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TO ARA GULER IT'S ADVANTAGE TO BE AN ARMENIAN
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16:21, 4 June, 2013
YEREVAN, JUNE 4, ARMENPRESS. Over 100 photos by prominent Armenian
photographer from Constantinople Ara Guler are introduced in a single
exhibition, which launched in Yerevan on June 4. The exhibition held
under the slogan "Hello". The exhibition followed the press conference,
during which Ara Guler expressed his gratitude to the organizers of the
exhibition. As reports "Armenpress" the famous photographer stated:
"I have brought 130 photos to show to you, but only 100 of them are
displayed in the exhibition, as there was no place for the rest of
them in the exhibition hall."
Among other things Ara Guler underscored that presently many
people confuse the profession of photographer, with that of the
photojournalist, notwithstanding they are not the same and imply
different activities. "Photography is not an art, it's the reality
as it is," Ara Guler noted.
In addition Ara Guler underscored that being Armenian never indered
him, on the contrary - it was an advantage for him. Also the renowned
photographer highlighted: "I have always been engaged in the pursuit
of happiness, but I have never found it. Probably, happiness is what
I see via my photo camera lens."
A documentary movie dedicated to Ara Guler will be displayed in the
National Gallery of Armenia today in the evening.
Ara Guler was born August 16, 1928 in Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey.
He is an Armenian photojournalist from Constantinople, nicknamed "the
Eye of Istanbul" or "the Photographer of Istanbul". He is considered
one of Turkey's few internationally known photographers.
He studied at the local Getronagan Armenian High School. Owner of a
pharmacy on Istiklal Avenue, his father had a wide circle of friends
from the art world of the period. Ara Guler's early contact with this
world inspired him to embark on a career in cinema. During his high
school years, he jobbed in movie studios and attended drama courses
held by Muhsin Ertugrul, the founder of modern Turkish theater.
However, he abandoned cinema in favor of journalism, joining the
staff of the newspaper Yeni Istanbul as photojournalist in 1950 and
studying Economics at the University of Istanbul at the same time. He
then transferred to another newspaper, Hurriyet. After completing his
military service in 1961, Guler was employed by the Turkish magazine
Hayat as head of the photographic department.
About this time, he met Henri Cartier-Bresson and Marc Riboud, who
recruited him for the Magnum Photos agency, which he joined. (He is not
currently a member.) He was presented in the British 1961 Photography
Yearbook. Also in that year, he was accepted as the only member to
the American Society of Magazine Photographers (ASMP) (today called
the American Society for Media Photographers) from Turkey. The Swiss
magazine Camera honored him with a special issue.
In the 1960s, Guler's photographs were used to illustrate books by
notable authors and were displayed at various exhibitions throughout
the world. His works were exhibited in 1968 in 10 Masters of Color
Photography at the New York Museum of Modern Art and at Photokina
Fair in Cologne, Germany. His photo album Turkei was published in
Germany in 1970. His photos on art and art history were used in Time,
Life, Horizon and Newsweek magazines and publications of Skira of
Switzerland.
Guler traveled on assignment to such countries as Iran, Kazakhstan,
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Kenya, New Guinea, Borneo, as well as
all parts of Turkey. In the 1970s he held photographic interviews with
such notable politicians and artists as Winston Churchill, Indira
Gandhi, Maria Callas, John Berger, Bertrand Russell, Willy Brandt,
Alfred Hitchcock, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Marc Chagall,
Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/721305/to-ara-g%C3%BCler-its-advantage-to-be-an-armenian.html
16:21, 4 June, 2013
YEREVAN, JUNE 4, ARMENPRESS. Over 100 photos by prominent Armenian
photographer from Constantinople Ara Guler are introduced in a single
exhibition, which launched in Yerevan on June 4. The exhibition held
under the slogan "Hello". The exhibition followed the press conference,
during which Ara Guler expressed his gratitude to the organizers of the
exhibition. As reports "Armenpress" the famous photographer stated:
"I have brought 130 photos to show to you, but only 100 of them are
displayed in the exhibition, as there was no place for the rest of
them in the exhibition hall."
Among other things Ara Guler underscored that presently many
people confuse the profession of photographer, with that of the
photojournalist, notwithstanding they are not the same and imply
different activities. "Photography is not an art, it's the reality
as it is," Ara Guler noted.
In addition Ara Guler underscored that being Armenian never indered
him, on the contrary - it was an advantage for him. Also the renowned
photographer highlighted: "I have always been engaged in the pursuit
of happiness, but I have never found it. Probably, happiness is what
I see via my photo camera lens."
A documentary movie dedicated to Ara Guler will be displayed in the
National Gallery of Armenia today in the evening.
Ara Guler was born August 16, 1928 in Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey.
He is an Armenian photojournalist from Constantinople, nicknamed "the
Eye of Istanbul" or "the Photographer of Istanbul". He is considered
one of Turkey's few internationally known photographers.
He studied at the local Getronagan Armenian High School. Owner of a
pharmacy on Istiklal Avenue, his father had a wide circle of friends
from the art world of the period. Ara Guler's early contact with this
world inspired him to embark on a career in cinema. During his high
school years, he jobbed in movie studios and attended drama courses
held by Muhsin Ertugrul, the founder of modern Turkish theater.
However, he abandoned cinema in favor of journalism, joining the
staff of the newspaper Yeni Istanbul as photojournalist in 1950 and
studying Economics at the University of Istanbul at the same time. He
then transferred to another newspaper, Hurriyet. After completing his
military service in 1961, Guler was employed by the Turkish magazine
Hayat as head of the photographic department.
About this time, he met Henri Cartier-Bresson and Marc Riboud, who
recruited him for the Magnum Photos agency, which he joined. (He is not
currently a member.) He was presented in the British 1961 Photography
Yearbook. Also in that year, he was accepted as the only member to
the American Society of Magazine Photographers (ASMP) (today called
the American Society for Media Photographers) from Turkey. The Swiss
magazine Camera honored him with a special issue.
In the 1960s, Guler's photographs were used to illustrate books by
notable authors and were displayed at various exhibitions throughout
the world. His works were exhibited in 1968 in 10 Masters of Color
Photography at the New York Museum of Modern Art and at Photokina
Fair in Cologne, Germany. His photo album Turkei was published in
Germany in 1970. His photos on art and art history were used in Time,
Life, Horizon and Newsweek magazines and publications of Skira of
Switzerland.
Guler traveled on assignment to such countries as Iran, Kazakhstan,
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Kenya, New Guinea, Borneo, as well as
all parts of Turkey. In the 1970s he held photographic interviews with
such notable politicians and artists as Winston Churchill, Indira
Gandhi, Maria Callas, John Berger, Bertrand Russell, Willy Brandt,
Alfred Hitchcock, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Marc Chagall,
Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso.