The Double Life of Iranian youth[size=0.9em][size=1.1em]Most young Iranians living a double life, because their country was in the heart of the cultural clash between East and West.
[size=1.1em]For Iranian-German photojournalist Kaveh Rostamhani work on this photo project was very special. "I was wondering what would have happened to me if I had not left Iran?".Spending in Iran in 2012 and 2013., Rostamhani gained access to the private lives of young people from the middle class, and is willing to show us. [size=1.1em]Despite the fact that over time, small "loops" in the system of strict Islamic rules, and now girls can smoke hookah water and softly cooing couples in love in the hills of Tehran, many young people still are afraid to open their private lives to the unaccustomed eye.
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Photo (C) Kaveh Rostamkhani
 [size=1.1em]1. Samana and Sian Kuhsar going on the hills overlooking the Tehran. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]2. Young people sunbathing by the pool on private land in northern Iran. For sexual segregation is strictly monitored by the pool. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]3. Hamed, a local photographer from Isfahan, photographs of models in his studio. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]4. Bedroom girl named ATUS in Karaj, near Tehran. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]5. Young Iranians at a private party in Tehran. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]6. Arese Negara and smoke hookah at a coffee shop in Tehran. Usually girls to accompany men, if they want to smoke. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]7. Men with a yoga session in Tehran. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]8. Girls playing backgammon at a private villa in northern Iran. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]9. Relatives Shore photographed during a wedding ceremony in Karaj. Wedding in modern Iran could cost 30,000 dollars. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]10. Qasr with friends resting on the villa during the holidays. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]11. Girls before the party in a private home in northern Iran. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]12. Group «Garage480» rehearsing in Isfahan. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]13. Exhibition of contemporary clothing in Tehran. (Kaveh Rostamkhani)
 [size=1.1em]14. Sina surf the web in Tehran. Many sites, such as Facebook, are blocked, but some netizens are able to overcome the state bans.
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