In 2005, I studied photography in Armenia at the Caucasus Media Institute, Yerevan, under Ruben Magasaryan. For three years during that time, I worked as a photojournalist at Armenpress news agency. I worked for Yerevan and Forum magazines, collaborating with Reuters agency.
In 2009 I got a Grand Prix award and First place in the “People and Faces” category in the Karl Bulla International Photo Contest for my long term project “Survivors.”
The other significant achievement that allowed me to grow as a documentary photographer was the “Human Rights and Photography” fellowship from Magnum Foundation at the New York University in 2011.
From 2009 to 2016, I was staff photographer for ArmeniaNow.com. Participated in many local and international group exhibitions in Armenia, USA, China, Hong Kong, India, Russia.
From 2007, I adopted two long-term and in-depth research projects that later developed into books.
My photographs have been published in The New York Times Lens blog, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, Politiken, WOZ magazine, and the other local and international publications.
In 2012, I co-founded ‘4Plus’ Documentary Photography Center along with other female photographers.
