Alexandra Avakian, Photographer & Author
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- Oct 27, 2014
25th Anniversary/Fall of the Berlin Wall/ exhibit at Goethe Institute Washington DC open now!
Excited to be in the art exhibit The Wall in Our Heads at Goethe-Institut Washington DC, celebrating the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Open now: http://thewallinourheads.com [Photo: (c) Alexandra Avakian/2014/All Rights Reserved.]
- Sep 30, 2014
The War Photographers showing in LA & Poster
In Los Angeles, the documentary The War Photographers ran for a week in Noho 7 theatre. The film is now traveling to film festivals. I am honored to be in the film with several of my colleagues, and my photo of this South Sudanese child was used for the poster:…
- Jul 09, 2014
- Nov 30, 2013
Montreal World Film Festival & L.A. Shorts Fest & More
The War Photographers (2013) is a film originally produced for The Annenberg Space For Photography in LA, directed by Steven Kochones, and it ran continuously on a huge screen during the LA run of the exhibit WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath. I am honored to be featured in…
- Aug 03, 2013
Corcoran Gallery of Art
WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath is now showing at The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC! http://www.corcoran.org/warphoto
- Jun 07, 2013
Major Work Anniversary: 30 Years
I realized today I am celebrating 30 years as a pro photojournalist and documentary photographer, from 1983 - present. My very first paid assignment was for Newsweek in the fall of 1983 after graduating Sarah Lawrence College that spring. Of course I had been shooting longer than that, back to…
- Apr 23, 2013
LA Update
Dear Family, Friends, Colleagues, Update: LA was amazing! I was working with The Annenberg Space For Photography as a featured artist in the WAR/Photography exhibit they have up till June, and am featured with several esteemed colleagues in the companion documentary. The Annenberg Space is a gorgeous palace for photography in Los Angeles,…
- Mar 26, 2013
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