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The Face of Iran

“The people and the land recalled with love.”

“A vibrant portrait of Iran combining documentary realism with visual poetry.” — Kirkus Reviews
“The spirit of the place captured in images that really touch my soul.” —  Dick Mason, former Peace Corps Volunteer, Arak, Iran
“An artist creates images which somehow communicate on many levels, most of them mysterious.” — Ralph Hattersley, author Discover Your Self Through Photography
“Briskin’s talent in photography shines as he skillfully manipulates light, transforming even the worldliest scenes into ethereal works of art.” — Online Book Club
“Reading your book cover to cover, I see my years in Iran, and other travels, in a new and deeper way. This is an added gift.” — Paul Reedy, Peace Corps Volunteer, Hamadan, Iran
“A great book to reunite your memories of the people that you passed by while in Iran.” — Edward Schmit, Peace Corps Volunteer, Shiraz, Iran

Before what? Modern technology and the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Scenes of traditional small-town life in agricultural Iran. Hand tools, human and animal power, a home-made toy. Many more. Vivid images of a simpler country fondly recalled.

Mid-20th Century Photojournalism as Art

Limited edition

Details: 11″x13″ landscape format, hardbound photo covers, 53 b&w photos (art-quality printing), 56 pages, with Introduction, Acknowledgements, Background (2-color map). Shipping weight 2 lbs. Author inscription on request. Art-book print version, $120. Portable PDF version, $14.95. (Pricing includes sales tax and U.S. shipping.) Order below.

The Iranian people up close. See their joy and beauty; the pain and sadness of Shia Islam. Use as a tool of self-discovery through empathy. A simpler country remembered with love.

Twentieth Century 35mm film restored with digital tools

Limited edition

Details: 11″x13″ landscape format, hardbound photo covers, 64 pages, 60 art-quality images, with Introduction, Acknowledgements, Background. Shipping weight 2 lbs. Author inscription on request. Art-book print version, $120. Portable PDF version, $14.95. (Pricing includes sales tax and U.S. shipping.) Order below.

The Photographer

Dennis Briskin made these photographs while living among the people in Arak and central Iran during his Peace Corps service in 1967-69. It is the face of Iran (a diverse and colorful nation) because he used black and white film to record the surface of what caught his attention that he thought worth saving. They show people and scenes of daily life and religious rituals in the Middle East before the coming of modern technology. They stand as examples of photojournalism art and cultural anthropology of the Islamic Middle East.

When he began, Briskin had six months experience with his first 35mm SLR camera and no formal training in photography. He grew up avidly reading the photojournalism magazines Look and Life. He was educated in the Chicago Public Schools, the University of Pittsburgh (B.A., Political Science) and (after he returned from Iran) the University of Missouri-Columbia (M.A., Journalism.) He lives in Palo Alto, California.

Contact Information

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Telephone

+1 (650) 906-7906 

Address

Dennis Briskin
Post Office Box 1195
Palo Alto, CA  94302

Email

dennisbriskin@icloud.com

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