When Family Secrets (And Soap Operas) Fuel Creativity

National Geographic photographer Diana Markosian tells us about her remarkable childhood and how her career as a photographer led her into the war in Chechnya—and eventually to her long-lost father’s doorstep in Armenia.
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Check out Diana’s filmSanta Barbara (dianamarkosian.com/santabarbara), which is showing at theSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art until Dec. 12 (sfmoma.org/exhibition/diana-markosian-santa-ba…) andthe International Center of Photography until Jan. 10 (icp.org/exhibitions/diana-markosian-santa-barb…).
Read her account of finding her father, grandfather, and a piece ofherself in Armenia. (nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2015/…)
And to see more of her photos, follow her on Instagram@markosian (instagram.com/markosian).

For subscribers:
See Diana’s photographs showing how aWisconsin high school (nationalgeographic.com/history/article/high-sc…) graduated its seniors in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
And her portraits ofa small town in Oregon that was destroyed by wildfires (nationalgeographic.com/history/article/everyth…) in September 2020 anda resident who lost her home (nationalgeographic.com/history/article/wildfir…).
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