In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs

In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs

Young people inside a fashionable coffee house, Tehran, Iran 2001
(large detail)

Magnum

The four women on this cover image (it wraps around to the back of the book) appear to be involved in lively conversation, one is smoking a cigarette... a liberal scenario as viewed within the context of a post-Shah Iran. However, the cover image is a large detail of Abbas' original photograph, in which a man looks in from the right edge.

To view the full cover spread for this book, scroll down and click on " Multiple Views".

To view an uncropped version of Abbas' photo, click here.