H. Atapour Fine Art Photography/ Gallery, The Gallery in Old Town (Green House) 2520 Congress St Cat No. 1991 - 013  "Masole' Village #1",  A Unique & Historic Town Near Caspian Sea, North- Central Persia, (Iran)  Limited Editions Available in 16X20,  20X24, 24X30, & 30X40 Inches. _________________________________________________________ Welcome to my website. This site is created for reference and contact only. It is not intended for the sale of these photographs. Colors and textures on the original photographs are best appreciated when viewed under proper lighting in our Galleries and in private show rooms. Computer monitors may not be calibrated properly to show actual colors and canvas texture. Very limited number of photographs being shown here as a sample. Over forty years of photography from all over the world can be seen in our Galleries now. 2533 Congress St. Old Town San Diego CA. 92110 (858)729-0088 E Mail: atapour@atapour.com A N D 2520 Congress Street San Diego, CA 92110 This Gallery is open 6 days a week: Monday to Sat. from 11.00 am to 6:00 pm and by appointment.Please Call (858) 361-7680 Periodically the photographs on these pages will be changed to cover a larger selection; so please visit often and enjoy.
2007 - Children of Nobding, Bhutan - Himalaya's _________________________________ BIOGRAPHY: HASSAN ATAPOUR It began at age fourteen when Hassan Atapour was already involved with the arts of painting and graphic design: photography as an art form was new to him and his environment; He started studying and exploring the possibilities in photographic expressions as an art form from the beginning. With his first “Instamatic” camera, he experienced the joy of photography for the first time. Then he seriously pursued the learning of this exciting new art and science. When he was in highschool, his parents let him use the under-staircase half bathroom of their house as his darkroom. He used to go into his darkroom as soon as he was done with his school work. By the time he was ready to come out, the light of the new day was sliding through his darkroom’s door crack. Later on, mastering black and white photography, he started teaching photography in his highschool. A n t i q u e	2007 - Tiger's Nest (Taktshang), No. 1 Bhutan - Himalaya's ____________________________ Hassan Atapour was born in Mashhad, a religiously populated, major city in North-East of Persia, (Iran.) Learning the techniques of this new art and craft did not come easy. At that time, there was a limited number of books and magazines available in photography, especially where he lived. Out of curiosity, with little English he knew, he used to ambitiously translate foreign photography articles found in magazines. Sometimes, half way through, he would discover the article was not written in English! He moved to the united states in 1976 to pursue careers in both photography and engineering. He is now a registered structural engineer.
2008 - San Diego Skyline on Christmas Eve,  Southern California, USA _____________________________ Love of nature and beauty, combined with hiking and traveling helped him accumulate numerous fine art photographic images, composing colors, light and forms. In 1985, Museum of Fine Arts in Central California displayed his art works for the first time in the United States. For more information please e-mail Hassan at atapour@atapour.com  OR  Call  (858) 361-7680	2007 - Tiger's Nest (Taktshang), Monastery- No. 3 Bhutan - Himalaya's ________________________ Presently he exhibits his limited edition photographs exclusively in his own gallery, and in selected Art festivals and exhibitions in Arizona, Nevada and California. A small selection is also being displayed in other galleries and in private collections throughout the world.