Iran, formerly Persia, is home to a large number of ethnic groups, such as Afro-Iranians, Arabs, Arabs of the Persian Gulf, Armenian, Assyrians, Azerbaijani Turks, Azerbaijanis, Bakhtiari, Balochs, Balochs, Brahuis, Caucasians, Crimean Tatars, Dom, Ghasemabadi, Georgians, Gilaks, Guhars, Hazaras, Jews, Kawliya, Kurds, Laks, Lurs, Mandaeans, Mazandaranis, Persian-speaking Armenians, Qashqai, Qashqais, Qizilbash, Romani, Sogdi, Talysh, Tats, Turks, Turkmens, Turkmen-Sahra, Zazas, Zoroastrians and many more.

The photos were taken around 2013 between Tabriz and Bam and were largely captured by photographer Lena Johnson.