your photos and
the conversations they generate are really
important .
The woman really says a thousand things
with her beautiful face, great capture.
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@melepix: Thank you :)
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Who is that? Who am I? Invited images only -
Adult content - 18+, and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group.
Congratulations! You have been awarded the
 Candid Street Shot Award
You are invited to post this photo at
Who is that girl, boy or group of people?
Please Tag Image Whois?
Play participate in our newest Contest - 7
Deadly Sins! - members choice on Sin!
www.flickr.com/groups/whoisthat/discuss/72157
600873758399
great capture..very nice
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Perfect composition.
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Gr8Life [deleted] says:
Photo is World Class. Back-story adds mystery
and intrique...
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Bravo !!! :-)
(sorry, my english is very bad..)
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You have many amazing photos, but this one is
simply unbelievable. What a story, too.
Thank you for sharing so many great images of
Iran with the rest of us.
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@ScottyT: Thank you too, you're welcome my friend
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ONE PHOTO, and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group.
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Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow akha dasted dard nakonne
wagean shahkare
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wow....you did realy a great job.
fascinating, excellent
this shot will stick to my memory
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Thank you amirsnaps and intacta
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this is quite amazing. it has the power to
tell many stories.
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Wow man, this is a great piece of work. Youre
persistence and patience deserved it. The
facial expressions are so marvelous.. Your
camera is good at such a telephoto zoom!
1-2-3
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This is excellent!
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I invite you to join the November contest
of my group CULTURAL BOXES at
www.flickr.com/groups/cultural-boxes/discuss/
721576029135...
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Cultural Boxes
I've FAVEd your pic!
Seen in the group
Cultural Boxes .
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Flickr Portrait Gallery, and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group.
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واقعا عکس فوق العاده ای شده. من وقتی وارد
مسجد شدم اون آقا، شوهر، پدر، برادر تا دوربین
رو دستم دید یک ربع چپ چپ نگاه می کرد و تا از
اونجا بیرون نرفتم ول کن نبود. عکس حسن سربخشیان، عکاس اسوشیتدپرس هم دیدنیه
Posted 8 months ago.
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@'Mehdi': Wow! Seems this girls is the most
photogenic lady of that village ;)
And thanks a lot for the link to
Sarbakhshian's AP photo on BBC.
Posted 7 months ago.
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اگر بابا داداشش بفهمن!!!
:D
Posted 7 months ago.
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 You may want to add your photo to the group PlanetEye - travel beyond words. A very small group of photographers are
being invited and the best photos will be
included in a new online travel guide.
Posted 7 months ago.
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Great photo. I love this portraits.
Posted 7 months ago.
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Lavashake aloo, bargeye holoo.
Posted 7 months ago.
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Great! Seems like pure posing!
Posted 6 months ago.
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