Fine Print: Abbas Kiarostami on the hills surrounding the capital. Tehran, Iran, 1997 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) like the quality of light

like the quality of light and a sense of balance between colors

This image was taken during that time

Ava Gardner

from the mountains of the Sierras to the sands of the coast

combined with the green fluorescent light of Fujinomiya city reflecting from the clouds

Fine Print: Abbas Kiarostami on the hills surrounding the capital. Tehran, Iran, 1997 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) like the quality of lightBorn 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. Here, Abbas on the hills surrounding the capital, where his film "Taste of Cherry" was shot.