Photographer Page

Alexandra Avakian

A 15-year-old Armenian boy cuddles his pet donkey in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, contested territory between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Multiple conflicts and wars have left the region littered with ordnance—which cost this boy his leg.

This picture from the July 1999 issue shows Iranian film director Bahram Beyzai, in green, shooting a movie seven years after national censors took issue with his previous project. The actress in traditional Baluchi garb is Mozhdeh Shamsai, who is also married to Beyzai. A close-up of her appeared on the cover of this issue.

In Isfahan, Iran, a betrothed couple—and their chaperone—relax on a bridge. This photo originally appeared in the July 1999 issue, documenting Iran under President Mohammad Khatami, who advocated for a more open society.

Art students sketch and paint watercolors of temples in Luxor, Egypt.

A family of Iranian women work together at a loom weaving carpets for export.