Index of the work

Galleries

Nine series, and the whole archive — by subject and by place.

Begin with a series, or walk the archive photograph by photograph: from the historic monuments of France, documented since 2024, to those of Iran, where his work began.

  1. IThe series
  2. IIBy subject
  3. IIIBy place

Mohammadreza Domiri GanjiIGalleries — the series

I The series

The series

Bodies of work made as a whole, each with its own statement and sequence — the ceilings and great interiors of France, the city of Lyon, and the architecture of Iran by day and by night.

  1. The vaults of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon, photographed straight up along the central axis: gilded mosaics and medallions, stained glass at both ends, columns converging from every side.
    Series ICelestial TapestriesAn Ode to the Infinite — the ceilings of France’s historic monumentsFrance · 2024 — ongoing
  2. Deep blue and white tiled muqarnas of a mosque portal, its tiers of cells converging on a turquoise star, photographed level and centred.
    Series IIMoqarnas Atlas of IranMuqarnas vaults of Iran’s historic cities, each read as a measured sectionIran · 2025
  3. The grand staircase of the Palais Garnier in Paris, symmetrical and golden, with visitors dissolved by a long exposure into translucent traces on the steps.
    Series IIIL’Écho du TempsThe Echo of Time — great interiors of France, where visitors become traces and the architecture stays stillParis · Versailles · Lyon · 2025
  4. Église Saint-Georges and the Passerelle Saint-Georges mirrored in the Saône, Lyon.
    Series IVLyonThe city and its monuments, from first light to nightfallLyon · ongoing

Iran series and galleries

Iran — series and galleries

  1. Qara Kelisa (St Thaddeus Monastery) at night
    Series VPersian NocturnesMonuments of Iran under the night sky14 photographs
  2. Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, winter prayer hall — morning light through the orosi onto the carpets
    Series VIOrosi — Colour and LightColour and light through stained glass6 photographs
  3. Eram Garden, pavilion mirrored in the pool (denoise/colour edit)
    Series VIIPardis — The Persian GardenWater, pools and pavilions7 photographs
  4. A large wooden lenj under construction in a shipyard on Qeshm Island, held up by scaffolding, with timber offcuts on the ground.
    Series VIIILenj — Wooden Boats of the Persian GulfShipyard, boats and crews13 photographs
  5. Shah (Imam) Mosque, domed chamber looking straight up — portrait
    GalleryCeilingsDomes, vaults and painted ceilings, seen from their centre23 photographs
  6. Si-o-se Pol at night, reflected in the Zayandeh River
    GalleryIsfahanUnder the domes of Isfahan11 photographs
  7. A carpet repair workshop: craftsmen at work among piles of Persian carpets under a high, worn ceiling.
    GalleryShirazFrom the morning light of Nasir al-Mulk to sunset in the Eram Garden12 photographs
  8. Tehran rooftops and towers from a height
    GalleryTehranThe capital, old and new16 photographs
  9. Timcheh Amin od-Dowleh, Kashan Bazaar — muqarnas dome round the oculus
    GalleryKashan & YazdHouses, bazaars and the desert cities10 photographs

Mohammadreza Domiri GanjiIIGalleries — by subject

II The galleries, by subject

The archive,
by subject

Every photograph in the archive, gathered by what it shows — and, below, by where it was made.

The ceiling of the windcatcher pavilion at Dowlat Abad Garden, Yazd, seen from directly below: a ring of coloured-glass windows around a white star of plaster vaulting, in perfect symmetry.
CeilingsDowlat Abad Garden, YazdPardis

Mohammadreza Domiri GanjiIIIGalleries — by place

III The galleries, by place

Iran,
city by city

The galleries of Iran, where his work began.

Iran

All places in Iran
  • The lit arches of the Si-o-se Pol bridge over the Zayandeh River in Isfahan at night.
    Isfahan32°39′N 51°40′ESheikh Lotfollah Shah Mosque Si-o-se Pol
  • The prayer hall of the Vakil Mosque in Shiraz, rows of spiral-carved columns under brick vaults.
    Shiraz29°37′N 52°32′ENasir al-Mulk Vakil Eram Garden
  • A Qajar room of the Golestan Palace in Tehran, with coloured-glass windows and painted walls.
    Tehran35°41′N 51°23′EGolestan Niavaran Azadi Tower
  • The courtyard and dome of the Agha Bozorg Mosque in Kashan, framed by the arch of a side iwan.
    Kashan33°59′N 51°26′ETabatabaei Agha Bozorg Timcheh
  • The Zoroastrian fire temple of Yazd at blue hour, mirrored in the round pool of its forecourt.
    Yazd31°54′N 54°22′EJameh Mosque Dowlat Abad Fire Temple
  • The pavilion of the Shazdeh Garden at Mahan, Kerman, lit at night above its cascade of pools.
    Other placesAcross IranMahan Takht-e Soleyman Kish

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IV — Nocturne

Every photograph has a page of its own.

Its place, its story and its light

The stone Tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae under a night sky crossed by the Milky Way.
Night ShotsTomb of Cyrus the GreatPasargadae, Fars, Iran — under the Milky WayThe photograph’s page · Persian Nocturnes

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