Journey to Historic Armenia exhibit opens in Ararat-Eskijian Museum
May 14, 2011 - 10:55 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net -
The Ararat-Eskijian Museum and the Nor Serount (New Generation)
Cultural Association will present a unique photo illustration; Journey
to Historic Armenia on Sunday, May 15.
Photography fans will have the opportunity to see original photos
taken by Shiraz-Hovhannes Djeredjian, from 1960's onwards, capturing
natural scenes, historical monuments and Armenian landscapes.
Djeredjian is known as `the Photographer of the Armenian People.' His
story-telling photography preserves the richness of the Armenian
History. Shiraz has a unique talent in showcasing his photographs. His
ability to narrate, coupled with the breathtaking scenes and
historical sites, take you back to the places ancestors of the
Armenian people, lived, prayed and battled.
Shiraz started working with a French archaeological group as a
photographer in the 1960ēs. After touring throughout Lebanon, he began
working on his lifelong desire and travelled to hisancestral home to
photograph Armenian fortresses & churches in Western Armenia (Today's
Turkey) and Eastern Armenia. His life-long journey has given him the
opportunity to photograph historic Armenian towns and architectural
heritage in Cilicia, Aintab, Ourfa, Dikranagerd, Paghesh, the Daron
mountains, Sassoun, Kharpert, Van, Akhtamar, Bayazid, Khout, Prnashen,
Pssank, Dalvorig, Shadakh, Dzovassar, Pshoud, Mshkegh, Mount Maratoug,
Marash, Malatia, Erzroum, Moush, Kars, Ani and the Iranian-Turkish
frontier. By his account, he is the first photographer who took aerial
photos of Mount Ararat.
Within the next two decades, he continues his excursions and takes
photos architectural sites and documents historical events. Shiraz
also risked his life by photographing remote areas of the Artsakh
region immediately following the war of liberation.
The exhibit will start at 4 p.m., with an English narration provided
by Mr. Harut Der-Tavitian. A reception will follow the program. The
Ararat`Eskijian Museum is located at 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission
Hills CA, Massis Post reported.
From: Baghdasarian
May 14, 2011 - 10:55 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net -
The Ararat-Eskijian Museum and the Nor Serount (New Generation)
Cultural Association will present a unique photo illustration; Journey
to Historic Armenia on Sunday, May 15.
Photography fans will have the opportunity to see original photos
taken by Shiraz-Hovhannes Djeredjian, from 1960's onwards, capturing
natural scenes, historical monuments and Armenian landscapes.
Djeredjian is known as `the Photographer of the Armenian People.' His
story-telling photography preserves the richness of the Armenian
History. Shiraz has a unique talent in showcasing his photographs. His
ability to narrate, coupled with the breathtaking scenes and
historical sites, take you back to the places ancestors of the
Armenian people, lived, prayed and battled.
Shiraz started working with a French archaeological group as a
photographer in the 1960ēs. After touring throughout Lebanon, he began
working on his lifelong desire and travelled to hisancestral home to
photograph Armenian fortresses & churches in Western Armenia (Today's
Turkey) and Eastern Armenia. His life-long journey has given him the
opportunity to photograph historic Armenian towns and architectural
heritage in Cilicia, Aintab, Ourfa, Dikranagerd, Paghesh, the Daron
mountains, Sassoun, Kharpert, Van, Akhtamar, Bayazid, Khout, Prnashen,
Pssank, Dalvorig, Shadakh, Dzovassar, Pshoud, Mshkegh, Mount Maratoug,
Marash, Malatia, Erzroum, Moush, Kars, Ani and the Iranian-Turkish
frontier. By his account, he is the first photographer who took aerial
photos of Mount Ararat.
Within the next two decades, he continues his excursions and takes
photos architectural sites and documents historical events. Shiraz
also risked his life by photographing remote areas of the Artsakh
region immediately following the war of liberation.
The exhibit will start at 4 p.m., with an English narration provided
by Mr. Harut Der-Tavitian. A reception will follow the program. The
Ararat`Eskijian Museum is located at 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission
Hills CA, Massis Post reported.
From: Baghdasarian