IRAN. Khuzestan. 2018. Jan Mohammad Najaf waiting for the truck which will move his flock to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.
Jan Mohammad Najaf, 77 years old, has been a shepherd for 40-50 years. He has 2 daughters and 2 sons non of them would travel with the family and they preferred to live in a small city named Lali, Close to Ahvaz. They own a flock of 300 sheeps and goats. Mohhamad Najaf: “These mountains used to be like heaven, it was green as far as you could see but Now everything has changed and we have to go far away in search of grasslands. As there are no Water and grass on the way anymore we have to move with the cars since 15 years ago. It is getting worse each year.”