Some selections from the outstanding photography exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts titled “She Who Tells a Story – Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World.” I didn’t take a huge number of pictures, except for one series that fascinated me, which I’ll post first.

From the catalogue: "A good photograph is one that tells a story and helps us see, as Goethe once observed, what is hardest to see -- namely, what is in front of our eyes. 'She Who Tells a Story,' the first major exhibition and publication of its kind in the United States, brings together extraordinary photographs by twelve exceptional artists from Iran and the Arab world. Their photographs and videos, ranging from fine art to documentary, tell stories that touch our hearts, challenge our misperceptions, and help us see with fresh eyes a vibrant, complex, and exciting Middle East. It is our hope that these powerful visual narratives will inspire curiosity about the region and open a cultural dialogue about the art of Iran and the Arab world, led by these pioneering artists."