The Face of Iran
“The people and the land recalled with love.”
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
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
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
dennisbriskin@icloud.com