We’re a group of experienced female photographers at 4plus Documentary Photography Center. Photography is our way to examine, document and think as witnesses of our time, and it is our aim to raise and represent Armenia’s time.

For us, photography is a vision transformed into a language and a form of thinking. However, every day we are faced with the sensitivity of photography, the complexity of its application and differences in its contexts. We’re committed to produce high-quality multimedia stories, and we treat our photographic content and characters with the greatest respect and devotion. We believe that images are endowed with power, and the stories that we create can be influential by enhancing dialogue and sowing seeds for change.

4plus.org is a growing platform for visual storytelling. We support the unity of the industry and invite specialists and young photographers to take part in our activities. We also want to contribute to the formation of the local market of photography and to the formation of the school of documentary photography.

We also teach, conduct master classes both in Yerevan and in the regions. We organize individual and group exhibitions, lectures, discussions, we publish catalogs and photo books.

4 Plus Documentary Photography Center was founded in 2012. Current members include Anahit Hayrapetyan, Nazik Armenakyan, Nelly Shishmanyan and Piruza Khalapyan.

AREA / SUBJECT OF THE FELLOWSHIP

The fellowship activities will take place in Yerevan and the fellow will conduct a research on the upcoming documentary project in Turkey.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED FELLOWSHİP ACTIVITY

We would like to host a professional specialist which could be an academic researcher, visual anthropologist or curator. Our collective had previously worked in Turkey and implemented different subjects. But for our future plans and developing ideas on what subject particularly we can and would like to work we can discuss with our host.

EXPECTED PROFILE 

The applicant can be a researcher, visual anthropologist or a curator.

CONDITIONS OF THE FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Will be scheduled

PROPOSED TIME FOR THE FELLOWSHIP

Any one month between October and December 2020.