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1. Where were you born, raised, went to school, live now?

I was born in Portsmouth, England, but spent most of my life in and around Bristol. I lived in London for 5 years before moving to Armenia in October 1998.

2. What do you do (for a living, to pass time, as a hobby - doesn’t matter)?

Read the full Q&A here.

5th Dec 2011 | 1 note

Armenian Religious Service, Nagorno Karabakh © Onnik Krikorian 1994

See more photographs and read my reflections on Armenian-Azerbaijan relations
on Caucasus Conflict Voices.

11th Sep 2011 | 1 note

Baku State of Mind - Eurovision 2012 Azerbaijan

The debut music video of the Caspian Dreamers, set on the shores of the sea in Baku, Azerbaijan. We welcome you to explore this magical city that will be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2012.

The guys who made the video are US Peace Corps Volunteers in Azerbaijan. Nice work… :)

24th Aug 2011 | 13 notes

Challenge

thecaucasus:

Find photos from Chechnya that are not of:

War, weapons, tanks, soldiers

Destruction

Things that are charred or on fire (body, building, road, forest, city)

Woman in headscarf looking miserable

Poverty

Corrupt politicians

You will have to do much better than a Google Image Search.

23rd Aug 2011 | 3 notes

thecaucasus:

Central Train Station, Yerevan, Armenia © Onnik Krikorian 2007

22nd Aug 2011 | 15 notes

thecaucasus:

Photos from Vartavar 2007 by Onnik Krikorian.

Vartavar is a festival in Armenia where people of all ages drench each other with water. Its name is a derivative from “vard” in Armenian, which stands for “rose” in English. Although now a Christian tradition, Vardavar’s history dates back to pagan times. The ancient festival is traditionally associated with the goddess Astghik, who was the goddess of water, beauty, love and fertility.