BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 10. World-renowned photojournalist Reza Deghati met with young people during an event held in East Zangazur as part of the 7th Summer Camp for Diaspora Youth. The acclaimed photographer presented photographs he had taken over many years in different regions around the world.
The presentation featured photographs depicting the customs, traditions, daily lives and cultural diversity of different peoples, as well as images documenting military operations in various countries. The photographs made a deep impression on the young participants.
A major part of the presentation focused on images documenting the destruction of Azerbaijani territories during the period of Armenian occupation. Through the lens of his camera, Deghati presented cities and villages reduced to ruins, destroyed examples of historical and cultural heritage, as well as the lasting wounds left by the Karabakh conflict on people's lives.
Masim Mammadov, the special representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Lachin district, thanked Reza Deghati for the outstanding presentation and emphasized that such meetings make an important contribution to strengthening young people's ties to their homeland.
The young participants expressed their appreciation for Deghati's efforts to convey Azerbaijan's realities, the country's historical memory and its national and cultural heritage to the international community.
The 7th Summer Camp for Diaspora Youth, organized jointly by the State Committee on Work with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, was held from Aug. 2 to 8 and brought together 123 young people from 64 countries. Previous camps held in Shaki, Shamakhi, Shusha, Nakhchivan, Lachin and Khankendi were attended by more than 700 young people from 84 countries in total.
