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Iran (1961) - My friend and party chief, Cyrus Mahvi. He was part of one of the great families of Iran and was related to both of the last two ruling dynasties.
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Iran (1961) - My friend and party chief, Cyrus Mahvi. He was part of one of the great families of Iran and was related to both of the last two ruling dynasties.

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  • Iran, Baluchistan (1961) - Part of the crew of the 'Makran Diaries'. Our cook Mahmoud Khorsandi on far left, Me in dark glasses at back, Ted Thaxter kneeling in front with dark glasses.
  • Iran, Tehran (1958) - Hassan, our first houseboy, delivering the Christmas pudding. Note sparklers and eggshell filled with flaming brandy.
  • Iran (1959) - Our field cook, Mahmoud Khorsandi, killing a chicken.
  • Iran (1961) - My friend and party chief, Cyrus Mahvi. He was part of one of the great families of Iran and was related to both of the last two ruling dynasties.
  • Iran, 1960) - Elderly man with pipe.
  • Iran, Qum (1960) - A really angry mullah outside the shrine of Fatima.
  • Nigeria (1959) - Charlie Hatton and Godiva.
  • Nigeria (1959) - Ali, our bearer. Note tribal scars on his cheeks.
  • Nigeria, Zinna, Northern Region (1959) A gathering of Fulani leaders. The Lamida of Yola is the rider at right centre of the photo.
  • Nigeria, Zaria (1959) - Baobob tree (Kwalimang) in the market marketplace of Zaria. Note vernacular architecture. I bought Godiva in this market.
  • Nigeria, Zaria (1959) - Vernacular architecture of the Hausa Empire.
  • Nigeria, Near Makurdi (1959) - Mummiyeh woman. Note tribal cicatrices on her stomach, bone through her nose, etc. Note also what never wearing a bra can do to your bosom.
  • Nigeria, Jos (1959) - Zulwa woman and child. Note large disc inserted in her upper lip.
  • Nigeria, Village of Tula (1959) - scene showing mud and stone huts of the school-master's compound. Note varieties of thatch on the roofs. Crop growing is maize.
  • Nigeria, Oyo (1959) - Me (left), the Alaphine of Oyo (centre, holding my camera) and Charlie Hatton (right) outside the Alaphine's palace.
  • Nigeria, Village of Tula (1959) - me (centre) and the Wazire of Tula (right).
  • Iran, Nain (1959) - Bill Weaver (seated left) and Feiridoon Saleh (seated right) in the teahouse at Nain. Amir Abbas, the innkeeper, is serving lunch.
  • Iran, Marv Dasht Plain (1961) - Goatskins drying near Persepolis.
  • Iran, main road near Abadeh. A camel caravan carrying improbably large loads of thorn bushes.
  • Kenya, Lake Bogoria (1965) - The infamous Roger Mackay - our white hunter on our second safari.
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