Dispatches from an Iranian American Expat

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

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About David Shams

Iranian-American expat chronicling what it means to belong everywhere and nowhere. Debut novel A Thousand Touches arrives this October. Dispatches every Friday.

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