Fars: Pictures of the Year 1389

The Damavand; Mohammad Azizi

Saegheh Missile; Mehdi Marizad

Golestan Forest Fires; Hamed Barchian

Caspian Shores; Mohammad Azizi

Schoolgirl in Vakeel Abad ; Ali Ramezanpour

Rick Steves Travelling in Iran

The renowned travel guidebook author Rick Steves visited Iran in March 2008, accompanied by Abdi Sami, the Iranian-born filmmaker and photographer. Their collaboration has produced a vivid two-part radio report on Iran and some of the most beautiful pictures taken in the country .

For Rick’s radio reports, visit:http://www.ricksteves.com/iran/iran_radio.htm

To see all Abdi’s pictures, visit:http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=2759

Pictures from top: Tehran at sunset; A young woman in Isfahan; Rick Steves interviewing in a Tehran park; A Tehran bookstore; The bookstore window displaying books on Che and Mossadegh.

UPDATE: To view PBS TV report on Rick Steve's travel to Iran, sent to us by anonymous, visit: http://www.ricksteves.com/iran/iran_menu.htm