In one word, from the stories of Dr. Abbasaliev, it turns out that Ailis is one of the 1001 names of God. And, perhaps, his love for Ailis had nothing to do with either Armenians or Muslims. Rather, it was another unique and truly noble manifestation of this person's loyalty to the Truth․ Akram Aylisli, from Stone Dreams, 2012.
War has an inner voice, which is not the sound of a cannon or exploding shells. It is the dumb cry that comes from inside a person, it’s about the loss of a human being.
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Vaghinak Ghazaryan
Vaghinak Ghazaryan (1974) is an Armenian freelance photographer based in Yerevan.
He graduated from the department of film and photography at the Academy of TV and Radio, Yerevan, Armenia in 2004 and the Art Criticism and Curatorial Studies School at AICA, Armenia in 2011.
From 2001 to 2003 Ghazaryan worked as a full-time photographer for the Armenpress News Agency.
Ghazaryan has received grants and awards from organizations including the Documentary Photography Production grant from the Open Society Foundations in 2013, the Tatevik- Grand Prix, Tvapatum in 2019 and Stories About Changes at the Media Initiatives Center, Armenia in 2019 among others.
He currently collaborates with 4plus.org Documentary Photography Center and visits documentary and photojournalism online courses organized by Docdocdoc School of Modern Photography.
Author's stories
The voice of war
“This job deals with human beings, and it is a difficult job. Old people are like children: some of them are naughty, some are calm and obedient, and some are stubborn. But they are still humans, so we should treat them like humans.”
Someone to talk to
COVID gave me an artificial feeling, as if it were a fabricated, artificial creature that has not completely formed.
"As if we were participating in a big game"
Behind every fallen soldier is a story of lost moments and dreams.