August 11, 2017 – Teheran, Iran. An aerial view of the city of Teheran from the terrace of Milad Tower. As many others, the Milad Tower was built by the Iranian government to be a visible symbol of the power and the growing role of the country itself in the middle east region. Opened in 2008 after years of constructions, it stands 435 mt. high, and it is the world's sixth tallest freestanding tower. © Simone Tramonte

August 11, 2017 – Teheran, Iran. “Âbo atash” (water and fire) is the largest skatepark in the Middle East. Built in Tehran by a German company three years ago, many young people come to train on skateboard, skating or biking. The rise of a community of young skaters in Tehran is one of the strong signs that the country is really changing in the right direction. In a country that sentences the Western way of life, more and more young people are engulfing the asphalt on their skateboards, like Americans and Europeans. More than a hobby, a way to affirm their freedom. Ten years ago, there were only thirty skaters in Iran, today there are almost 3,000 including a number of girls who make skateboarding one of the few mixed sports in Iran. The young people fought for this, and remember with satisfaction when their first tables were locked at customs because they came from the United States. © Simone Tramonte

August 11, 2017 – Teheran, Iran. An Iranian woman walks in front of an anti-American wall painted on the wall of the ex US embassy in Tehran. [The famous graffiti in front of the old US Embassy, occupied by a group of students from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, holding 52 officials hostage.] © Simone Tramonte