Photographs of

Armenia by Stephen Scourfield

to accompany his book Beautiful Witness

‘These photographs aim to give the reader a taste of the places and a glimpse of some of the people in Beautiful Witness. I was a child who wanted to be a writer, and who later trained also as a photographer, and then went out and discovered a most remarkable planet.’ Stephen Scourfield

This work is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. The moral right of the author has been asserted. Copyright © Stephen Scourfield 2013

Church of St Hiripsime, built in 618AD on foundation of a previous pagan temple. Near Yerevan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

The ruins of Zvarnots Church, Yerevan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

1st century temple at Garni, 45 minutes’ drive from Yerevan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

The streets of Yerevan. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

View over Yerevan towards Mt Ararat from Victory Park. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Sculpture outside Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Yerevan. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Yerevan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Memorial at the Armenian Genocide Museum, Yerevan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Front of the Marriott hotel in Yerevan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

The front of Mashtots Matenadaran in Yerevan, Armenia. This is sculpture of the scholar who invented the Armenian alphabet. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Books in the Mashtots Matenadaran in Yerevan, Armenia. This one depicts a saz, an Armenian stringed instrument. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Mt Ararat with Yerevan homes in the foreground. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Mt Ararat over Yerevan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

The visit to Arafat brandy in Yerevan, Armenia, includes a tasting of 3 and 10 year old brandy, and chocolate. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Arafat brandy in Yerevan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Arafat brandy in Yerevan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Monastery of Sevan, by Lake Sevan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

The restored Haghartsin monastery near Dilijan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

The restored Haghartsin monastery near Dilijan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

The old part of Dilijan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Inside Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Vagharshapat, near Yerevan — the spiritual centre for Armenians and seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Bishops chanting inside Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Vagharshapat, near Yerevan. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

Lavash in big piles at the Armenian Markets in Yerevan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield

The Armenian dish of lahmajo (a bit like folded, thin pizza), at Dilijan, Armenia. Picture: Stephen Scourfield