In pictures: Wonderland of Iran
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Farhad Berahman was born three years after the Islamic Revolution in Iran and for his final project for an MA in photojournalism and documentary photography at the London College of Communication he has returned to the country he left.
Berahman's pictures show a different side of the country to the one often seen in the West.
Yet the work is a personal search to find his own roots.
He writes: "Coming from a non-traditional liberal family, I remembered how from the first day we began at school, as though unconsciously being aware of an unwritten law or code of conduct – and this still holds true – we all knew we should never reveal anything about our so-called ‘modern liberal’ way of life at home."
"It was and still is like living in two different worlds simultaneously, the world of inside our houses and the world outside it."
He adds that it is like leading two different lives and with a need to develop two personalities.
Berahman's pictures have appeared in a wide range of publications including the New York Times, Guardian, Washington Post, Figaro and El Paris.
Berahman's work can be seen at the London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle, 12-20 December 2013. You can see work by other students by following the link to The Next Generation below.
- Published12 December 2013