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A former senior executive at a Chinese internet company is now a freelance photographer travelling around the globe.

One of Shan Xiaolei's first stops was Iran and he spoke to the BBC about the images he captured and people he met.

Video by Kambiz Fattahi, Bill McKenna, Zhaoyin Feng and Yitsing Wang

Music by Gene D'Andrea

19 August 2019ShareSave

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