Once upon a time in Isfahan, architects and labourers created buildings based on their expertise and experience accumulated over the years, never imagining that these creations would one day be recognised not only as enduring works of art but also as the world's "manifestation of art."

Once upon a time, I started photographing the same monuments in my early thirties. These photos went unnoticed for many years after the project was finished, as I assumed they had served their purpose in my life. Their memories remained hidden until I came across them while browsing through old images recently. My reintroduction to these photographs and their selection from all the documented images was as fortunate as history's selection of these works from the many creations of our ancestors.