Vaghinak Ghazaryan (born 1974) is an award-winning photojournalist based in Yerevan. He graduated from the Academy of TV and Radio, Department of Film and Photography and later from Art Criticism and Curatorial Training School, AICA Armenia. He participated in the Reuter News Agency’s Photojournalism: Experience Change in Tbilisi, Georgia.
2021 Graduated documentary and photojournalism organized by School of Modern Photography Docdocdoc.
2022 - Graduated Post-documentary photography. School of Modern Photography Docdocdoc.
His last awards include:
Vaghinak In 2021, won 3rd prize in the World Press Photo Contest in the Contemporary Issues, Singles category for the photo “Resting Soldier.”
He also won 3rd place in the LensCulture HOME 21 Photography prize for the same photo.
That same year, he was also a finalist of Blurring the Lines 2021 Edition, the “The Voice of War” project.
Shortlist - Kolga Tbilisi Photo Award 2021.
Artsakh War 2020 Chronicles photo contest, the Chronicles of Heroism category has awarded the winning title to Vaghinak Ghazaryan for his “Resting soldier” In 2021.
2019 - Tatevik Grand Prize, Homo Agendi, 5th ''Tvapatum 2019: Stories about changes'' journa
