Ramin Talaie is an Iranian born photojournalist based in Brooklyn, New York. Ramin is a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg amongst others. His work has been published worldwide and was recently exhibition at the Fowler Museum at UCLA as part of a group documentation on Iranian-Americans living in the Los Angeles county.

Statement Concerning Change

Change is one constant in everyone’s life that simply cannot be stopped, or for the lack of better word changed.  Photography documents the changes in our lives, whether in the form of a snapshot or a professionally taken portrait. A picture captures a moment in our life which can be studied and then becomes a point of reference. Photography has documented history and continues to do so. It is the perfect tool for bridging the gap between the past and the future or the West or East, the good and the bad. While we speak many languages, photography is the one language that does not change and is understood by all.

Contribution to Change

This is a series of informal portraits depicting individuals in Iran. The pictures were shot in Tehran during two trips in 2009.  In my images, I sought to document Iranians in their environment exactly as I saw them. I tried to demonstrate the diversity of Iranians — from the old Haji (Muslims who have gone to pilgrimage) photographed in a public bath, to the young female musician who posed for me in a park in central Tehran.

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