Inside Iran [Hardcover]

Mark Edward Harris (Author), Abbas Kiarostami (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 2008

The Islamic Republic of Iran is at the center of world attention politically, socially, and culturallybut it remains largely a cipher to the West. Award-winning photographer Mark Edward Harris has traveled throughout Iran to produce the first contemporary photographic book on a place seldom seen or understood. His images of daily life offer a fascinating look at a society of juxtapositionsancient and modern, commercial and spiritual, serene and intense, political and personal. With chapter introductions and extended captions providing context for the images, Inside Iran is a crucial look at a country whose future is likely to influence our own.

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About the Author

Mark Edward Harris has traveled and photographed in more than 70 countries and is the author of several books, most recently Inside North Korea. He lives in Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (July 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811863301
• ISBN-13: 978-0811863308
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #800,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #31 in Books > Travel > Middle East > Iran

More About the Author

Mark Edward Harris has traveled and photographed in 80 countries. His awards include a CLIO Award and an Aurora Gold Award for his photographic work and an ACE Award for television directing. His books include Faces of the Twentieth Century: Master Photographers and Their Work which won the prestigious New York Book Show Photography Book of the Year and Best of Show awards; The Way of the Japanese Bath, winner of a Premier Print Award; Wanderlust which led to him being named Photographer of the Year at the 2004 Black and White Spider Awards and the book itself being named the people/photography book of the year at the International Photography Awards and the Prix del la Photographie Paris; in 2007 Chronicle Books published Inside North Korea and in 2008 Inside Iran; in 2009 an expanded 2nd edition of The Way of the Japanese Bath was released.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Photos, May 31, 2009

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This review is from: Inside Iran (Hardcover)

This coffee table book meets my standards for the genre: quality and size of photos, sturdy paper, a minimum of text and a balance of people culture and scenery.

I like that it is geographically arranged. It starts with a map showing the country and its many neighbors. There is an introductory paragraph for each area's chapter.

Coffee table books should have big photos (so I think), especially now that we can see small ones on the internet, and this book meets that criteria. There are several double page shots of city and country scapes.

On the negative side, the chapter introductions are on black paper, which pulls down the photo on the opposite page and makes the text, no matter which color is used, hard on the eyes. While I am not a good judge of what the balance of content should be in a book on Iran, two things were missing that I did want to see depicted. One is North Tehran, not only a streetscape, but how the women there dress (presumably more stylishly?) in public. The other, the remembrances for the martyrs of the Iran-Iraq War. I understand there are elaborate memorials and would have liked to see one or two.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eye and Mind Opener, August 17, 2008

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Bob Harris - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside Iran (Hardcover)

The breadth and scope of text and photos are remarkable. The sights are memorable, the insights unforgetable.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BOOK .., April 5, 2010

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This review is from: Inside Iran (Hardcover)

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL BOOK, FULL OF INFORMATION AND GREAT PICTURES ..
RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN SEEING MORE OF IRAN ..