“I photographed art people in Yerevan’s dilapidated houses. The aim was to show art as it exists. The other series was of chairs; without spectators.”
“I have photographed small and imperceptible details that we frequently do not observe but that incorporate a living spirit. I have chosen this theme since it is the closest to my heart and appealing.
“Through my photos, I show a typical day of an artist, a moment in the life of Armen Amiraghyan. How he lives and works.”
Documentary Photography Workshop, Tumo, Summer/Autumn 2012
I can say that photographing my relatives proved to be more complicated since you are striving to correctly present a image that is very familiar to you. Photographing strangers is much easier since you are the one creating their image.
Photography is about exploration. This past summer, Sara Anjargolian and I had the opportunity to teach a documentary photography workshop to teenagers at Tumo. Our primary concern was to create a process that allowed students to explore and develop their own personal approach to photography and also to enable them to create a cohesive, meaningful and personal body of work.