| Karekin Goekjian (Athens, Georgia)
Born into an Armenian shoemaker's family in Beirut, Lebanon, Goekjian moved to the United States in 1970. He is known for his images of southern ruins photographed by moonlight and lightpainted with strobes and flashlights. His work has been widely exhibited and is in many permanent museum and corporate collections, from Paris and Milan to Washington, DC, Atlanta, and Oklahoma City. His images have appeared in Life, International Photography, and other periodicals. Two books of Karekin Goekjian's photographs have been published: Light After Dark: A Portrait of Southern Ruins (Lucinne, 1994) and, with Robert Peacock, Light of the Spirit: Portraits of Outsider Artists (University Press of Mississippi, 1998). Goekjian lives in Athens, Georgia where he runs a gallery in a historical building on the outskirts of the downtown area. To see more images by Karekin, visit www.karekingoekjian.com. |
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Search | Light After Dark: Karekin & Ginger Goekjian | Athens-Clarke ...Karekin Goekjian is a Postwar & Contemporary photographer.
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Karekin Goekjian uses the moon light, a combination of flash lights and a single flash portable unit to create these beautifully intriguing images. |
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Karekin Goekjian (Athens, Georgia) Born into an Armenian shoemaker's family in Beirut, Lebanon, Goekjian moved to the United States in 1970. |
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Ginger and Karekin have lived on Sapelo Island, Georgia since 2014. |
Dark Arts: The Work of 10 Talented Night PhotographersKarekin Goekjian uses advanced digital camera techniques to create bright, striking images from the darkness of night in the swamps of Georgia. Light of the Spirit : Portraits of Southern Outsider ArtistsKarekin Goekjian is a Postwar & Contemporary photographer. Light of the Spirit | University Press of MississippiAuthors: Karekin Goekjian, Robert Peacock Summary: This volume features photographs and biographies of twenty-one acclaimed self-taught artists from four states in the American South. Light of the Spirit, St. Helena Island - High Museum of ArtKarekin Goekjian uses advanced digital camera techniques to create bright, striking images from the darkness of night in the swamps of Georgia. Goekjian, Karekin - The Georgia Review Goekjian, KarekinThis volume features photographs and biographies of twenty-one acclaimed self-taught artists from four states in the American South.
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