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Iranian Documentary Photography in the Nineteenth Century

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Photography in Iran started only three years after the invention of photography in the world in 1842 and it was paid a lot of attention to by Naseredinshah, the young king of Iran at that time, during the reign of Shah from 1848 to 1895. Knowing documentation value of photos, he hired photographers to the court whose mission was taking the photos appealing to the king. The result of their efforts is thousands of photographs documenting the lives of Iranians in the nineteenth century. Many of those photos are still available and are the best document of Iranian life in the past. The photos with description provide the viewer with more detailed information on the subject. Photography development in Iran compared to other parts of the world signifying the place of this art in this country. In the present research, aspects of documentary photography in the nineteenth century in Iran will be discussed.
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