The festival’s steering committee chair Tatev Mnatsakanyan said at a press conference that pictures will be displayed in 39 different locations across Yerevan – ranging from the Zvartnots International Airport up to the Presidential Residence.
“Pictures will be displayed also at the Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum, two stations of Yerevan subway and a number of other locations,” she said, highlighting the festival’s significance in terms of tourism.
Photolur agency Director Melik Baghdasaryan noted that as a photographer he is very interested in the upcoming event.
“Indeed, Armenia has a good history of photography, however it hasn’t been promoted and covered. This kind of events will contribute for our society to be able to get to now the Armenian photography history better,” he said.
ARMENPRESS News Agency Director Aram Ananyan emphasized that the newly created festival will have its unique place on the global photo festival map.
“When we speak about Armenian historic photography we see the stories of dynasties. The several decades-old archive of ...
