article_snippet: Australian photographer Brook Mitchell, 36, who lives in Bali, embarked on a trip to Iran and captured these incredible pictures of the celebrations and the macabre museum.
article_snippet: Yet Mr Mitchell, who embarked on an enlightening trip, said: 'After visiting some of the most remote and supposedly conservative parts of Iran, areas that very few outsiders see, I cannot equate the term 'axis of evil' with my experiences, at least when it comes to the people I met. '
article_snippet: Travelling through Iran as an outsider was an unforgettable, immersive experience. '
article_snippet: Travelling through Iran as an outsider was an unforgettable, immersive experience,' Mitchell explained .
article_snippet: During the trip Mitchell visited the Persian Gulf Coast and Islands: Bandar Abbas, Hormuz, Qeshm and Minab and travelled to the desert cities of Yazd and Shiraz, Tehran, including  the ancient Zoroastrian centre of Chak Chak, Ruins at Persepolis and the city of Isfahan.
article_snippet: Mitchell, 36,  travelled around Iran Iran during February .
highlights_snippet: Photographer Brook Mitchell, 36, travelled to Iran and captured pictures of 'celebrations' and the macabre museum .