[Leica] IMGS: Rashid Kanjani, Zoroastrian Farmer

[leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson)]

Fantastic. Great portraits.

As an aside, the ice house is a really amazing thing.
About a year ago, I stumbled across this book in my local library and it 
was fascinating:

http://www.mazdapublishers.com/book/ice-houses-of-iran-where-how-why

Jay


On 5/26/2016 1:59 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> PESO:
>
> Our next adventure was a visit to the almost abandoned village of Zinaba
> near Yazd.  It used to be a village of 400 Zoroastrian families but only 30
> people are left now.  We met Rashid Kanjani walking back to his house from
> his greenhouse and he offered to show us around.  He has $30,000 invested
> in his greenhouse to grow cucumbers and tomatoes.  He says he could have
> made more money if he had just put that in the bank and let it accumulate
> interest but he loves to farm and can't quit.
>
> http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I00001DHPit_gjjE
>
> to the end (828).  We spent the rest of the afternoon with Rashid and his
> wife.  They are typical of families in this village in that their children
> grew up and left.  Their son is a veterinarian in Yazd and their daughter
> married her first cousin and moved to India.  They invited us to come to a
> worship service at the Zoroastrian temple in Yazd the next week.  That will
> be coming up soon along with photos of Shenahanou, his wife.
>
> C&C greatly appreciated.
>
> Tina
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