Azim Haidaryan

Azim Haidaryan is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. He was born in the former Soviet Union and immigrated to the United States at the age of nine. Azim has been passionate about photography since he was a child, and his work has been featured in numerous publications including National Geographic, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

Azim's work focuses on capturing the beauty of everyday life, from street scenes to landscapes. He has traveled extensively throughout the world to capture unique images that tell stories of people and places. His work has been exhibited in galleries around the world, including Los Angeles, New York City, London, Tokyo, and Paris.

Azim is also an accomplished filmmaker who has directed several short films that have been screened at film festivals around the world. His films explore themes of identity and belonging as well as social issues such as immigration and poverty. In addition to his photography and filmmaking work, Azim is also a teacher who regularly gives lectures on photography at universities across the United States.

Azim's passion for photography has earned him numerous awards including a Lucie Award for Documentary Photography in 2018 and a World Press Photo Award for Contemporary Issues in 2019. He continues to travel around the world capturing stunning images that tell stories of people and places.