Fine Print: Abbas Kiarostami on the hills surrounding the capital. Tehran, Iran, 1997 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) That’s all there was to

That’s all there was to it

the scene contrasts the intensity of nature with the subdued presence of built structures

His exquisite portraits of blossoming flowers

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Fine Print: Abbas Kiarostami on the hills surrounding the capital. Tehran, Iran, 1997 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) That’s all there was toBorn 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.