Diana Markosian takes an intimate approach to photography and video storytelling, blending conceptual and documentary practices. Her recent commissions include directing the Fall Fashion Gala for the New York City Ballet, in collaboration with Iris Van Herpen and Jamar Roberts. Markosian’s two monographs have been recognized as Book of the Year by MoMA, Time Magazine, and Le Monde. Her work has been exhibited in major institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, the International Center of Photography in New York, and the National Portrait Gallery in London. A regular contributor to Vanity Fair, Vogue, and The New Yorker, she is currently working on her third monograph, set to be published in 2026. Markosian holds a master’s degree from Columbia University.
Photo by Zoe Potkin
Exhibitions
Fotografiska, Father, Berlin, 2025
Les Rencontres d'Arles, Father, 2025
FOAM, Father, Amsterdam, 2025
National Portrait Gallery, Father, London, 2024
Fotografiska, Santa Barbara, Stockholm, 2023
Galerie filles du Calvaire, Santa Barbara, 2022
Vevey, Santa Barbara, Switzerland, 2022
FOMU, Santa Barbara, Belgium, 2022
International Center for Photography, 2021
SF MoMA, Santa Barbara, 2021
Les Rencontres d'Arles, Santa Barbara, 2020
National Geographic Society - Women, 2020
Cortona on the Move,Santa Barbara, 2019
Photo Espana, Elliott Erwitt Foundation, 2019
Paris Photo, Elliott Erwitt Foundation, 2018
National Museum Cardiff, 2018
Staley Wise Gallery, Women on Women, 2018
Kevorkian Center, Art and Memory, 2016
Depo Istanbul, 1915, Istanbul, Turkey, 2015
Blue Sky Gallery, Inventing My Father, 2015
Open Society Foundation, Chechnya, 2014
Awards
Prix de la Photo Madame Figaro Arles, 2025
Hendrik teNeues Generation Award, 2023
Sheffield Film Festival, Audience Award, 2022
MoMA’s Favorite 10 Photo Books, 2021
TIME’s Best Photo Books, 2021
Sony Alpha Female Grant, 2019
World Press Photo, 1st place, 2019
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow, 2019
Elliott Erwitt Foundation, 2018
Magnum Foundation Grant, 2018
Zeitgeist Award, Creative Review, 2017
Forbes 30 Under 30, 2017
Center for Cultural Innovation Award, 2017
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, 2016
Chris Hondros Photographer Award, 2015
BJP’s 'Ones to Watch,' 2015
Firecracker Grant, ‘Inventing My Father,’ 2014
PDN's 30 Photographers to Watch, 2014
New Generation Grant, 2013
Marie Claire Int’l Photography Award, 2012