Dispatches from an Iranian American Expat Substack by David Shams

Dispatches from an Iranian American Expat

About the Substack

Cinematic street photography and cultural essays chronicling the grit, beauty, and absurdity of global life through the eyes of an Iranian-American expat.

Free Subscription Benefits

Occasional public posts

Paid Subcription Benefits

Subscriber-only posts and full archive
Post comments and join the community
Discount codes for prints and books

Paid Subscription Plans

$50 a year
$5 a month

About David Shams

Writer. Photography. Dad. Liverpool fan. Currently working on a novel. Residing in Warsaw. Kentucky Native. Iranian-American. Washington, DC.

Dispatches from an Iranian American Expat's recommended Substacks

Laura Rozen

Diplomatic, by Laura Rozen

Reporting on foreign policy, Washington, and the U.S. administration.

100+
paid subscribers

Judd Legum

Popular Information

Independent accountability journalism.

10K+
paid subscribers

541K+
free subscribers

Jose Melendez (Dan Kobayashi)

Expatriarch

How an American Africa expert deals with moving to Geneva and becoming a stay-at-home dad. Featuring lots of parenting, lots of travel, and a little bit of whining.