The Childhood series is a journey into the worn-down alleys and narrow side streets of Farahzad — a marginal district on the outskirts of Tehran where, among cracked walls and forgotten houses, a living and vibrant world beats at its heart. In this place, children construct their own universe freely and curiously, side by side, touching it under the shade of dust and sunlight as only they can. These photographs go beyond capturing moments; they strive to narrate life itself to let the laughter and shouts of play be heard, to make visible the pure joys, the runs and pauses, the hopes and friendships. Each image is a fragment of a small yet vast world — a world they recreate every day through imagination. The Childhood series does not aim merely to represent poverty or marginalization, but to reveal the simplicity of children's lives within limitations-moments whose value lies in their purity and directness: in a brief smile, in communal games, in a gaze full of hope. Ultimately, Childhood is an invitation to re-encounter the earliest moments of life which, in all their simplicity, redefine the world. It is a reminder of a simple, forgotten truth: that even in the smallest and humblest settings, there exists the power to create a world filled with hope and .meaning, right in the midst of absence.
