Anush Babajanyan, Nagorno-Karabakh War and Exodus

The series centres around the many years of conflict that have ravaged the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, stretching along the southeast of the Lesser Caucasus. It was an area predominantly inhabited by Armenians until they fled in September 2023. The photographer shows the threat, displacement and uncertain future of the families she portrays. Babajanyan was born in Armenia in 1983 and lives in Germany. Her work has received numerous awards and she is a member of Agency VII.

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Anjelika (10) one of seven children from the Ayaran family, stands under a tree while her friend Tatevik picks berries in Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh, June 3, 2017
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A young man waits for a car on the main road near Martakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, Feb 2, 2017
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Lieutenant Vahe Avanesyan (27) and soldier Harut Gasparyan (19) wait in a trench during the Four-Day War in Martakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, April 4, 2016
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Six children pose for a portrait in the village of Nor Erkej, which came under Azerbaijani control in the fall of 2020, July 15, 2017
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To prevent Azerbaijanis from living in it, owners set fire to their house in the Kalbajar region, Nagorno-Karabakh, November 14, 2020
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After fleeing from Martakert, Emma Martirosyan holds her son at the humanitarian aid station in Kornidzor, Armenia, September 25, 2023
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Liana Babayan (41) and Gegham Babayan (45) pose with guns in the living room of their house in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, July 16, 2017
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After a two-day journey on the run from Stepanakert, children eat their lunch in Goris, Armenia, September 27, 2023
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New-born boy in the maternity hospital in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, August 19, 2017
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Araksya Grigoryan (43) a single mother, poses for a portrait with her seven children at her home in Martakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, February 5, 2017
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After fleeing, a family from Nagorno-Karabakh waits at the registration point in Kornidzor, Armenia, September 26, 2023
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Loaded with their belongings, people arrive from Nagorno-Karabakh to the registration point in Kornidzor, Armenia, September 25, 2023
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Anahit Stepanyan (43) waits to be registered at the registration point in Kornidzor, Armenia, September 26, 2023
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Children play on a plane that belonged to a World War II Marshal from this village of Mets Tagher, Nagorno-Karabakh, February 28, 2020
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A kitchen in a house shelled on September 27, 2020 at the beginning of the 45-day war, in Martuni, Nagorno-Karabakh, October 1, 2020
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