If lenses could talk

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Homeless
Berge Arabian Bugün 15:24
Homeless
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.
Riza
Berge Arabian 5 Ekim 2026
Riza
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.
My third job
Berge Arabian 28 Eylül 2026
My third job
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.
Humiliated
Berge Arabian 21 Eylül 2026
Humiliated
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.
Cultural Exchange
Berge Arabian 14 Eylül 2026
Cultural Exchange
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
My second job
Berge Arabian 7 Eylül 2026
My second job
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.
My first job 2
Berge Arabian 31 Ağustos 2026
My first job 2
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..
My first job 1
Berge Arabian 26 Ağustos 2026
My first job 1
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.
Immigrant boy 5
Berge Arabian 17 Ağustos 2026
Immigrant boy 5
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.
Immigrant boy 4
Berge Arabian 11 Ağustos 2026
Immigrant boy 4
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.
Immigrant boy 3
Berge Arabian 4 Ağustos 2026
Immigrant boy 3
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.
Immigrant boy 2
Berge Arabian 27 Temmuz 2026
Immigrant boy 2
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.
Immigrant boy
Berge Arabian 20 Temmuz 2026
Immigrant boy
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.
Books 2
Berge Arabian 13 Temmuz 2026
Books 2
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.
Books
Berge Arabian 6 Temmuz 2026
Books
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.
The Library
Berge Arabian 1 Temmuz 2026
The Library
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.
My grandfather Boghos
Berge Arabian 23 Haziran 2026
My 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. After his grandfather Khachadour, this week he tells the story of his maternal grandfather Boghos.
Paregentan
Berge Arabian 16 Haziran 2026
Paregentan
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.
Fresh baked bread
Berge Arabian 11 Haziran 2026
Fresh baked bread
Grandfather Khachadour 2
Berge Arabian 6 Haziran 2026
If Lenses Could Talk
Grandfather Khachadour 2
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.
Grandfather Khachadour
Berge Arabian 1 Haziran 2026
If Lenses Could Talk
Grandfather Khachadour
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.
A refugee tale
Berge Arabian 10 Şubat 2026
A refugee tale
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.

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