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PhotoSecrets Tabriz, first published May 3, 2016. This version output April 20, 2018.
Curated, coded and designed by Andrew Hudson. Copyright © Andrew Hudson for PhotoSecrets (Photo Tour Books, Inc.). Photos, text and maps copyrights are listed in the credits section.
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A great travel photograph, like a great news photograph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photographers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”
There are countless books that can help you with photographic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.
In my career as a professional travel photographer, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photographing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photograph on assignment.
PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”
Bob Krist has photographed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photographer of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.
For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photographer magazine as “the best book about travel photography we’ve ever read.”
The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photography, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photographs.
PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for composition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.
The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!
Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!
Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.
Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photography books. He has photographed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photography, Where, and Woman’s World.
Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.
At a Glance | |
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Name: | Tabriz |
Persian: | تبریز |
Azerbaijani: | تبریز, Təbriz |
Fame: | The most populated city in the Iranian Azerbaijan One of the historical capitals of Iran |
Nickname: | City of Firsts |
Country: | Iran |
Region: | 3 |
Population: | 1,549,453 (city, 2011) 1,800,000 (metro) |
Rank: | 6th in Iran |
Time zone: | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
GPS: | 38.067,46.300 |
Website: | tabriz.ir |
Tabriz is the most populated city in the Iranian Azerbaijan, one of the historical capitals of Iran, and the present capital of East Azerbaijan Province.
Photographer: Vathlu
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The Bazaar of Tabriz is a historical market situated in the city center of Tabriz, Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0807722 46.2922861 |
What: | Bazaar | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Pournick
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Amirak
Year: 2016.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Photographer: Fabienkhan
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Amirak
Year: 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Tarbiat is a pedestrian street in the center of Tabriz, Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0763278 46.2933556 |
What: | City gate | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Jacopo188
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Haidarzadeh’s house is a historical mansion situated in Maghsoudieh suburb of Tabriz, Iran, on the south side of Tabriz Municipality building.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.073028 46.295472 |
What: | Mansion | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Elmju
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Maqbarat-o-shoara or the Mausoleum of Poets is located in the Surkhab district of Tabriz in Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0836389 46.3035611 |
What: | Mausoleum | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Mausoleum of Poets | Wik: |
Photographer: Someone
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Talizadeh
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The Tomb of Two Kamals, or in short the 2-Kamal Tomb, is a funerary monument in Tabriz, Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0745639 46.3278722 |
What: | Funerary monument | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: M Karzarj
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The Blue Mosque is a famous historic mosque in Tabriz, Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0735861 46.3010778 |
What: | Mosque | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Zenith210
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Zenith210
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: M Karzarj
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Fabienkhan
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Meysem
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
El Gölü, also known as Shah Gölü is the name of a large park in Tabriz, Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0253222 46.3655972 |
What: | Park | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Shah Gölü | Wik: |
Photographer: M Karzarj
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Vathlu
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Meisam
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Neeku
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Hoseinb007
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Skyline of Tabriz from El Gölü park.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0253222 46.3655972 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Fabienkhan
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Imāmzādeh Hamzah is an Imamzadeh mosque complex in Tabrīz, Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.083611 46.302778 |
What: | Mosque | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Fabienkhan
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Fabienkhan
Year: 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
The Jāmeh Mosque is a large, congregational mosque in Tabrīz city, within the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0809917 46.290417 |
What: | Mosque | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Picture Taken In May 2005 By
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Vive Le Vélo
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Jacopo188
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.07444 46.29389 |
What: | Historical bath | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Elmju
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Qari Bridge is a historic stone bridges in Tabriz, Iran, over the Quri River.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0800139 46.3006167 |
What: | Historic stone bridge | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: I Took It Myself
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Rab’-e Rashidi was a tomb complex, including a school and workshop for producing books in the north-eastern part of the city of Tabriz, Iran, constructed in the early 14th century during the reign of Ghazan, a ruler of the Ilkhanid dynasty.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.07917 46.32944 |
What: | Ruin | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Rob’e Rashidi
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Photographer: M Karzarj
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
The Sāheb ol Amr Mosque or King Tahmasp Mosque is a mosque located on the east side of Saaheb Aabaad square in Tabriz, Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0841 46.2957 |
What: | Mosque | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | King Tahmasp Mosque | Wik: |
Photographer: Eliza Tasbihi
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Jacopo188
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Jacopo188
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Dr Nasser Haghighat
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Tabriz Cable Bridge also named in Iran, Melli Ettehad Cable Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by 29 Bahman Metro Station in the eastern entrance of Tabriz, capital of East Azerbaijan.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0309 46.2103 |
What: | Bridge | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Melli Ettehad Cable Bridge | Wik: |
Photographer: M Karzarj
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0723972 46.2883472 |
What: | Ruin | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Reza1356
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: M Karzarj
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Azerbaijan Museum is the major archaeological and historical museum in Tabriz, in the northwest part of Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.07333 46.30000 |
What: | Museum | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: M Karzarj
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Hamed Saber
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Fabienkhan
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Fabienkhan
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Fabienkhan
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Ahmad Shamlu
Year: 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Eynali Cable is a gondola lift in Mount Eynali at North of Tabriz, Iran.
Addr: | Where: | 38.09389 46.32694 | |
What: | Gondola | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Amirak
Year: 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Behjat Tabrizi, mainly known by his pen name, Shahriar, was a notable Iranian poet.
Addr: | Where: | 38.10556 46.32222 | |
What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Fabienkhan
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.07306 46.29556 |
What: | Museum | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Elmju
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The Tabriz Fire Fighting Tower is a fire fighting tower in Tabriz, Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0768028 46.2994500 |
What: | Tower | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Yangin Tower | Wik: |
Photographer: Shervinafshar
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The Constitution House of Tabriz, also known as Khaneh Mashrouteh, is a historical edifice located next to the Great Bazaar of Tabriz, on Motahari Ave in Tabriz, Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.08056 46.28833 |
What: | Building | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Khaneh Mashrouteh | Wik: |
Photographer: Beshef
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Manaz Ganji
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Vathlu
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Jacopo188
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Tabriz Art University is a public university in northwest of Iran in Tabriz city.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0711750 46.2943833 |
What: | University | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Hamed Saber
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Behnam House is a historical building in Tabriz, Iran.
Addr: | East Azerbaijan Province, Tabriz, Nowbar, Ark-e-Jadid, Iran | Where: | 38.0711750 46.2943833 |
What: | Historical building | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Behnamfarid
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Frode Ramone
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Tabriz, Iran | Where: | 38.073608 46.300313 |
What: | Sculpture | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Dr. Nasser Haghighat
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Where: | 38.079662 46.281074 | |
What: | Statue | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Alborz Fallah
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
The Amir Nezām House or The Qajar Museum of Tabriz, is a historical building in the Sheshghelan district, one of the oldest quarters of the city of Tabriz, Iran.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.0831083 46.3060000 |
What: | Museum | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Amirak
Year: 2016.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Addr: | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Region 3, Iran, Middle East | Where: | 38.07361 46.29556 |
What: | City hall | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Tabriz Municipality Palace | Wik: |
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