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Alexandra Avakian

Alexandra Avakian is the author of the book Windows of the Soul: My Journeys in the Muslim World, published by Focal Point/National Geographic. For more info, gallery, blog, bio, book, visit Alexandraavakian.com Avakian is represented by Contact Press Images, NY, NY.

An East German family watches and waits to cross into West Berlin. This photo, like so many others here, I found in a reject box, after many years

Amazing, Rare Photographs of the Berlin Wall Coming Down

Photojournalist Alexandra Avakian traveled to Berlin based on rumor, and she ended up becoming a witness to history