Biography
Gagik Harutyunyan is one of the most influential fashion photographers in Armenia. His photographs have been published in magazines such as "EL Style", "Luxury", "Design Deluxe" and others. Gagik Harutyunyan has contributed to the success of leading fashion and beauty parlors in Armenia by creating images for “Nikolyan Fashion”, “Harmony Yerevan”, “Shadoyan Fashion”, “Kivera Naynomis”, “Oriflame Armenia” brands. He has collaborated with famous models, actors, singers and artists in Armenia. Gagik Harutyunyan’s works have been exhibited in the galleries of a number of European countries, such as “Corso Como Milan - Carla Sozzani Gallery” (Italy), “Bercy Village Gallery - Gallery Sakura” (France). He participated in a number of exhibitions organized by “Vogue Italia” and “Gallery Sakura”. One of Gagik Harutyunyan’s works have been compared by “Vogue Italia” editorial office with a number of famous films, including “Blade Runner”, “Brazil”, “Metropolis”, “The Day After Tomorrow” and “Fuga da New York”. Gagik Harutyunyan is collaborating with “Galerie Sakura” Gallery, which organizes exhibition-sale of the photographer’s works in a number of European galleries.His work was first published in 2013 in “EL Style” magazine.In 2021 Gagik Harutyunyan founded the “Harutyunyan Gallery” brand, showcasing and selling the works of art he created. Gagik Harutyunyan was born in 1984. He was born on January 27 in Yerevan in an Armenian family. He studied at the Computer Engineering Department of Yerevan State Engineering University. He has a musical education, masters a number of instruments, composes music in ambient, deep house, lounge styles.
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Photography is my inspiration, I live with it. Photography is an opportunity to see. I believe it affords me with an opportunity to see what others do not see.
Gagik Harutyunyan
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Gagik Harutyunyan takes photos on the subject of fashion, as well as portraits and landscapes. He basically creates black and white photos. When you photograph black and white, you take the photo of people’s souls.Anyone can be made a hero of Gagik’s photographs. When working he has a number of principles. Models should be without make-up (It is not, of course, about photographs created on a commercial basis) and he is not a proponent of making big changes when editing photos.Each of the photographs has its own story, even music. Gagik has never photographed anything without music. It takes a very big place in the life of a photographer ...
One of the artist’s greatest achievements is the appreciation of what others have created...
Gagik Harutyunyan