Bread of Life

In Iran

by James Conley

Grab and go

Grab and go

$800.00

A man runs with a loaf of bread.

Apogeo Photos member James Conley spent several weeks inside Iran in 2015. During that time, he lived like a local, which meant eating like a local. Barbari bread is a staple of any Persian meal. This is a photo story about a bakery in Northern Tehran.

Tehran bakery

Tehran bakery

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A bakery in Northern Tehran, Iran.

In the oven

In the oven

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Bakers at a Tehran shop bake barbari bread.

Shaping the bread

Shaping the bread

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A baker flattening out loaves of barbari bread in a Tehran bakery.

Final stretch

Final stretch

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A master baker at a Tehran bakery puts bread in the oven.

Customers gather

Customers gather

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Customers start to fill the waiting area as the bread is readied for the oven.

Ready to bake

Ready to bake

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A master baker in a Tehran bakery prepares bread for the oven.

Scoring

Scoring

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A baker scores barbari bread dough.

Selling out

Selling out

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A baker sells fresh bread to teeming customers at a Tehran bakery.

Shaping

Shaping

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A master baker prepares bread for the oven in a Tehran bakery.

Final product

Final product

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A baker shows finished barbari bread at a Tehran bakery.