I'm Gaiane Yenokian

An award-winning journalist, photographer, video editor

I am a journalist and photographer based in Yerevan, Armenia. I
hold a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Yerevan State
University and have seven years of experience in the field. My
areas of focus are the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, human interest
stories, and human rights.

Currently, I work for Mediamax media
company as a journalist, photographer, and video editor. In
addition to my main job, I also provide articles to prestigious
international media outlets.

I also serve as a fixer for
international media representatives, helping them cover different
stories in Armenia.

Our Portfolio

The battle to save Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter

There are mounting concerns in Armenia regarding a controversial land lease agreement in East Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter, with many fearing the issue goes well beyond just a commercial deal. “Our concerns escalated when we discovered that the businessman who signed the contract has connections with Israeli extremist groups,” Hagop Djernazian, an active member of the Armenian community in Jerusalem, told The New Arab.

He moved from Lebanon to Armenia for a better life. Now he’s in his fourth year of Azerbaijan detention

For more than three years, 44-year-old Vicken Euljeckjian has been detained in Azerbaijan after being captured in Nagorno-Karabakh as a civilian on Nov. 10, 2020.

Exasperated residents flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seizes control of breakaway region

Ruzan Israyelyan and her children spent days walking through forests in Nagorno-Karabakh and hiding from Azerbaijani drones as they fled for Armenia following Azerbaijan’s blitz offensive to reclaim control of the breakaway region.