Vaghinak Ghazaryan (born 1974) is a photographer based in Yerevan. He graduated from the Academy of TV and Radio, Department of film and photography (2000- 2004).
Participated in Photojournalism: experience change, Reuters News Agency, Tbilisi, Georgia (2008). Graduated from Art Criticism and Curatorial Training School, AICA Armenia (2010-2011). Vaghinak received a Documentary Photography Production grant from the Open Society Foundations (2013).
His last awards include:
2021 — World Press Photo Contest, Contemporary Issues, Singles, 3rd Prize for the photo “Resting Soldier”.
2021 — LensCulture HOME 21 Photography Prize, 3rd place single “Resting Soldier”.
2021 — Shortlist — Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award 2021.
2021 — Finalist of Blurring the Lines 2021 Edition, the “The voice of war” project.
2021 — Graduated documentary and photojournalism online courses organized by School of Modern Photography Docdocdoc.
2022 — Graduated Post-documentary photography online courses organized by School of Modern Photography Docdocdoc.
Exhibitor in Circulations, European Festival of Young Photography 2022, Paris.
Exhibitor in “Post-war Truths” project at Verzasca Foto Festival 9th Edition 2022, Brione, Verzasca.
Vaghinak is currently working with the 4plus.org Center for Documentary Photography.