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1996 Photo Contest, Daily Life, 1st prize
Photographer

Thomas Kern

Lookat Photos for Du Magazine

01 January, 1995

A school class in a picturesque village perched high above the Caspian Sea. Six years after the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran is experiencing a steady exodus of young people to the city. At this school only 17 pupils and two teachers remain.

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