Captions: Park-e Laleh, Tehran

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An Iranian Navy sailor and civilian friend enjoy a ‘Qalyan’ – a hookah water pipe – in Tehran’s Park-e Laleh, Iran.

It was my first full day in Tehran, so I was unsure how to answer their question ‘Do you like Iranian girls?’ Were they trying to get me into trouble? I decided to play it safe with ‘I like all girls!’

Photograph copyright © Ben McKechnie 2010

Published by Ben McKechnie

I am a professional photographer specializing in travel, documentary, and portrait work, as well as a working freelance journalist with more than 10 years experience in the field. Both as a photographer and journalist, my interest lies with the relationship between people, and their culture. I am often moved deeply when witnessing the ebb and flow of daily life around the world and strive to create works that capture this.

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