The New York Times review features photo series of Artsakh girls

December 12, 2011 - 15:42 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - When a couple marries in Nagorno Karabakh, the government gives them a cash reward of $780. More money comes their way after the birth of their first child - and their second, third and fourth. Families with six children under the age of 18 receive a house, The New York Times-published article said.

This week’s Sunday Review features a series of powerful images by Anastasia Taylor-Lind, a member of the VII photo agency. Ms. Taylor-Lind, who is based in London, documented the “birth encouragement program” in Nagorno Karabakh. The goal of the program is to repopulate the country, where tens of thousands have been displaced.

The photos - women in their late teens and early 20s with their babies and young children - are from Ms. Taylor-Lind’s project the “National Womb.” They appeared online on Saturday, Dec 11.

Much of Ms. Taylor-Lind’s work is focused on women and women’s issues - from “Women of the Cossack Resurgence” to “No Friends But the Mountains.” She worked on “The National Womb” as part of the 2011 Joop Swart Masterclass, which was based upon the theme Respect. She spoke about the project in a video for Canon Professional Network.