When he was a student, Gholamhossein Saber took up photography as a hobby with a Lubitel camera he had borrowed from his sister. He continued that form of photography until he returned from Khorramshahr. “Because of my knowledge of painting, the photos I took did not turn out badly. At least they had a good composition. In 1969, I was encouraged by the late Yeprem Artonians (known as Mr. Georges in Shiraz), an old Shirazi photographer who had a lot of experience and knowledge in photography techniques and who generously provided his knowledge to others when teaching photography. By his suggestion, I purchased a Minolta SRT-IOI camera from him, which was the first reflex camera I owned. This camera also had a built-in light meter, which was considered a great advantage, and was counted as an advanced camera at that time. That camera made me interested in photography. Mr. Yeprem’s advice was a great encouragement for me, and I can say that he created the joy of photography in me. For this reason, I am indebted to his generosity. “I gradually acquired accessories for my camera. A few years later, I had a camera, various lenses and macrographic equipment, and I was working with them with indescribable pleasure. I bought different magazines and books on photography, and it was through the pages of those magazines and books that I managed to obtain the secrets of photography. “Although photography has been assumed to be the rival of painting it became complimentary to my painting career. I improved my photography and painting simultaneously, and, in a way, I adapted and combined them together. I came to the conclusion that painting and photography had a lot of correspondence with each other, although their means of performance were different. In both, the artistic view is the basis of work. It is worth mentioning that the precise information about photography, both in color and in light, completely altered the application of color in my paintings, giving them a new form. My attitude towards photography is in many respects similar to my attitude towards painting, although a photograph may differ greatly from a painting, due to the type of instrument used in the former, which the mind cannot directly influence. However, attention to detail in doing macrophotography of butterflies, ladybugs, rocks, leaves, fibers and so on helped me to become a better painter and to look at nature with a more meticulous perspective. I have had many experiences over the years in various fields of photography, but my interest is mostly in the field of landscape photography, still life, portrait, and macrophotography. At first, I started doing black and white photography, but after a while I felt that the prints developed in printing studios of the photos I took did not meet my standards. That was why I attempted to develop them myself, resulting in my gaining more knowledge and experience in this field. I was taking black and white photos for about ten years, and just made color photos in colored slides. Many photos and slides remain from that time. I was slowly taken into color photography and color printing, and I also learned a lot in this area. The result of these experiences is so far thousands of color photographs. I still go out once a week to photograph with one of my students who is also my friend. Seeing nature creates a strange sensation in me. I lose myself. When I see a beautiful landscape, that day becomes the happiest day of my life.”