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Cast Out of Heaven: Hashem Shakeri, Iran; 2nd place, Discovery category. “The current US sanctions against Iran, and the subsequent fall in the value of the Iranian currency, are causing house prices in the country to skyrocket. As a result, many Tehraners have been forced to leave the capital and move to satellite towns where accommodation is more affordable. The Mehr Housing Project, initiated in 2007, was the largest state-funded housing project in the history of Iran. What followed was rapid growth in urban population and the construction of new towns”. (Photo by Hashem Shakeri/Sony World Photography Awards 2020)
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