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Abyaneh s located at the foot of Karkas Mountain, 70 kilometers southeast of Kashan in Isfahan province, in Iran.The village’s remote location and isolation have helped preserve the culture and tradition of its founders. Many elderly residents speak Middle Persian, an earlier incarnation of Farsi that largely disappeared some centuries ago. The local clothing...

Just 10 miles south of Jaipur - India, Sanganer is a world renowned village known for it’s distinctly vibrant style of hand block printing which dates back to the 17th century. Thanks to the constant wars with the Mughals and Marathas, many printers migrated from Gujarat to Rajasthan during that period. Under the royal patronage, by the end of the 18th ce...

1. Know your equipment

Know your equipment so that you can focus on relating to your subjects. Your confidence in yourself will instill confidence in them. For me, simplicity is the key to success. I never bring new gear on an assignment or a...