In Armenia’s villages, young girls are stepping onto the football field and challenging long-held stereotypes. Through UEFA Playmakers, they are building confidence, learning resilience, and daring to imagine futures as athletes in a sport long considered off-limits to them.

Through photos, Ani Gevorgyan traces the creation of the Armenian viola through the work of Grigor Arakelyan, an instrument that bridges Bach and Narekatsi, tradition and innovation, and seeks to reshape Armenia’s musical landscape by reconnecting it with its medieval roots.

On Vardavar, Armenia’s beloved summer holiday, water reigns. Streets flood with laughter, hoses and buckets replace decorum. No one is safe from a surprise splash. Ani Gevorgyan captures the joyful chaos as Yerevan transforms into a city-wide water fight.

Older Armenians are finding small but meaningful ways to stay active and engaged through volunteering. In this photo story, Ani Gevorgyan provides a glimpse into how connection, routine and a sense of purpose can help ease the quiet challenges of aging.

For nearly 40 years, 70-year-old mailman Surik Khudoyan has cycled through Artashat, delivering letters, pensions and official notices. Refusing to retire, he embraces both tradition and technology, believing that as long as he keeps moving, he’ll keep living.

In the heart of Yerevan, the abandoned firehouse at Sakharov Square has become an unexpected sanctuary for creativity. Once a state-protected heritage site, it now houses artists, sculptors, musicians, and actors, who have reclaimed its ruins to create, heal and inspire. A photo story by Ani Gevorgyan.