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Featured · essay · 2026

The private frame

What a single photograph of a royal household can still say — if you give it room.

Farah, Mohammad Reza Shah, and an infant in the garden.

1960s · Tehran

Photography · Method

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Index

  1. 01The private frameessay · Photography2026
  2. 02Ceremony as a public languageessay · Coronation2026
  3. 03Shahbanuessay · Farah2026
  4. 04On looking carefullyletter · Editorial2026
  5. 05After the palaceessay · Exile2026
  6. 06How a caption worksbook · Editorial2026

From the archive

Farah Pahlavi in the emerald tiara with Mohammad Reza Shah.

1967

Crown Prince Reza, Farah Pahlavi, and Mohammad Reza Shah.

1970s

Imperial family portrait with the young Crown Prince and Princess.

1970s

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