May 8 - Valley Stream - Valley Stream, NY, USA

Parisa is 6 years old and was born on Long Island. She is my friends' daughter.

Mar. 20 - Prospect Heights - Brooklyn, NY, USA

Ramin Talaie, just turned 45 today. Yes, this is a self-portrait. I was born in Tehran, Iran on this day. Today is the first day of spring and the start of Persian new year known as Nawruz. Happy new year, and spring!

Mar. 10 - Khaneh Honarmandan - Tehran, Iran

Abolfazl Nesie, 25, was born in the northern city of Gorgan, Golestan in Iran. Abolfazl's name is an old Arabic name which means grandfather. Abolfazl works for a newspaper in Tehran. I photographed him in a small park in central Tehran.

Mar. 9 - Gisha - Tehran, Iran

Susan Najafi, 56, was born in the holy city of Mashad, Iran. Susan is married to my cousin and lives in the same section of the city as my mother, in Gisha. Susan works as a nurse in a hospital in Tehran.

Mar. 8 - Vanak - Tehran, Iran

Morteza Nikoubazl, 34, was born in Tehran. Morteza is a freelance photographer with Reuters news agency. I photographed him outside of Reuters offices in Tehran. During the Islamic Revolution Moreteza was only 4 years old.

Mar. 7 - Vesal Street - Tehran, Iran

Narges Emami, 26, was born in Tehran, Iran. Narges is a photographer and sometimes a model. I photographed her on a friend's roof in central Tehran just before sunset.

Mar. 6 - Qazvin - Qazvin, Iran

Hossien Zakeri, was born in Qazvin, Iran. Hossien, who said he is "old enough," when I asked him about his age, posed for me in a public bath. The public baths are traditional baths in smaller cities in Iran. Of course this was a men-only bath.

Mar. 3 - Central Tehran - Tehran, Iran

Ali Jaffari, 75, was born in the holy city of Qom, Iran. Ali who would like be called Haj Ali, as he is a Haji (one who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca), sells fresh fruits and vegetables from a small shop in central Tehran.

Mar. 2 - Central Tehran - Tehran, Iran

Batool Jamali, 29, was born in Ardabil, Iran. Today is Batool's birthday. She is photographed in her kitchen where she prepared a nice meal. Batool is a mother and a wife and lives with her husband in central Tehran.

Mar. 1 - Western Tehran - Tehran, Iran

Hossien Fatemi, 29, was born in Ardabil, Iran. In this photo, Hossien was being interviewed by a TV crew in a photo studio in western part of Tehran.

Feb. 27 - Enqelab Street - Tehran, Iran

Mohsen Shahmardi, 29, is from Tehran, Iran. I took his picture in a cafe in central Tehran. Mohsen is a news photographer and was nice enough to give me a ride from the airport.

Feb. 23 - Midtown - Manhattan, NY, USA

Mark Jolly, 39, was born in the city of Kingston upon Thames, UK to a British father and an Iranian mother. Mark is an editor and writes about travel. Rahm Emanuel looks a lot like Mark.