Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Damon Lynch on November 15, 2017, 09:17:14 pm
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https://lithub.com/orhan-pamuk-taking-photographs-in-istanbul/
"Looking at Ara Güler’s photographs of the city, its streets, and its views, I notice that the basic emotions they evoke—such as melancholy, weariness, insignificance, humility—are often also present in the expressions of the people in the foreground."
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It's sort of reaffirming of some natural order that writers can share a common thread of the understanding of humanity, and of the rôle of what's essentially personal photography within it.
It's perhaps arguable, too, that for some professionals it is also the reason they took it up as work: the perpetuation of the state of grace that permits the funding for the continuation of that lovely game of make-believe. It fits me to the letter. It was never inwardly about the client; it was ever about the gig and the game, the client's money just making it possible. I think many models also saw their lives that way; how painful for both when that ends, more rapidly for the girls than for the snappers as I was sometimes ruefully reminded.
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I was once in transit through Istanbul's airport when I saw a photo book on Ara Guler's photos of the city. I was fascinated by his work, bought the book, and am since an admirer of his work.
I see some similarities between the character and light of Istanbul and Lisbon, my home city.
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I was once in transit through Istanbul's airport when I saw a photo book on Ara Guler's photos of the city. I was fascinated by his work, bought the book, and am since an admirer of his work.
I see some similarities between the character and light of Istanbul and Lisbon, my home city.
Paulo, your website is a treasury of delights.
Not much more to say, really; beautiful photographs. Your photographer male forebears should be proud of you.
Rob C