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My Persian culture has made me who I am as a journalist, so I incorporated it through my work, exhibited through the logo on the top left of this site, which shows my name in Farsi and English, a multicultural symbol of my work and self. I have experience reporting in several mediums, including podcasts, digital and print newspapers, photo and video. You can find my work in the Pioneer Press, the Minnesota Daily, MinnPost and the Brains On! podcast, where I have covered community initiatives, health disparities and breaking news, among other things. I also have experience creating content calendars, multimedia posts and writing newsletters — and am interested in connecting with audiences across my work. https://avakian.squarespace.com/resume daily 0.75 2025-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/a337e307-d8e3-4c95-9548-997cff1110db/Screenshot+2025-06-09+at+12.01.37%E2%80%AFPM.png Resume https://avakian.squarespace.com/photography daily 0.75 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/2e045e30-5f52-4d9a-8839-945733021468/portrait_2.jpg Photography Steven Mendel poses for a portrait at lake Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday, October 8, 2021. Mendel was photographing a tree stump near Thomas Beach. "I watched this tree, first when it was alive. And as it has aged, like many of us, it has become more interesting," Mendel said. Mendel graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1967, where he studied history and photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/7a94aac1-c714-4dad-b36e-027467a9af36/IMG_8814.jpg Photography Birddee Jefferson holds the Key lime cookies at Grandma’s Bakery in White Bear Lake, Minn., on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. The bakery makes various cookie flavors, but Jefferson’s favorite is Key lime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/2d4472fe-22f5-405a-a149-9bf481c9aeef/IMG_8534.jpeg Photography The Aces lead guitarist Katie Henderson performs in the band’s show at Fine Line on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Minneapolis is one stop on their tour for their album, Under My Influence, released in 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/54e18445-f7c5-46d5-9a76-d216b9a48199/IMG_4706.jpeg Photography Minnesota Gophers opposite hitter Stephanie Samedy (10), setter Melani Shaffmaster (5), left, middle blocker Katie Myers (23) and other teammates celebrate after scoring a point in the first set against Wisconsin at Maturi Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. The Gophers lost to Wisconsin in 5 sets, 26-24, 19-25, 27-25, 26-28, 12-15. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/ce2deefd-f9ad-40e1-8162-f693fd907e9b/IMG_8433.jpeg Photography The Aces lead singer Cristal Ramirez performs in the band’s show at Fine Line on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Minneapolis is one stop on their tour for their album, Under My Influence, released in 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/dbf554d1-869f-4469-b007-1e13337061f9/IMG_2528.JPG Photography Ohio State outside hitter Emily Londot (22), left, leaps high to tip the ball around the outstretched hands of the Minnesota Gophers’ middle blocker Katie Myers (23) and opposite hitter Airi Miyabe (8) in the second set against Ohio State at Maturi Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. The Gophers beat Ohio State in 4 sets, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-20. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/cdcb0ece-405b-403f-838a-7df1bd3da401/Focal+point.JPG Photography Peter Micheal stands near Vincent Hall on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus in Minneapolis, Minn., and tells people about Christianity on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. "The holy spirit is Christ within the believer," Micheal said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/5dc3668c-ba11-4eec-bb05-74c7934e27ab/IMG_8222.jpeg Photography The Aces lead singer Cristal Ramirez performs in the band’s show at Fine Line on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Minneapolis is one stop on their tour for their album, Under My Influence, released in 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/d58eeacf-62b2-4fbb-b4dd-6c64cc999317/IMG_4003.jpg Photography Fernando Aguilar, left, and Norma Gaona, right, dance together at the Grito de los Ancestros event, celebrating the Day of the Dead in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. Gaona, who is originally from Mexico, said the event was different than the festivities in Mexico, where people gather in homes, create altars and pray for those who have died. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/c709b0bc-487b-47cf-b26b-d1efbeaad006/IMG_8764.jpg Photography Birddee Jefferson operates the machine that funnels cookies into cylinders at Grandma’s Bakery in White Bear Lake, Minn., on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Jefferson works at the bakery from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. most days, working at the cookie packaging station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/3b186acf-0aa3-4fb6-8660-ae04a8ef0d34/IMG_7464.jpeg Photography The Beaches guitarist and keyboard player, Leandra Earl, performs in the band’s show at Fine Line on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/c3d4e62b-b916-4985-ad8e-a60ea2d0e0cb/IMG_5842.jpeg Photography Minnesota Gophers setter Melani Shaffmaster (5) sets the ball to outside hitter Jenna Wenaas (2) in the third set against Wisconsin at Maturi Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. The Gophers lost to Wisconsin in 5 sets, 26-24, 19-25, 27-25, 26-28, 12-15. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/b8d268fb-bfd0-4332-8b22-22e793641355/IMG_7443.jpeg Photography The Beaches lead vocalist and bassist Jordan Miller performs in the band’s show at Fine Line on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/4e54234c-a7b7-4a75-9899-f59baa3f8c3e/IMG_2019.JPG Photography Minnesota Gophers libero Cc Mcgraw (7), right, opposite hitter Stephanie Samedy (10), middle, setter Melani Shaffmaster (5), left, and other teammates celebrate after scoring a point in the first set against Ohio State at Maturi Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. The Gophers beat Ohio State in 4 sets, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-20. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/d560ea17-d2c1-48a3-8b49-add9b8dbee1c/20210928_kian_nounsandverbsedits_434.jpg Photography A Boxelder bug positioned on a chair on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sept. 28, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/41ae5683-ae5b-4ea4-8d98-6af4a57bff77/IMG_8855.jpg Photography Birddee Jefferson poses for a portrait at Grandma’s Bakery in White Bear Lake, Minn., on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Jefferson began working at the bakery after quitting her job as a bus driver in November. “I miss the students, my coworkers and the pay,” Jefferson said. “I just got burnt out. I’d been doing it for a while. I just needed something different.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/db38f76b-3f82-42af-ab12-e568748031bc/IMG_0037.JPG Photography University of Minnesota student Sophia Zimmerman poses for a portrait in Murphy Hall at the University of Minnesota's East Bank campus in Minneapolis Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/3cfe2507-740c-4349-b888-d350755759bb/IMG_7856.jpeg Photography The Aces bassist McKenna Petty performs in the band’s show at Fine Line on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Minneapolis is one stop on their tour for their album, Under My Influence, released in 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/41de5ee3-602f-482e-a0a9-a836debf7ba9/PipestoneMonumentRanger940.png Photography Park ranger and cultural resource specialist Gabrielle Drapeau leading a tour at the Pipestone National Monument. Credit: MinnPost photo by Ava Kian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/ab594cc6-7bc3-4bff-834f-6391a4210a1b/IMG_8638.jpeg Photography Cam Gordon, the former council member for Ward 2, poses for a portrait on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Gordon represented the eastern part of Minneapolis for 15 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/9237f46d-b736-40ab-8b75-13921bf9eefa/IMG_7505.jpeg Photography The Beaches guitarist and keyboard player, Leandra Earl, performs in the band’s show at Fine Line on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/6e8d3029-34e8-463f-82d6-283b116c75ff/IMG_8271.jpeg Photography The Aces lead singer Cristal Ramirez performs in the band’s show at Fine Line on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Minneapolis is one stop on their tour for their album, Under My Influence, released in 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/408962ef-f4cc-4ace-9ee0-34c536697cd3/IMG_1965.JPG Photography Minnesota Gophers opposite hitter Stephanie Samedy (10) jumps to hit the ball in the first set against Ohio State at Maturi Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. The Gophers beat Ohio State in 4 sets, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-20. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/60b5a4c4-4858-4d1d-b15b-6a34cecea376/Color.JPG Photography Tori Harder, a graduate of the University of Minnesota, hands coupons to people on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus in Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/17da954b-b110-46dc-a553-02212e2ed53d/IMG_4212.jpeg Photography The “Spannungsfeld" sculpture sits outside of the Physics and Nanotechnology Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. Spannungsfeld, by Julian Voss-Andreae, is inspired by a view of the human body through the lens of quantum physics, according to Voss-Andreae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/2d23a22b-0d97-4af8-8ae6-5d7bb4692d37/IMG_7435.jpeg Photography The Beaches lead vocalist and bassist Jordan Miller performs in the band’s show at Fine Line on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd6d331fd756c1ce4db2076/3e12f9fb-a2dd-4dbd-8ed8-60dfac9d63c0/IMG_8866.jpg Photography Donuts sit in a pastry case at Grandma’s Bakery in White Bear Lake, Minn., on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. The bakery makes various foods, including cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pies, chocolates and bread.