HRAYR HAWK: “I TRY TO PRESENT NOT ONLY ARMENIA BUT ALSO PEOPLE LIVING IN IT TO THE WORLD”

Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 13 2005

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The “Flying Hawk”
photoalbum by Canadian Armenian photographer Hrayr Hawk was published
in Yerevan. The album contains 160 photos depicting historic and
cultural monuments, areas covered with plants, mountains situated in
all parts of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.

As Hrayr Hawk noted at album’s presentation held on October 13 at
the Armenian Union of Journalists, his goal was to present Armenia
and Artsakh from above. In 1995 he photographed a part of Armenia
and Karabakh. He continued working in 1999-2002 photographing the
rest part of Armenia except the Tavush region. The Canadian Armenian
photographer got assistance by RA Defence Minister Vazgen Sargsian,
then Serge Sargsian who gave him a helicopter.

“There are such places in Armenia, with which even Armenians aren’t
familiar. I try to present not only Armenia but also people living
in it to the world,” Hrayr Hawk emphasized.

The Canadian Armenian photographer noted that his photoalbum under the
title “Yerkir” (“Country”) was published several months ago. The album
contains 460 photos of historic and cultural monuments situated in the
territory of Western Armenia. Hrayr Hawk will present Armenian churches
existing throughout the world by a separate album. He photographed
numerous Armenian churches during his travel about 43 countries. The
album will be ready next year.