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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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Kegham Djeghalian discovered the archive to photographs taken by his late grandfather in Gaza. Kegham Djeghalian
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The rediscovered photographs showed the coastal Palestinian city during the mid 20th century. Kegham Djeghalian
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The photographs were shown in the public for the first time in March, as part of a exhibition at Cairo Photo Week. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A wedding in Gaza photographed by Kegham Djeghalian. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A costume party in Gaza photographed by Kegham Djeghalian. Kegham Djeghalian
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A shisha smoker on a Gazan beach as photographed by Kegham Djeghalian. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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Kegham Djeghalian discovered the archive to photographs taken by his late grandfather in Gaza. Kegham Djeghalian
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The rediscovered photographs showed the coastal Palestinian city during the mid 20th century. Kegham Djeghalian
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The photographs were shown in the public for the first time in March, as part of a exhibition at Cairo Photo Week. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A wedding in Gaza photographed by Kegham Djeghalian. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
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A costume party in Gaza photographed by Kegham Djeghalian. Kegham Djeghalian
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A shisha smoker on a Gazan beach as photographed by Kegham Djeghalian. Kegham Djeghalian
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A photograph developed from the negatives found by grandson Kegham Djeghalian in 2018. Kegham Djeghalian
The Armenian photographer who captured life in Gaza on camera: 'People had a personal connection with him'
Kegham Djeghalian opened the first photography studio in Gaza in 1944. His grandson talks about his grandfather's legacy
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21 June, 2021
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