Photo exhibit to raise funds for Iran quake victims

TEHRAN,Aug.15(MNA) -- Tehran’s Eyvan Gallery will be playing host to a photo exhibition today to raise funds for the victims of the two successive earthquakes that hit regions in the northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan on Saturday. A collection of 43 works by 30 Iranian photographers will go on display at the one-day exhibit entitled “My Azarbaijan”. The show has been organized by the Farhang Film Company. The photos have been selected from the works submitted to the Smell of Gift Festival, which was held at the gallery in March to commemorate Noruz, the Iranian New Year celebration. The gallery is located at No. 25, Kaman Alley, Shahid Haqqani Intersection, Africa Blvd. Over 300 people were killed and about 5000 people were injured during the quakes 60 kilometers and 49 kilometers of northeast of Tabriz in West Azarbaijan Province.