Splash of colour: the Tehran bazaar's pencil seller - in pictures

Seller sticks to his passion in a digital world

In this picture taken on May 22, 2023, Mohammad Rafi, a seller of coloured pencils at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, sits at his shop. In a dimly lit corner of Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Mohammad Rafi is surrounded by all colours of the rainbow in his tiny shop that sells nothing but art pencils. The world may have gone digital, but Rafi has stayed true to his passion of the past 35 years, surrounded by thousands of pencils in every hue and shade imaginable. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

In this picture taken on May 22, 2023, Mohammad Rafi, a seller of coloured pencils at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, sits at his shop. In a dimly lit corner of Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Mohammad Rafi is surrounded by all colours of the rainbow in his tiny shop that sells nothing but art pencils. The world may have gone digital, but Rafi has stayed true to his passion of the past 35 years, surrounded by thousands of pencils in every hue and shade imaginable. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

May 25, 2023

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