The Big Picture: Armenia Through Non-Armenian Eyes
Arts & Entertainment — By Liana Aghajanian on August 24, 2010 1:43 pmBoston.com’s the Big Picture is one of the most awe-inspiring and breathtaking photo series on the web. So when the site recently publishing an amazing look at Russia in color, a century ago, by 19th century photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, we were tempted to do our own reoccurring photo show.
Below you will find various photography that captures the life and times of Armenia found through Flickr, all using a Creative Commons license. It is interesting to note, that only one of these photographs was taken by an Armenian photographer, making up a nice collection of shots of the country and giving Armenia a little more variety than a series of century old churches or mountains.
While you look through the photos, be sure to join our group on Flickr and add your photos to the pool – based on submissions, photographs from the pool will be featured on the site.
A 106-year-old Armenian woman sits in front of her home guarding it with a rifle, in the village of Degh, near the border of Azerbaijan. 1990. Creative Commons/United Nations Photo/by Armineh Johannes
Sevan Highway sign in Armenia It says, from top to bottom, Noraduz, Sevan, Yerevan, Martuni./Creative Commons/by Tommy and Georgie
Yerevan Streets/Creative Commons/by debs-eye
Typical Armenian goodies/Creative Commons/by debs-eye
Creative Commons/by elem
Coffee Shop, Yerevan/Creative Commons/by elem
Khachkars at Noraduz/Creative Commons/by debs-eye
Smoked fish, Lake Sevan, 2007/Creative Commons/by Arthur Chapman
Old couple at Tetoo Jur/Creative Commons/by Tommy and Georgie
Noraduz/Creative Commons/by Rita Willaert
Taking a break, Armenia/Creative Commons/by Maks Karochkin
Creative Commons/by dlia_4erez_v
Dropped fruit, courtyard of Parajanov Museum/Creative Commons/by cjgberg
Traditional Armenian dolls, Vernissage Market/Creative Commons/by Rita Willaert
Creative Commons/by dlia_4erev_v
License plates/Creative Commons/by katypearce
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Not just any coffee shop, but a Jazzve
http://www.jazzve.com/
Some of the 1000+ pics I took in Armenia & Karabakh:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/david_chapman/sets/72157624689471787/
You’re welcome to use them if you like
Beautiful photographs, which made me want to go there. I especially like the dolls (I am just a kid at heart) and the lady ready to defend her home.
We have always heard about Armenia from our Armenian neigbors. We have been always thinking of making a trip to discover that land.
In Spring 2010 we decided together with the family visiting Yerevan, and to our surprise it was really a totally new discovery.
Armenia didnt look like any of the other countries we have ever been to. It was a mixture of old and modern, Soviet and Independent !
In Yerevan we had many tours around, Erebuni, the republic square museum, the churches, night walks in Yerevan steets and open markets in the early morning.
Our trip to Dilijan was impressing too, we have been to the monastries and the two museums available, stayed for one night in “Dili villa B&B”, where
it was all such an extream, we didnt like it that we are going to stay with the owner in the same house he didnt seam friendly and the place was not clean, old furniture, small rooms
and toilets where not in a good order, no hot water and the most disturbing part there was no keys or security locks for the rooms, non speaking English staff is also iritating.
They promissed us trips in Dilijan, but in general they are not so well organised so we didnt trust.
In Garni I was impressed with the temple and in Geghard with the churches. In Etchmiadzin city, I was very happy to find an Armenian couple in a wedding ceremony.
In general I can say we found a new land, a new discovery, a great exploration, and we wish Armenians the best.
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