IRAN. 2017. Vakili Family. Alireza Alami, 1962, from Hamedan and his sister, Khadijeh Alami, 1972.

-How do you feel when you are by the sea?
The sea makes me feel calm and relax. It makes my mind free. We come to the sea each year, when I watch the waves I feel like the calmest person on earth.

-Your sister told me that you were prisoner after Iran- Iraq war for several years? Is it right?
Yes, for 6 years I was a prisoner in Iraq after the war.

-How do you feel when you were in prison years ago and now you come to the sea?
Well as I said I feel calm and happy that I’m with my family. I feel relax around my family. When I was in prison I had 2 kids and being apart from them was the hardest thing for me, now I have 4 kids.

-How long did you drive to get here?
Almost 7 hours.

-Does it worth driving 7 hours?
It sure does.

-Do you think of here when you are in your home town?
I always think of here, everyday, because of that we come here each year.

-How do you feel when you go back to your city?
I will miss here a lot, but I feel more free, I’m thinking to travel to Isfahan or Shiraz next time.

-Does it ever happen to you to think of that 5 years when you are by the sea?
I can never forget the memory of those years, It is always in my mind. Now it is like a bad dream to me.