PHOTO GALLERIES – ON SITE
NAGORNO KARABAKH 1994
Photographs from an international humanitarian aid mission to the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh, a mainly ethnic Armenian populated region situated withing Azerbaijan, in 1994.
ARMENIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTIONS
Psychiatric institutions and dispensaries in Vardenis and Kapan in 2004. Part of a long-term multi-year personal project on social vulnerability in Armenia.
THE CHILDREN OF KHARBERD
Part of a long-term multi-year personal project on social vulnerability, centred on children with mental and physical disabilities in residential care in Armenia in the early 2000s.
POVERTY IN ARMENIA
A long-term multi-year personal project documenting the lives of socially vulnerable families in Armenia in the early 2000s.
LACHIN: LIFE IN NO MAN’S LAND
Documenting the lives of Armenian settlers in the town of Lachin, the crucial artery connecting Armenia with Nagorno Karabakh, in the early 2000s.
CLEARING THE KILLING FIELDS
Following the first Karabakh war, the work of the HALO Trust inc learning the disputed territory of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO).
REFUGEES IN ARMENIA
Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Armenia.
GEORGIA: INSTITUTIONS 2007
Orphanages and boarding schools in Georgia during the switchover to alternative forms of childcare such as fostering and group homes.
The Russian military occupation of the Georgian city of Gori during the August 2008 August War between Tbilisi and Moscow.
RECENT PHOTO GALLERIES – OFF SITE
In Georgian Village, Armenians And Azeris Find Common Ground
The Georgian village of Tsopi, located just a few kilometers from the Armenian border, is home to both ethnic Azeris and ethnic Armenians. Although tensions linger between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh war of the 1990s, the two groups coexist peacefully in this remote Georgian setting.
First published by RFE/RL, July 2013
Meet The Cross Riders, Georgia’s First Motorcycle Club
They are united by their love of motorcycles, the open road and a lifestyle that embraces freedom above all else. Meet the Cross Riders, Georgia’s first classic motorcycle club. Established two years ago in the capital, Tbilisi, the club reflects the growing popularity of motorcycles in the country.
First published by RFE/RL, November 2015
Georgia: The Street Kids Of Tbilisi
This photo documentary was started in 2013 by Onnik James Krikorian. It grew out of another project documenting the problems of children deprived of parental care and sent to institutions in Armenia and Georgia during the years between 2000 and 2010. Georgia has initiated reforms of its child protection system, but many children still can be found living or working on the streets.
First published by RFE/RL, February 2016
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