TITLE: The Gate

It is Taken at Azadi Square, Tehran, Iran.
Azadi Or Shahyad Square is a Symbol in Iran (Symbol of Freedom), It was Also the Gate of Tehran(where any cars from south of Tehran will see this monument). Azadi means Freedom in Persian, I tried to Take this photo the way it looks like a Bird that Opened its wings and wanna fly to Sky, It is a Gate To Freedom and Happier life.
I tried to make a Harmony between the monument and sky, tried to use lines and Different Point of view as well as B&W edit to concentrate on these main Elements and concept.




The Azadi Tower (LibertyTower), formerly known as the ShahyadTower, is a monument located at Azadi Square, in Tehran.
It is one of the symbols of Tehran, and marks the west entrance to the city.
Built in 1971 in commemoration of the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire, this "gateway into Tehran" was named the Shahyad ("King's Memorial") in honor of the Shah, but was changed to Azadi ("Freedom") after the 1979 Revolution.
eight thousand white marble blocks of stone were used in it's construction.
The architect of this tower is "Hossein Amanat", he won a competition to design the building. He combined elements of the architecture of Sassanid and Achaemenid eras with the post-Islamic/Iranian architecture.

AUTHOR: MohammadReza DomiriGanji (Iran, Islamic Republic Of)

28-year old Photographer, Physics and Architecture student from northern Iran, Living in Tehran interested in Architecture Photography.

Single Exhibitions:

-A voyage through Iran's architecture, European Parliament, Seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, October 2017

-Persian/Islamic Architecture, Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, South Korea, August–December 2016

-Schwerte, Germany, June 2015

-Sharjah Islamic art festival, United Arab Emirates, December 2014


-A Jury Member of 35Awards 2016

-Shortlisted with 3 photos in panoramic section of Sony World Photography Awards 2015.
-Shortlisted in panoramic section of Sony World Photography Awards 2014.
-3rd place in Kolor Panobook awards 2014.
-Best overall HDR Image and also 4th place in built in environment section of Epson Pano Awards 2014.