Fine Print: Abbas Kiarostami on the hills surrounding the capital. Tehran, Iran, 1997 Paris Pablo Picasso unveils his painting

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Fine Print: Abbas Kiarostami on the hills surrounding the capital. Tehran, Iran, 1997 Paris Pablo Picasso unveils his paintingBorn in Khash, Abbas documented the Iranian Revolution during the 1970s, bearing witness to the tumultuous events, which inspired the photographers subsequent lifes work. He left the country in 1980 and did not return for 17 years. Here, Abbas on the hills surrounding the capital, where his film "Taste of Cherry" was shot.