Berge Arabian

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. This week, he narrates tells us how a little kid falls in love at first glance.

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. This week, he writes about Bursa Photo Festival that reminds him the exact same feeling of friendship that Diyarbakir International Photography Days did 10 years ago.

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. This week, he writes about the prejudicial approach people show the homeless and invites us to see the peculiar stories of each homeless individual.

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. This week, he writes about meeting Riza, a homeless Iranian man in Toronto, and their infrequent encounters.

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. This week he writes about his first night of waiting tables which is his third job in Toronto.

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. This week he relays his testimony from his early life about how people humiliate those whom they found weaker.

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. This week he talks about "silly" mistakes because of cultural codes, in other words, of moving to another country and being unfamiliar with its culture

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. This week he tells us his second job as a dishwasher and his stone-hearted boss there after dry cleaning delivery boy.

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. This week he continues talks about his first job as a dry-cleaning delivery boy after his immigration to Canada and why he gave it up..

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. This week he talks about his first job after his immigration to Canada: dry cleaning.

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. This week he writes about young Berge's feeling to Marry Allen whom he met in in Toronto.

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. In the fourth article narrating his "immigrant childhood", he talks about his classmate Pete and a mukhtar.

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. In the third article about his "immigrant boyhood", he talks about his start of high school and unexpected friendship.

Photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs in his column, "If Lenses Could Talk," published in the arts and culture pages of Agos. This week, he writes about how "immigrant kid" Berge ended up becoming one of the cool kids in Toronto although he never really felt like one.

In his column titled “If Lenses Could Speak,” published in the culture and arts section of Agos, photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs. This week he talks about his experiences as an adolescent immigrant boy in Canada.

Gregory Jundanian, photographer and the founder of Armenians of Whitinsville digital archive, came to Turkey to trace his family history, and spoke to Agos. Jundanian talks about the influence of genocide transmitted through generations, how memory shapes identity and his efforts to reconnect family ties that has been lost..

In his column titled “If Lenses Could Speak,” published in the culture and arts section of Agos, photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs.

In his column titled “If Lenses Could Speak,” published in the culture and arts section of Agos, photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs. This week, he writes about books from Khalil Cibran to Odyan, Baronyan and socialism and his methods of hiding them from his family.

In his column titled “If Lenses Could Speak,” published in the culture and arts section of Agos, photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs. This week, he writes about his mother’s love of reading and the kindness of the librarian he met while picking up books for her from an Armenian library in Beirut.

In his column titled “If Lenses Could Speak,” published in the culture and arts section of Agos, photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs. After his grandfather Khachadour, this week he tells the story of his maternal grandfather Boghos.

In his column titled “If Lenses Could Speak,” published in the culture and arts section of Agos, photographer Berge Arabian shares the stories behind his photographs. This week, he tells the story of Paregentan through the act of listening.

The first exhibition of the 4Ro Photos collective, “Stories of Mesopotamia,” has opened in Diyarbakır. Photographer Berge Arabian, whose work is featured in the exhibition, writes about the opening day, the collective’s three-year journey, and what it felt like to return to Diyarbakır once again.

Photographer Berge Arabian narrates the stories behind his shots in his Agos column, 'If lenses could talk.' His latest piece centers on the story of some refugees.

Photographer Berge Arabian narrates the stories behind his shots in his Agos column, 'If lenses could talk.' His latest piece centers on the story of some refugees.

Photographer Berge Arabian narrates the stories behind his shots in his Agos column, 'If Lenses Could Talk.' This week, he features an Armenian language course in Diyarbakır, along with its instructor and students.

Photographer Berge Arabian narrates the stories behind his shots in his Agos column, 'If lenses could talk.' His latest piece centers on the story of some refugees.

In these forsaken days of the Corona Virus, Art in its physical sense of exhibitions, events, screenings, performances, publications and so forth, has become almost a rarity. Yes, a great number of artists have been active by channeling their creative side through the internet but the essential live interaction between the artist and the audience is almost none. Every one is in the same situation of isolation and quarantine. We at Agos felt that there is a common ground here regarding the artistic well-being and day-to-day creative life of artists in general during this long and absurd period staged by a deadly virus. So, we asked Armenian artists living in many different countries how isolation has effected their creative process, focus and inspiration regarding their art…and how do they envision the future of their art and creativity once the quarantine days come to an end? We asked them to write back for our readers to know their thoughts and reflections. Berge Arabian

German Avagyan is a photographer who participated in joint Armenia-Turkey exhibitions before it was a trend and has always used his camera for documenting the difficult issues that became a wound for the society. In this regard, interviewing him is precious, not only in terms of photography but also in terms of understanding how photography can really change people's lives. We introduce this artist concerned with many issues like poverty, disability and war to our readers.

Romanian photojournalist Anreea Tanase’s “Armenians in Romania” project was presented by interviews, book launches and photo exhibitions in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Yerevan, Gyumri. We talked to Tanase about her journey to the history of Armenians living in her country and her work, in which the traces of genocide from past to present is documented.

Michelle Andonion have been photographing the children at risk around the world for providing a better future for them by raising awareness. Now, in her book “This Picture I Gift”, which was published on September 2015, she travels to the past of her family, Armenia and Anatolia by following the footsteps of her grandmother Sara.

Berge Arabian was on Mytlini and spent a day with the refugees there. He wrote and photographed their hopes, dreams and fears.