Sakartvelo: A Visual Journey Through Georgia
11/05/2026Zakaria Chelidze is a Georgian photographer whose work focuses on human emotion, culture, and everyday life. Derek chats with Zakaria about his latest project, Sakartvelo, a visual journey through Georgia. He reflects on his personal journey as a photographer while working on this project.
- 0:00 - Intro
- 2:34 - About Sakartvelo
- 5:24 - Starting a Georgia project
- 10:47 - Capturing home
- 19:15 - Georgia culture
- 25:09 - Photographing the history of Georgia
- 28:04 - Learning from this project
- 33:30 - Images that stand out
- 34:07 - Q&A
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