CULTURAL PUBLICATION: QAMI JAN

Creative Direction | Photography

May 2024 – Oct. 2024

Project Overview

QAMI JAN is an independent magazine and brand centering creative voices of the Armenian diaspora. My contributions span analog photography and editorial collaboration. Through 35mm film, I trace landscapes and fragments of daily life that reflect heritage, presence, and QAMI JAN’s commitment to collective memory.

Role & Contributions

  • Developed visual direction to align with the publication’s tone across multiple issues

  • Produced original film photography for features, interviews, and artist profiles

  • Shaped tone and visual direction to align with each issue’s concept and narrative arc

    • Informed the visual identity of QAMI JAN’s editorial voice

    • Expanded its archive of Armenia-centered film photography

    • Contributed to decolonial media through image-making and collaboration

  • My process centers on presence and minimal interference. I work with analog cameras and natural light, photographing subjects in their environments where atmosphere guides the frame. Each shoot began in dialogue to ensure the imagery reflected its moment and context.