It is in memory of the people of the city.

• Prize
  Gold in Fine Art/Other, 2nd Place winner in Fine Art
• Photographer
  Mozhdeh Moazenzadeh, United States
• Date of Photograph
  2022

They committed crimes to achieve their goals. Athletic, intelligent, and elusive, they became skilled thieves under Reza, whose vengeful and intimidating nature made him the gang’s leader. As the group expanded, members specialized in divination, forgery, or informing, each becoming the protagonist of their own story. Even today, memories of the incident fill me with fear. The cold, dark atmosphere remains vivid, and archival records brought back the terror that gripped the city for three and a half years, when no one felt safe being alone.