Four seater motorbike. Shahr Rey, Iran, 1997 Special Edition

Four seater motorbike. Shahr Rey, Iran, 1997 Special EditionBorn in Khash, Abbas documented the Iranian Revolution during the 1970s, bearing witness to the tumultuous events, which inspired the photographers subsequent lifes work. He left the country in 1980 and did not return for 17 years. Describing himself as a historian of the present, Abbas dedicated himself to documenting the political and social life of societies in conflict. In a career that spanned six decades, he covered wars and revolutions in

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He has since visited many other countries where the religion is a strong presence in society and people’s lives

recycling facilities

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Richard Nixon jumping in the West Wing

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