Allyssia Alleyne , CNN Written byFor 20 years, photographer Diana Markosian thought she knew her family's immigration history -- or the gist of it, at least. But after Svetlana and Eli married less than a year later (they remained so for nine), Santa Barbara became home. Diana Markosian, Moscow Breadline, 2019, from Santa Barbara (Aperture, 2020) © Diana Markosian Credit: Courtesy Diana MarkosianBut in January 2017, when Markosian was 27, that narrative was disrupted. The photos that comprise "Santa Barbara" are a careful mix of the cinematic and the personal, fantasy and reality. Diana Markosian, The Argument , 2019, from Santa Barbara (Aperture, 2020) © Diana Markosian Credit: Courtesy Diana Markosian"I remember how special it was to come to America, and I never took that for granted.

Source: CNN March 09, 2021 10:07 UTC