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Portfolio - Beyond The Veil 

My most recent project « Beyond the veil » is the story of young women living in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Looking past the traditional images of the chador, I have tried to show that women in Iran are finding a way to live the lives they want. Despite the restrictions of the Islamic laws, behind closed doors they create a world for themselves far away from the conservative ideology of their leaders.

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Isfahan. Women arrive for friday prayers at the blue mosque.... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. 11-year-old Fatima says her midday prayers at home.... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Ramsar. Edranyita, a member of Iran's Christian community,... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Ramsar. A couple photograph themselves on their mobile... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. A family perform wedding rituals at a public wedding-hall... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. A young married couple from a migrant worker community... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. Students during a break at an art college in Tehran.... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. A women-only photography class at an art college.... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. Mina comes from the Kurdish area of Iran. She says... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Isfahan. getting ready at home. 2007 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Isfahan. A private party at home. 2007

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Isfahan. Pagol eats breakfast at her parent's house. 2007.... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. 2007. 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Ramsar. A girl show off her hair extensions in a village... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. A couple put flowers on a relative's grave at the... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Ramsar. School girls play on a slide in a playground near... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Ramsar. Playing a game in the sand by the Caspian Sea.... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Dizin. Young people from Tehran at Dizin ski resort above... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. Housing blocks in North Tehran. 2007. 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. Women gather in the kitchen during a house-party... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Isfahan. cushions at the house of a newly-wed couple in... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. A teacher and student in a photography class. 2007.... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Isfahan. Women arrive for friday prayers at the Blue Mosque.... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. Dancing in the women's section of a wedding-hall.... 
Portfolio - Major Features 

Olivia Arthur 2008

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