When bombs started falling on Tehran in February, we heard much about the political ramifications, including the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader.
But what about the ordinary people who call the capital home?
Maryam Rahmanian, an Iranian-American photojournalist living in Tehran, wants to tell their stories.
She took portraits of civilians who decided to stay in the city, asking them what the war meant to them and how it has affected their lives.
“Some people had to keep working. Some stayed home and endured the hours in uncertainty. Some were focused on protecting loved ones. Others tried to hold on to a sense of normal life as that…