Mountains Karabahk.

Nagorno Karabakh / 2010 May.

Inside the narrow valleys of the Caucasus Mountains there is a country not appearing in the maps: Nagorno-Karabakh, which name – a mixed of Russian, Turkish and Persian languages – means Mountainous Black Garden.

This self-proclaimed republic is the result of a cruel conflict – 20 to 30 thousand victims – that started in the 1988, when its majority Armenian population started demanding the independence from the Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan.

People in Karabakh try to survive as they can.

The recognition of Kosovos independence by Western powers as the recognition by Russia of South Osetia and Abkhazia – two secessionist regions of Georgia – are the facts that made the Karabakhians think they could become a real country.

Main road leading to Stepanakert. Armen, a veteran with his son in the city of Shusha. Cemetery of the war dead near the border with Azerbaijan. The city of Shusha was destroyed by Azerbaijani forces. Countryside between the towns of Shusha and Stepanakert. Patient war veteran in the Rehabilitation Center for Disabled LadyCox in Stepanakert. Private house in the town of Vank. Room of the Rehabilitation Center for Disabled LadyCox in Stepanakert. Orthodox priest from the monastery Gandzasar. View of Stepanakert. Lamp in a park in the center of Stepanakert. Bear of a private zoo in the mountains of Vank, the zoo is owned by a rich Armenian Diaspora. Road leading from the capital of Karabakh to the border with Azerbaijan. Photos of the fighters of the war in Karabakh Armenian Arzeri of the 90′. Nagorno-Karabakh in May 2010. Patient (veteran) of the Rehabilitation Center for Disabled LadyCox in Stepanakert. Museum of the History of Karabakh in Stepanakert. Laboratory of a war veteran in Stepanakert. Kitchen of Lazaryan family home in Vank. Inhabitant of the Karabakh overlooking a ravine in the Great Wall of Askeran Tigranakert. Ghost town of Agdam, Azerbaijan City razed to the ground in August 1992 by the Russian-Armenian army.

Bio

Alvaro Deprit, Madrid 1977.

Alvaro Deprit has been living in Italy since 2004 and divides his time between Rome and Istanbul. He studied German Philology in Germany and Sociology in Italy. A self-taught photographer, Alvaro has deepened his understanding of photographic languages by attending courses in Spain with Pep Bonet, Sheryl Mendez and Christian Caujolle.

He is particularly interested in the Turkish culture and its modernization, changes in post-Soviet South Caucasus, and immigration in Europe, which explores various forms of adaptation.

Alvaro has exhibited his photos in Rome, Barcelona, London and New York and has worked for Il Sole 24ore, Newsweek, Internazionale, Vanity Fair, Viva Magazine, ElPeriodico, Yo Dona, Glamour, Sette and Altair.

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Alvaro Deprit – OnOff Picture Photo Agency