An unidentified young girl, clutching her stuffed animal, bites into her rationed loaf of bread in the Chechen capital of Grozny, March 25, 1995. Residents in Grozny are given one loaf of bread and one liter of water per person per day by the Russian Army.
About the Artist
Shakhveled Aivazov (b. 1956) is a decorated photojournalist who has worked for the Associated Press for more than 20 years. As a war reporter during the 1990’s he was often sent by AP to cover the conflicts in Chechnya, Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Abkhazia. “People often ask me how I became a military photojournalist, but I cannot answer this question unequivocally. Apparently, these are the impulses of the heart, the desire to bring the truth to the world. I will say this: no man can not experience horror and fear when bullets are flying nearby, shells are exploding, and people are dying. At first your hands are shaking, but as you work, you get a grip and after a while you just do your work in extreme conditions.” – Shakh Aivazov
View our entire collection of Shakh’s work.
Limited Editions
Fotografia guarantees the authenticity of our limited edition photographic art. Our limited edition prints are signed, titled, and numbered by hand by the artist. Each piece of artwork is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist which attests to the quality of the print. The certificate also contains information about the format, edition number, and a date of the print.
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