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Eric Grigorian is an Iranian-born, Armenian photojournalist

Early life and education
Born in 1969 to Armenian parents living in Iran. In 1979, during the Iranian Revolution, his family moved to the United States.

He studied photojournalism at the San Jose State University, which, as a result of winning a scholarship from the Alexia Foundation for World Peace included spending one semester in London, UK working for Ed Kashi. He was taught by Jim McNay and graduated in 1998.

Career
Has worked for Los Angeles Daily News, Polaris Images and various magazines.

In 2003 won the World Press Photo Award for his 22 June 2002 photograph of a young boy by the side of his father's grave, his father a victims of the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake.

Personal life
After living for years in Los Angeles, Grigorian moved to Yerevan, Armenia.