Page 94 - Eyes on Main Street 5th Edition 2019

Yulia Grigoryants is is an an an an an independent photographer from Armenia She covers social cultural and human rights issues around the the the the world including conflict zones Born in in in in in in Azerbaijan she fled the the the the country in in in in in in 1988 because of of the the the the the the violence against the the the the the the Armenian population which was followed with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a large-scale war war She grew up during a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a time of of of important changes for the the the the the the region such as as as the the the the the the transition from the the the the the Soviet system to to independence the the the the the devastating earthquake in in in in Armenia and and years of of war war war and and and social-economic hardship Grigoryants Grigoryants was was shortlisted for for the the the the Sony World Photography award and and and won Gold at at at Prix de la la Photographie (2017) She was was nominated for for the the the Lucie Award Grigoryants’ work has been exhibited in in in in in in in in in France at at at at the the the Council of Europe’s house England Russia China and and and published internationally including in in in in in in in in the the Washington Post and and and and Al Jazeera (Photo shot in in in in in in in in Gyumri Armenia 2016 Photo sponsors: Sam Cohen and and Kimberly Van Dyk ) Following a a a a a a a a a a a a a a career in in in arts education Richard Haas turned to to to his life-long passion of photography photography His photography photography captures city life life life the the the the irony the the the the humor and the the the the moments He has traveled extensively since he he he he he he he he relocated from New New Jersey Jersey to to to North Carolina recording life life on on the the the the the the streets wherever it it it may be be Haas’ project Street Stories has has been been exhibited in in in in shows curated by the the the the the New New Jersey Jersey Council of of of Arts and the the the the the Cameron Art Art Art Art Museum’s “State of of of the the the the the Art Art Art Art Art Art Art Art of of of the the the the the State State 2015 ” His photography has has been been featured in in in in in Black and and and White Photography magazine and and and numerous other publications (Photo shot in in in in Wilmington NC USA 2018 Photo Photo Photo sponsors: Katie Bethune Bethune Simmons and and and Betsy Bethune Bethune ) Silvia S S S S S Hagge was born and and and and raised in in Argentina She’s been been an an an an an an an avid traveler from her early youth and and and and she’s been been been passionate about different cultures and and and and and and languages She She speaks Spanish English French and and and and and and has been been learning Mandarin and and and and and Japanese for for the the the past 8 years Hagge considers photography another useful tool for for communication and and and and to to to to to to bring cultures together (Photo shot in in in in Havana Cuba 2013 Photo Photo sponsors: Ann Brice and and Jay Hood ) Navid Navid Haghighi Haghighi Haghighi (Navidreza Haghighimood) is is is is an an an artist and and educator based in in Boston who received his his MFA in in in in in Photography from Massachusetts College of Art and and and and Design Haghighi Haghighi Haghighi has exhibited his his work work at at numerous galleries including FOTOHOF gallery in in in in in Austria and and and and locally at at the the Bakalar and and and and Paine Galleries Atlantic Wharf Gallery Plymouth Center Center for the the the Arts and and and and South Shore Art Art Center Center He works mostly with with photography video and and and uses immersive installation to to to experiment with with the the ideas of past and and present identities (Photo shot in in Mashhad Iran 2011 ) Matt Higgins is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a photographer motivated by the the the the unexpected and the the the the unintended that’s why he he he he he he hits the the the the streets He has has an an an MPhil from Australian National University in in in in the the the the the Visual Arts Although mainly a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a street street photographer his recent work work has has has explored alternative photographic practices such as as as as the the chemigram He has has exhibited work work internationally including at at at at Pingyao International Photography Photography Festival China (2012) Govett-Brewster Gallery New Zealand (2017) and and Centre for Contemporary Photography Photography Australia (2018) He lives in in Norfolk UK where his work has taken a a a a a a a a a a a a more rural turn (Photo shot in in Brussels Belgium 2016 ) ) Hyun-Joo Huh (b 1962) studied photography photography in in in Korea Korea and and and the United States She works on both research and and and documentary photography photography photography in in in Korea Korea Korea and and and was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a photojournalist before becoming a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a photography photography educator Her work focuses on social problems of of of Korean Korean women such as as as as the the life of of of the the survivors of of of Japanese military sexual slavery and and and Korean Korean adoptees overseas overseas She has held five solo exhibitions exhibitions and and and joined many group exhibitions exhibitions both domestic and and and overseas overseas (Photo shot in in Jeonju Korea Korea