Diana Markosian

Diana Markosian
Born 1989 (age 25–26)
Moscow, Russia
Nationality American, Russian
Education University of Oregon
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupation Documentary photographer and writer
Website
www.dianamarkosian.com

Diana Markosian is an American and Russian[1] documentary photographer, writer, and filmmaker. She was born in Moscow, and moved to the United States as a child.[2][3][4]

Her work has been published by World Policy Journal, The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The Times, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and other sources.[5][6] She has won the annual photography prize given by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and was a duPont Fellow.[7]

She was selected for the Joop Swart Masterclass from World Press Photo and was the winner of the Magnum Emerging Photographer Fund in 2013.[8] Markosian is of Armenian ethnicity. In 2011, she was prevented from entering Azerbaijan due to her ethnicity.[9][10]

Markosian graduated summa cum laude from the University of Oregon with a bachelor of arts in history and international studies in 2008. She earned her master's degree in journalism from Columbia University in 2010.

References

  1. ↑ "Citing ethnicity, Azerbaijan bars photojournalist". Committee to Protect Journalists. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Diana Markosian". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Kerri MacDonald (26 January 2011). "Stay One Minute Longer to Get the Picture". Lens. The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Diana Markosian: Chernobyl’s Desolate Zone", Private Archives. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Spotlight on Diana Markosian". The Image, Deconstructed. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Diana Markosian". Diana Markosian. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Diana Markosian '10 wins photography award". News. Columbia Journalism School. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Emerging Photographer Fund's official site".
  9. ↑ "Citing ethnicity, Azerbaijan bars photojournalist". Committee to Protect Journalists. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Bloomberg Photojournalist Deported from Baku". Asbarez.com. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2013.