Image 1-Persian Ladies in Traditional Dress (Left) [1]-Achaemenid Immortal Soldiers (Right) [2]-------------
[1]- Persian Traditional Dress---------
Iran is a vast country containing many different ethnicities and languages. As a result, the traditional dress tends to vary by region, territory and sometimes even individual village. By in large, the majority of the ethnicities pertaining to the regions of Iran dictate the traditional costumes. These include dress styles for Bakhtiaris, Baluchis, Loris, Gilanis, Kurds, Ghoochanis, Ghashghahis, and others. This great culture comes also from the different historical times of Persian Civilization.------
[2] - Achaemenid soldiers, Persian Immortals, detail, from the archers' frieze in Darius's palace at Susa. Silicious glazed bricks, 510 BCE, Louvre Museum.--------
The "Immortals" (from the Greek á¼��¸�¬�½�±���¿�¹, sometimes "Ten Thousand Immortals" or "Persian Immortals") was the name given by Herodotus to an elite force of soldiers who fought for the Achaemenid Empire. This force performed the dual roles of both Imperial Guard and standing army during the Persian Empire's expansion and during the Greco-Persian Wars. --------
Herodotus describes the 'Immortals' as being heavy infantry led by Hydarnes that were kept constantly at a strength of exactly 10,000 men. He claimed that the unit's name stemmed from the custom that every killed, seriously wounded or sick member was immediately replaced with a new one, maintaining the cohesion of the unit. -----
Image 2-Persian Lady in Gilani Dress (Right) [1] � Atossa Queen (Left) [2] ----------
Right: Persian Lady in Gilan Dress (stand and Respect)------
Left: Head of the Atossa (3) Statue (The Persian Achaemenid Queen) from Persepolis,
Located In: Archaeological museum, Tehran----------------------------
[1] - Gilani Clothing:------------
Researchers believe Gilani costumes date back to over 4,000 years. It comprises the headscarf, a long dress, a vest, a skirt, pants and a covering wrapped around the waist. �Aljaqba� is a clothing woven from velvet or the colorful checkered cloth called �chador shab� are sported by women in the eastern mountains of Gilan and Qasemabad region.-------
�Shaliteh� or �Koutah Touman� is a short-plaited skirt, which is also called �Gard-e Touman�. �Deraz Touman� refers to long-plaited skirts used in central and eastern Gilan. In western Gilan, the people of Talesh call this skirt �Shelar�.--------
Women of Gilan wrap a long piece of cloth around their waist when they are picking tea leaves or citrus fruits, or when they are obliged to work for hours in a bent position on paddy-fields. This helps Gilani women avoid backaches and keep warm. They also use this cloth around their waist to hold their baby while working.------------------------------------------
[2] - Atossa (The Persian Achaemenid Queen):-------
Atossa (from Old Persian *Utau�¸a, and Avestan Hutaos��) was an Achaemenid queen and daughter of Cyrus the Great and his wife, Cassandane. She lived from 550 BC to 475 BC and probably was a sister (or half-sister) of the Persian king Cambyses II.-------
Atossa married Darius I during 522 BC after Darius, with the help of the nobleman Otanes, defeated the followers of a man claiming to be Bardiya, the younger brother of Cambyses II.------
Xerxes I was the eldest son of Atossa and Darius. Atossa lived to see Xerxes invade Greece. Being a direct descendent of Cyrus the Great, Atossa had a great authority within Achamenian royal house and court. Atossa's special position enabled Xerxes, who was not the eldest son of Darius, to succeed his father.---------
Aeschylus also included her as a central character in his tragedy The Persians. Also Atossa is one of the major characters in the Gore Vidal work, Creation. The book's account of how Darius ascended the throne has been disputed.
Image 3-Persian Lady in Gilani Dress (Right) -Achaemenid Bracelet from the Oxus Treasure (Left) [1]--------------------
[1] - Bracelet from the Oxus Treasure, which has lost its inlays of precious stones or enamel.
The Oxus treasure is a collection of 170 gold and silver items from the Achaemenid period which were found by the Oxus river. Pieces from it are located in the Victoria and Albert Museum and in the British Museum----------------------
Image 4-Persian Lady in Kurdish Dress (Left) [1]- Cyrus the Great (Right) [3]--------
Persian Lady in Kurdish Dress[1] with Oxus Trasure [2] in her hand ----------
[1] -Kurdish Dress:-------
The traditional Kurdish dresses are for everyday wear and are not reserved only for holidays. The Kurdish costume was worn everyday in the past. Currently some women still wear them on a daily basis especially by the older generation of women. The dresses worn on a daily basis tend to be modest in colour and have little or no accessories or embroideries. In the present day the Kurdish dress is more commonly worn on special occasions.------
Traditional Kurdish women�s outfit includes either a vest or long-sleeved jacket or long overcoat worn over a gown. An under dress and puffy pants is worn beneath the gown. A belt over the gown is also needed. Traditionally women wore Kurdish hats ornamented with valued coloured stones, beads and gold pieces. Overtime this has become less common. Now it is more popular among women to only accessorise with gold Jewellery. Usually younger women and young girls wear brightly coloured dresses adorned with many beads and sequences and the older women wear darker colours. However older women tend to wear more gold jewellery because traditionally when women married they would receive a dowry of gold jewellery pieces from their groom, the tradition implied that the amount of gold pieces a woman wore signified the status amongst other women in their society. This still applies today to a lesser extent.-------
[2] - Ancient bracelet, Achaemenid period, part of Oxus Treasure, 500 B.C.E., Iran ------------------------
Gold griffin-headed armlet from the Oxus treasure Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC, from the region of Takht-i Kuwad, Tadjikistan - Located in British Museum.----------------
[3] - The four winged guardian figure representing Cyrus the Great, a bas-relief found at Pasargadae on top of which was once inscribed in three languages the sentence "I am Cyrus the king, an Achaemenian.---
-Cyrus the Great (s�«'r��s), d. 529 B.C., king of Persia, founder of the greatness of the Achaemenids and of the Persian Empire. According to Herodotus, he was the son of an Iranian noble, the elder Cambyses, and a Median princess, daughter of Astyages. Many historians, following other ancient writers (such as Ctesias), deny this genealogy, and the whole of Cyrus' life is encrusted with legend. Cyrus overthrew Astyages, king of the Medes, sometime between 559 B.C. and 549 B.C. He entered Ecbatana and, taking over the Median kingdom, began to build a great empire after the Assyrian model. Cyrus' objectives were to gain power over the Mediterranean coast, secure Asia Minor, and civilize the east. Croesus of Lydia, Nabonidus of Babylonia, and Amasis II of Egypt, joined by Sparta, tried to build a strong alliance against him, but to no avail. He defeated and captured Croesus (546 B.C.), and Lydia became a satrapy under the Persian government. The Chaldaean empire of Babylonia fell to Cyrus in 538 B.C. He did not conquer Egypt, but he prepared the way for later Persian victories there. Cyrus demanded the surrender of the Greek cities that had been under Lydia, and they also became satrapies of Persia. Cyrus was much admired by the Jews, whom he favored, placing them in power in Palestine. His motive was probably to create a buffer state between Persia and Egypt, but the result was a rehabilitation of Israel. Cyrus was admired as a liberator rather than a conqueror, because he respected the customs and religions of each part of his vast empire. The exact limits of Cyrus' eastern conquests are not known, but it is possible that they reached as far as the Peshawar region. He used Susa, Ecbatana, and Babylon as his capitals but was buried at Pasargadae, where he had built a splendid palace. At his death his son Cambyses succeeded him, despite the ambitions of another son, Smerdis.-----
-Statue of Cyrus the great at Olympic Park in Sydney
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Image 5-Persian Lady in Gilani Dress (Right)-Darus Sphinx (Left)[1] -------------
[1] - Bas relief showing a decorating the north wall of the Apadana terrace (Darius the Great's palace) at Persepolis, Fars province, Iran
Born and raised in Tehran, graduate from dentistry and work as a dentist, interested in digital photography from 2004.
Studied at "Tehran Fine Art University" Faculty of photography as a freelance student for 1 year and work as freelance photographer with interest in Fine Art.
My conceptual work is a confluence of people, elements and landscape. After photographing these subjects, sometimes combine several natural images into one single image.
Awards PHOTOGRAPHY CREDENTIALS:
- FIAP Gold Medal Guller Ertan Turkey 2018
- IAAP Gold Medal Contrast Bosnia 2018
-Honorable Mention 6th Khayyam International Exhibition Of Photography Iran 2018
- Mull Gold Medal Contrast Bosnia 2017
- Gold Medal The 122th Toronto International Salon of Photography, Canada 2015
-Honorable Mention PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris 2014
-Honorable Mention International Photography Award, USA 2013
-Gold Medal Tropical Image Int’l Exhibition, USA 2012
-FIAP Bronz Medal -14th International Photographic Art Exhibition- China 2011
-Gold Medal -Advertizing-Fashion PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris France 2011
-Gold Medal -Press-Fashion PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris France 2011
-Silver Medal -Press-Performing Arts PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris France 2011
-1st Fine Art Category Winner People’s Choice Award PX3 Paris France 2011
-1st Fine Art Category Winner People’s Choice Award PX3 Paris France 2010
-2nd Place Fine Art Abstract PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris France 2010
-Honorable Mention International Photography Award, USA 2010
-Honorable Mention PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris 2009
-3rd Place Portraiture People’s Choice Award PX3 Paris 2009
-Honorable Mention International Photography Award, USA 2008
-Honorable Mention Tropical Image Int’l Exhibition, USA 2008
-Knack Photo Award Knokke, Belgium 2007
