Fine Print: Abbas Kiarostami on the hills surrounding the capital. Tehran, Iran, 1997 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) His exquisite portraits of blossoming

His exquisite portraits of blossoming flowers

like the quality of light and a sense of balance between colors

as she returned in both 1979 and 1983

vanishing cultures

Fine Print: Abbas Kiarostami on the hills surrounding the capital. Tehran, Iran, 1997 Paper size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) His exquisite portraits of blossomingBorn in Khash, Abbas documented the Iranian Revolution during the 1970s, bearing witness to the tumultuous events, which inspired the photographers subsequent lifes work. He left the country in 1980 and did not return for 17 years. Here, Abbas on the hills surrounding the capital, where his film "Taste of Cherry" was shot.