Friendly surprise

Photo essay: An American's journey in Iran

by Jake Jacobson
01-Apr-2009
 
[During my visit to Morelia, Mexico, last month, I met Jake Jacobson, a pleasant and worldly American. He said he had traveled to Iran last year and was greatly surprised by how friendly the people were towards him and other American tourists. I asked Jake to share some of his photographs with iranian.com readers. Enjoy! -- J. Javid]
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Ordinary and exquisite

by Mehrnaz (not verified) on Thu Apr 02, 2009 01:54 PM PDT

Dear Jake thank you. You have captured such beauty, particularly those involving ordinary people in ordinary places doing their ordinary things.


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Monda

Great share!

by Monda on Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:06 AM PDT

Thanks for posting your flavorful photos of Iran for us here.


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Anonymous Observer

What's this person's fascination with khar?

by Anonymous Observer on Thu Apr 02, 2009 01:39 PM PDT

Can you ask him please JJ and let us know? And also if Mr. Jacobsen loves pictures of khars so much, why didn't he go to Qom,  and specifically Hozeyeh Elmiyeh, and take more pictures of them? :-)


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Daryush

1st picture

by Daryush on Thu Apr 02, 2009 09:22 AM PDT

The girls look so kind, specially the smile of the second from the right.


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ramintork

Great photos Jake.

by ramintork on Thu Apr 02, 2009 08:29 AM PDT

Thanks for sharing.


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Yaran bee yar!

by Anonymous765 (not verified) on Thu Apr 02, 2009 07:17 AM PDT

Long live Iran(Persia). Down with IRI.


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very nice photos . thanks

by aliali (not verified) on Thu Apr 02, 2009 01:33 AM PDT

very nice photos .
thanks for sharing


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Great Pictures

by grateful (not verified) on Wed Apr 01, 2009 09:30 PM PDT

Foreigners always have interesting angle photographies. I liked them.


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Organic NUTritionist

thanks jake

by Organic NUTritionist on Wed Apr 01, 2009 07:55 PM PDT

beautiful pictures, beautiful country!!!

made me kinda home sick!  i want to see all those people and places.  and i really want to ride one of those donkeys--looks so comfy and fun!!!  :)


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These are nice picture

by Jacke (not verified) on Wed Apr 01, 2009 05:30 PM PDT

I do not know how Jake managed to get in the mosque let alone take a picture of "Women section of a mosque in Isfahan".


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salam

by yaran (not verified) on Wed Apr 01, 2009 04:33 PM PDT

long live Islamic Iran!


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Mr. Jacobson

by Shadi Rahmani (not verified) on Wed Apr 01, 2009 03:55 PM PDT

Thank you so much for sharing your photographs of Iran. Thank you also for your kind and thorough descriptions of the photographs. Happy Norooz to you!

I loved Picture 42.


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