Photo Fest Promotes Historical Monuments

A photo festival that featured national historical monuments, titled "Ehya" meaning revitalization in Persian, organized by the Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places, closed on Thursday. In the closing ceremony, attended by head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Ali Asghar Mounesan, the creators of best works in various categories judged by a team of veteran photographers were honored.
Those categories included mobile, old and adaptive photos and the winning entries were picked from a collection of 5,800 works by 1,400 photographers, ISNA reported.
It was the first photo festival held by the revitalization fund, also known by its Persian acronym Saabta.