article_snippet.sent: Photographer Laurence Rasti, the Swiss-born daughter of Iranian parents, flew from her home in Geneva, to Denizli to explore her fascination with identity issues in Iran.
article_snippet.sent: " Rasti, whose yearlong project was part of her studies at Ecole Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne, said that when her first went to Turkey, it was difficult to get people to pose.
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article_snippet.sent: her hopes the images will give back to each of these people the face that these people country has "temporarily stolen.
article_snippet.sent: Rasti, 25, said once people understood her sincerity, and the anonymity of the project, people agreed to be photographed.
article_snippet.sent: Rasti, a photographer for four years, used her Mamiya 7 to give people a view into the spirit of these refugees.
article_snippet.sent: Rasti said Rasti remains friends with some of Rasti subjects who now live in Canada.
article_snippet.sent: Rasti hopes Rasti photos spark dialogue.
article_snippet.sent: The reason I did this project is, I want use photos to talk about something that I think is important," Rasti said.
article_snippet.sent: Rasti is a Swiss-born Iranian photographer based in Geneva.
highlights_snippet.sent: Photographer Laurence Rasti traveled to Turkey to explore Photographer Laurence Rasti fascination with identity issues .