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Presence and Vulnerability in Photography
Diana Markosian

Presence and Vulnerability in Photography

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Apr 24, 2017
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Feb 08, 2022
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Wolfsburg, Germany. December, 2016. Refugees take part in swimming lessons as a way of coping through trauma experienced on their journey to Europe.
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A boat moves in heavy fog in Hakone, Japan.
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In the shadows, Haydarpasa train station. On April 24, 1915, Ottoman authorities arrested several hundred Armenian intellectuals in Istanbul. From Haydarpasa train station, they were sent to Ayas and Cankiri, where they were executed. This event marked the beginning of the genocide. Turkey. From the series "1915." 2015.
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Sister Marzena Michalczyck, 31, a nun from Kraków, Poland, pauses to pray during her weeklong walk to Czestochowa. Millions of pilgrims trek there to see the Black Madonna, an icon believed to bestow miracles upon the faithful.
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A vodou priest summons spirit of Ezrili during a cave ritual. Once possessed, the lwa takes over and uses the servant to drink, dance and offer advice. Ezrili Danto is one of the most famous and universally honored Lwa in Haitian Vodou. Danto is depicted with an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Gorelovka, Georgia. April, 2016. In the isolated hills of southern Georgia, Uncle Kolya reads poetry in his home. Known as a Spirit Wrestlers, or Doukhobor, Kolya belongs to a pacifist group of dissidents who believe God resides within every person, rendering the need for the church.
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Jacob Robinson, 8, opens the door of his home on Robinson street. The family is the only British family living on their street. Smethwick, England, 2016.
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A young Chechen girl wraps a pastel-colored head covering before leaving her home. In modern-day Chechnya, Islam is quickly becoming the cornerstone of identity for youth. From the series "Goodbye My Chechnya." 2012
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Sunday. My father in his home in Yerevan, Armenia. From the series "Mornings (With You)." © Diana Markosian / Magnum Photos
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