TEHRAN -- The Iran Photo Museum, which is also known as Axkhaneh Shahr, is playing host to an exhibition of photos of several of Iran’s Qajar kings and shots of the everyday life of the ordinary people living under these rulers.
Over 30 photos selected from the private collection of Iranian collector Leila Zandi for the exhibition. Portraits of Nasser ad-Din Shah Qajar (reigned 1848–96) and several of his successors are among the photos.
The collection reflects part of Iran’s history through the lens of several Iranian and foreign photographers, Zandi said in a press release published on Monday.
The photos also reveal the styles of the costumes worn by the kings and ordinary people in those years, the pose taken by each individual in front of the camera, as well as the characteristics of a photo taken in an atelier, Zandi added.
Zandi, who has been working in the Iran Photo Museum for the past six years, continued that she found an interest in photography, and later was motivated to purchase and collect old photos for her private collection.
The exhibition, which opened on Monday, will run until November 30 at Axkhaneh Shahr, which is located on Bahar Shiraz St. near Haft-e Tir Square.
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