Diana Markosian My family arrived in America in 1996. I am not sure if my mom ever found the America she was hoping for. From the project: Santa Barbara, 2019 © Diana Markosian | Magnum Photos

Diana Markosian Anna Bondaruk from the village of Rutka prays at her home. Bondaruk claims to have a personal connection with Mary and sees villagers throughout the day for healing. © Diana Markosian | Magnum Photos

Diana Markosian Nepal. 2017 © Diana Markosian | Magnum Photos

Diana Markosian A quinceañera steps down from the seat of a vintage chevy after she has been paraded around town. Cuba. 2018. © Diana Markosian | Magnum Photos

Diana Markosian Young dancers wait to rehearse at a studio in Grozny, Chechnya. The region was ravaged by two decades of war. From the project: Goodbye My Chechnya, 2011 © Diana Markosian | Magnum Photos

Diana Markosian California was nothing like the America we had seen on our TV screen. It all felt so strange, so different to the world we had known. From the project: Santa Barbara, 2019 © Diana Markosian | Magnum Photos

Diana Markosian We had spent years watching the 1980s American soap opera Santa Barbara. And then it happened overnight. My mother woke me up and said we were going on a trip. The next day, we arrived in our new h (...)

Diana Markosian My family arrived in America in 1996. I am not sure if my mom ever found the America she was hoping for. From the project: Santa Barbara, 2019 © Diana Markosian | Magnum Photos