Self portrait by photojournalist Edmond Terakopian, with his Lumix S1, Lumix G9 and Leica M10-D, on EddyCam shoulder straps. London, UK. September 21, 2020. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

Following an interest in taking pictures from around the age of eight which led to taking up photography as a serious hobby in 1986, from the age of 16. His weekly trips to the library’s photography section, soon brought his attention to photojournalism and specifically work of Magnum Photos. One photograph from his Workers project by Sebastião Salgado, a sports image by Eamonn McCabe and an article in Amateur Photographer magazine about a fashion photographer’s commission to shoot a campaign opened up his mind to photography as his path and photojournalism as his avenue. He hasn’t looked back since.

Edmond Terakopian on the front line in Martakert, Karabakh. August 1994. Photo: Hagop Berberian

Edmond Terakopian started as a news photographer in 1989, abandoning his original plans of studying medicine and wanting to study surgery in particular. working his way up through the regional papers, national and international newspapers, magazines and wire agencies. He has participated in several group and solo exhibitions, exhibiting in 88 cities worldwide, and has also been published in numerous books.

Edmond specialises in long form story telling as well as news, features, fashion, portraits and commercial photography. He’s a multi award-winning photographer and film maker, being named the British Press Awards Photographer of the Year and also winning third place in the Spot News category of the prestigious World Press Photo contest. To date (2020) he has amassed around 60 awards and nominations for his photography and film making.

The Daily Mirror newspaper named Edmond Terakopian as the author of one of the world’s most iconic photographs, referring to a photograph from the July 7th terrorist bombings in London.

One of his photographs from the attacks was selected for “100 Photos of the 21st Century” book by Editions de la Martiniere. He was also invited by Dr Paul Lowe to contribute to the best selling book, “Photography Rules: Essential Dos and Don’ts from Great Photographers”.

Edmond is also a writer on photography and photographic equipment, having been commissioned by Amateur Photographer magazine, the British Journal of Photography and Professional Photography magazine. He was a former tutor at the prestigious Leica Akademie in Mayfair. Edmond was the only European member of Apple’s Aperture Advisory Committee, a former brand ambassador for Olympus and is an Adobe Influencer. He has also collaborated on projects with Canon and Sigma.

More recently, he has formed a close working relationship with Panasonic Lumix, shooting award winning work with the G9 and was part of the team launching the new S1 and S1R cameras in Barcelona. He has given several public talks on behalf of Panasonic Lumix as well as being a part of the team providing training on the Lumix S across the UK and Republic Of Ireland.

Alongside the talks and workshops he holds in collaboration with several companies, he’s very dedicated in teaching one to one, bespoke workshops. His focused attention on his clients’ needs means that they get the most out of the day. His clients are roughly split equally between professional colleagues and enthusiast photographers of varying levels.

  • Andrea Feczko (American TV Presenter), at the lavish Thompson Beverly Hills Hotel, LA, USA. January 14, 2014. Photo: Edmond Terakopian
  • A woman prays in an Armenian church in Gyumri, for the souls of those who died in the Armenian Earthquake in 1988. 10 years on from the Armenian earthquake. Gyumri, Armenia. 6 December 1998. Photo: Edmond Terakopian
  • Wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial khachkar (a carved Armenian Stone Cross memorial sculpture) took place after a remembrance service and prayer of intercession, to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of April 24th, 1915, when 1.5 Million Armenians were massacred by the Ottoman Empire. A member of the clergy swings a censer (a type of thurible) of incense. The usual wreath laying ceremony at The Cenotaph, attended by hundreds, was cancelled this year due to the COVID 19 lockdown and instead took place on church grounds. St. Yeghiche Armenian Church, Cranley Gardens, South Kensington, London, UK. April 24, 2020. Photo: Edmond Terakopian
  • Community Minded; Opera for her neighbours during the COVID 19 lockdown. Soprano Julieth Lozano performs outside her home for neighbours and passers-by who are drawn to her singing and stop for her performance. Kensington, London, United Kingdom. June 14, 2020. Photo: Edmond Terakopian
  • The front line in Martakert, Karabakh. 1994. Photo: Edmond Terakopian
  • Author Karl Ove Knausgård. Photographed in his local cafe, ‚You Don’t Bring Me Flowers‘, Hither Green, London, United Kingdom. September 04, 2020. Photo: ©Edmond Terakopian
  • Paul Dadge (28) helps Davinia Turrell (age 24) to safety after emerging from Edgware Road Underground Station. A suicide bomber blew himself up on a tube train at the station, killing seven passengers. This was one of four terrorist attacks on the transport system, resulting in 52 innocent deaths. London, 7 July 2005. Picture by: Edmond Terakopian
  • A child runs around whilst bathed in rays of sunlight in the turbine hall. Tate Modern, during a heat wave bank holiday. Bankside, London, UK. May 06, 2018. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

My first EddyCam shoulder strap came about from a search for an elegant strap to match the leather half case of my Leica M10-D. This cognac Eddycam Edition 35mm impressed me so much, that all my cameras now have EddyCam straps. The Edition 50mm Shoulder black version for my Lumix S1 and S1R. My Lumix G9s have the Edition „35mm“ cognac shoulder.

EddyCam is the only manufacturer which I’ve used which has practical elegance, seemingly as an unspoken ethos. It goes further though. Absolutely comfortable, supremely grippy and phenomenally well made. Every aspect, from design, thoughtful choice of materials and production, means this is a first rate product. This is manufacturing at it’s best, realising the concept of design through practical experience and expertise in the field.

Having used these straps on assignment and personal work, for over four months, I’m absolutely certain that there isn’t a better camera strap for my needs. I’m also certain that these straps will last for decades. Through several camera changes, easily.

  • Photojournalist Edmond Terakopian’s camera equipment, comprising of a Lumix G9, Lumix Lumix S1 and a Leica M10-D, all on EddyCam shoulder straps. London, UK. September 22, 2020. Photo: Edmond Terakopian
  • Photojournalist Edmond Terakopian’s camera equipment, comprising of a Lumix G9 and Lumix S1, both on EddyCam shoulder straps. London, UK. September 22, 2020. Photo: Edmond Terakopian
  • Photojournalist Edmond Terakopian’s camera equipment, comprising of (left to right) a Leica M10-D, Lumix S1 and Lumix G9, all on EddyCam shoulder straps. London, UK. September 22, 2020. Photo: Edmond Terakopian
  • Photojournalist Edmond Terakopian’s camera equipment, comprising of (left to right) a Leica M10-D, Lumix S1 and Lumix G9, all on EddyCam shoulder straps. London, UK. September 22, 2020. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

 

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