Reza Deghati, an award-winning French-Iranian photojournalist, has revealed his new project: “Karabakh by Drone.” And his heartrending photos and videos lay bare the systematic destruction and vandalism that the disputed, landlocked mountainous region of Karabakh has faced as a result of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.
Reza is a world-famous photographer who has covered most of the globe for National Geographic magazine. He has been a witness to humanity’s conflicts and catastrophes in more than 100 countries. But with Azerbaijan, Reza holds a special connection.
The northern Iranian region of Tabriz, where he was born, is populated by Azerbaijanis. And history has also brought Reza back to Azerbaijan repeatedly. The photographer has covered several decisive, tragic moments in the history of the country for the international media. This includes the Black January event of 1990 as well as the Armenian-Azerbaijani, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the massacre in the…
