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Recently Concluded Events

Los Angeles, California, Westside Guild of Ararat Home, The Wilshire Country Club (January 23, 2008)
Los Angeles, California, The University of Southern California (November 12, 2007)
Orange County, California, Irvine Multicultural Organization (November 7, 2007)
Yerevan, Armenia, The American University of Armenia (July 26, 2007)
Pasadena, California, AGBU-YPLA (June 21, 2007)
Dallas, Texas, St. Sarkis Armenian Church (June 17, 2007)
San Diego, California, St. John Garabed Armenian Church (June 10, 2007)
Canoga Park, California, AGBU-MDS (May 25, 2007)
Pasadena, California, AGBU Pasadena High School (May 22, 2007)
Glendale, California, Armenian Youth Association (April 29, 2007)
Glendale, California, Sardarabad Bookstore (April 26, 2007)
Fair Lawn, New Jersey, St. Leon Armenian Church (March 18, 2007)
New York City, AGBU (March 15, 2007)
Tenafly, New Jersey, St. Thomas Armenian Church (March 11, 2007)
Northridge, California, CSUN (March 6, 2007)
Hollywood, Florida, St. Mary Armenian Church (December 17, 2006)
San Francisco, California, St. John Armenian Church (December 10, 2006)
Racine, Wisconsin, St. Mesrob Armenian Church (December 3, 2006)
Chicago, Illinois, Armenian General Benevolent Union (December 3, 2006)
Los Angeles, California, LA City College (November 1, 2006)
Washington, DC, St. Mary Armenian Church (October 22, 2006)
Glendale, California, Border’s Books and Music (September 23, 2006)
Pasadena, California, Distant Lands Bookstore (September 19, 2006)
Fresno, California, CSUF (September 13, 2006)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, AYF Olympics (September 2-4, 2006)

 

IN THE NEWS

 


LIST OF PUBLICATIONS FEATURING OUR PHOTOGRAPHY

 

Click above for a listing of some of the publications that have featured our photography-- magazines such as Britain's Geographical, Canada's Outpost, and New York's Daily News

 
 


USA Book News
announced on November 1, 2007 that it had selected 'The Stone Garden Guide: Armenia and Karabagh' as the Best Travel Guide of the year. This is the third book award for this popular title, and the news was covered prominently in the Armenian Reporter newspaper. View the story.


The Hayastan All Armenian Fund featured the Stone Garden Guide in its 2007 Annual Report. Authors Matthew Karanian and Robert Kurkjian describe their journeys throughout Karabagh during the making of the country guide. View the story. More information about the All Armenian Fund is available from their website, www.himnadram.org.

The Armenian Reporter, which has the largest-circulation among Armenian newspapers in the US, featured the Stone Garden Guide in its April 28, 2007 edition. The article, an “inside look” at the Stone Garden Guide, calls the book “beautifully photographed and meticulously compiled.” View the story.

The National Public Radio (NPR) show “Travel with Rick Steves” featured Stone Garden Guide authors Matthew Karanian and Robert Kurkjian in coast-to-coast broadcasts on September 16-17, 2006.

The radio show coincided with the September release of Second Edition of the popular “Stone Garden” travel guide, and also with the 15th anniversary of the independence of Armenia.

The nationwide broadcast, which encourages tourism to both Armenia and Karabagh, is unprecedented in the US, says Karanian. “Armenia is frequently in the news, but seldom as a holiday destination, and certainly not on a national broadcast.”

To listen to the broadcast on the Rick Steves website, go to http://www.ricksteves.com/radio/archive.htm#66.

Transitions Abroad Magazine features Armenia volunteerism in its September 2006 edition. The article, written by Matthew Karanian and Robert Kurkjian, features photography and information from the newly-released Stone Garden Guide to Armenia and Karabagh. View the story.

Czech Airlines Review, the in-flight magazine of Czech Airlines, features a story about Armenia’s fabled Mt. Ararat in its September-October 2006 edition. The story is written and illustrated with photographs by Matthew Karanian and Robert Kurkjian. The article appears in both English and Czech. View the story.

CNN Traveller
, one of the largest-circulation magazines in the United Kingdom, features a story about the Birds of Armenia in its April 2005 edition. The story is written and illustrated with photographs by Robert Kurkjian and Matthew Karanian. View the story.

Armenian Arts Magazine
tells the story of how The Stone Garden Guide was created, in its September-October 2006 edition. View the story.

Impressions Magazine
, the in-flight magazine of British Airways, features a story about renewable energy in Armenia in its Fall 2004 edition. The story is adapted from the Ecology chapter of "The Stone Garden Guide to Armenia and Karabagh," by Matthew Karanian and Robert Kurkjian. Read the entire story at http://impressions-ba.com

Photo Life, a leading monthly magazine for professional photographers, features “The Faces of Armenia” in its September 2004 edition. The photography and text are by Robert Kurkjian and Matthew Karanian. The article offers insight into how the photographers succeeded in capturing the spirit of Armenia in their poignant photography.

Frommer's Budget Travel, the monthly travel magazine, features the Armenia photography of Robert Kurkjian and Matthew Karanian in its (April 2004) edition. Click to view the story just as it appears in the magazine.

Photo District News, the monthly journal for professional photographers, features a story about Robert Kurkjian and Matthew Karanian in their April 2003 edition. The feature, "A Passion For Armenia," includes four color photographs from their photo book "Out of Stone." Read the Story

 


PDN Magazine
The international publication for the professional photographer

 
 


Successful Self Publishing: A Candid Conversation with Photographers Robert Kurkjian and Matthew Karanian, by the Santa Fe Center for Photography. Read the Story