The beautiful work of Ara Guler

[Mainecoonmaniac]

I was blown away by his composition.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/...l?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

 

[awty]

Great work, always good to see someone who knows what there doing.
Thanks for the link.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I was blown away by his composition.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/...l?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

great stuff!

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Truly excellent photography.

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

Nice stuff. Why do street shot always look better from a foreign country and in the distant past?

 

[AgX]

They either may attract as they remind us of our own youth, or as the just do the opposite, showing us an alien world.

 

[Mainecoonmaniac]

Nice stuff. Why do street shot always look better from a foreign country and in the distant past?

It's a human condition. When we see something every day it becomes mundane. It's like those people that live in Hawaii with their bumper stickers that say "Ho hum, another boring day in paradise".

The art of life is to see with fresh eyes in our daily existence.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I always hear about these great photographers after they have passed. Stunning work.

 

[Louis Nargi]

Great work. It was vary impressive

 

[ced]

Truly wonderful photographs! Makes one want to get up and go visit Istanbul again.

 

[RezaLoghme]

I would like to reactivate this thread in order to dedicate it to Ara Güler, a great photographer who I just discovered.

I have bought his book about Istanbul (with a foreword by Orhan Pamuk) and am currently reading a few interviews, articles etc. I am touched by his approach, as well as by his life story. It has helped me to better define who I want to be as a photographer.

I am collecting data and will try to write up a summary of his approach and philosophy.

 

[Eric Rose]

The article is behind a paywall

 

[Alex Benjamin]

The article is behind a paywall

Another tribute, on the Magnum website:

Ara Güler, 1928-2018 • Magnum Photos Magnum Photos

Reflecting on the life and work of Ara Güler, the most influential Turkish photographer of a generation

www.magnumphotos.com

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Nice stuff. Why do street shot always look better from a foreign country and in the distant past?

Your street shots may look boring now but in 100 years people will be all over them!

 

[jerrybro]

Job done perfectly

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

Your street shots may look boring now but in 100 years people will be all over them!

Ah. I can't wait.

 

[RezaLoghme]

"Street" is not "documentary".