PHOTOGRAPHY 100. YIL ORTAOKULU 100. YIL SECONDARY SCHOOL

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1 PHOTOGRAPHY 100. YIL ORTAOKULU 100. YIL SECONDARY SCHOOL

2 Turkish Photographers Ara GÜLER Adem SÖNMEZ Mehmet KARAÇOR

3 Ara GÜLER Ara Güler (Born August 16, 1928 in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey) is an Armenian-Turkish photojournalist, nicknamed "the Eye of Istanbul" or "the Photographer of Istanbul". He is considered one of Turkey's few internationally known photographers.

4 Ara GÜLER Güler was born in Istanbul in 1928 to ethnic Armenian parents. 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 Güler'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 Ertuğrul, 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, Hürriyet. (Güler is not related to the royal Guleria family.)

5 Ara GÜLER Photography career In 1958, the American magazine company Time Life opened a branch in Turkey, and Güler became its first correspondent for the Near East. Soon he received commissions from Paris Match, Stern, and the The Sunday Times in London. After completing his military service in 1961, Güler was employed by the Turkish magazine Hayat as head of its photographic department. About this time, he met Henri Cartier-Bresson and Marc Riboud, who recruited him for the Magnum Photos agency, which he joined (though 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 Turkish member to the American Society of Magazine Photographers (ASMP) (today called the American Society of Media Photographers). The Swiss magazine Camera honored him with a special issue. In the 1960s, Güler'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 book Türkei was published in Germany in His photos on art and art history were used in Time, Life, Horizon and Newsweek and publications of Skira of Switzerland.

6 Ara GÜLER Güler traveled on assignment to Iran, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Kenya, New Guinea, Borneo, as well as all parts of Turkey. In the 1970s he photographed politicians and artists such 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. Some critics consider his most renowned photographs to be his melancholic black-and-white pictures taken mostly with a Leica camera in Istanbul, mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. He has exhibited frequently since then, and also had his work published in special supplements. International publishers have featured his photographs. Güler's work is collected by the National Library of France in Paris; the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery; Museum Ludwig Köln, and Das imaginäre Photo-Museum, Köln. In the 1970s, Güler worked in film, directing the documentary The End of the Hero (1975). It was based on a fictional account of the dismantling of the World War I veteran battlecruiser TCG Yavuz. Journalist Nezih TavlaĢ s book Foto Muhabiri (Photojournalist) details Güler s life and also includes dialogue with Güler as well as photographs from his family albums. Güler's archive contains some 800,000 photographic slides.

7 Güler's 'philosophy' of photography Ara GÜLER Güler attaches the greatest importance to human presence in his photographs and describes himself as a "visual historian". "When I'm taking a picture of Aya Sofia, what counts is the person passing by who stands for life", he said. He believes that photography should provide a memory of people, of their lives and especially their suffering. While he considers that art lies, he believes that photography can only reflect reality. He embraces the identity of a photojournalist because he does not attach much value to photography as an artistic pursuit, which to him would have little value. He does not consider photography to be an art.

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15 Adem SÖNMEZ Adem SÖNMEZ has been an amateur photographer and has had various personal exhibitions since His photographs have been used in many publications as well as book covers. In addition to his works in photography, Mr. SÖNMEZ was the program consultant for THE BALLAD OF EUPHRATE (Fırat ın Türküsü) and ANATOLIAN DREAMS (Anadolu DüĢleri) documentaries made by TRT, Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. He was the art director of THE WEDDING, Düğün, a movie that was invited to 1992 Berlin Film Festival. Mr. SÖNMEZ has, also, taken place in numerous photography-competitions as a member of the jury.

16 Adem SÖNMEZ Aldığı ödüller, katıldığı Ulusal ve Uluslararası yarıģma ve sergiler KODAK ın açtığı fotoğraf yarıģmasında bir fotoğrafı sergilendi AFSAD (Ankara Fotoğraf Sanatçıları Derneği) ın düzenlediği 10. Ulusal fotoğraf sergisinde bir fotoğrafı FDÇK (Fotoğraf Dernekleri ÇalıĢma Kurulu) nın ödülünü aldı ve iki fotoğrafı Ankara da sergilendi Bursa BüyükĢehir Belediyesince düzenlenen 2. Sami Güner Fotoğraf YarıĢmasında renkli baskı dalında birincilik ödülü aldı AFAD (Adana Fotoğraf Amatörleri Derneği) ile Seyhan Belediyesince düzenlenen Uluslararası fotoğraf yarıģmasında bir fotoğrafı sergileme ödülü aldı SHELL in düzenlediği "DOĞAL HAYAT" fotoğraf yarıģmasında bir fotoğrafı sergilenmeye değer görüldü Aylık gezi dergisi ATLAS ın düzenlediği Gezi Fotoğrafları yarıģmasında bir fotoğrafı mansiyon ödülü aldı ve Atlas ın Aralık 1993 sayısında yayınlandı AFSAD ile Yeni Yüksektepe Kültür Derneğince Ankara da düzenlenen Geleneksel Türkye III. Ulusal fotoğraf yarıģmasında bir üçüncülük bir mansiyon ve üç sergileme aldı Bursa BüyükĢehir Belediyesince düzenlenen ve 52 ülkeden 4081 fotoğrafın katılımı ile gerçekleģen Uluslararası Fotoğraf yarıģmasında bir fotoğrafı özel ödül aldı KASK (Kocaeli Fotoğraf Sanatı Derneği) ile Ġzmit Rotary Kulübünün düzenlediği Uluslararası Fotoğraf yarıģmasında bir fotoğrafı sergileme ödülü aldı.

17 Adem SÖNMEZ Side Belediyesince düzenlenen Fotoğraf yarıģmasında iki fotoğrafı sergilendi ILO (Uluslararası ÇalıĢma Bürosu) ile AFSAD ın düzenledikleri "ÇALIġAN ÇOCUKLAR 94" Ulusal Fotoğraf Sergisinde bir fotoğrafı sergileme ödülü aldı Halk sağlığı Kurumu Derneğinin AFSAD ile birlikte düzenledikleri "ÇOCUK VE ÇEVRE" konulu fotoğraf yarıģmasında bir fotoğrafı sergilendi TTP (Türk Tabipleri Birliği) nin düzenlediği "ĠNSAN VE YAġAM" konulu fotoğraf yarıģmasında renkli fotoğraf dalında birincilik ödülü aldı Yeni Yüksektepe Kültür Derneğinin düzenlediği 5. Geleneksel Türkiye fotoğraf yarıģmasında renkli baskı dalında bir fotoğrafı birincilik ödülü ve bir fotoğrafı Fırat Color Özel ödülü aldı Bursa BüyükĢehir Belediyesinin düzendediği Sami Güner fotoğraf yarıģmasında bir fotoğrafı özel ödül iki fotoğrafı da sergileme aldı HASSELBLAD Austrian Super Circuit Uluslararası fotoğraf yarıģmasında 4 salonda birden sergileme aldı Yeni Yüksektepe Kültür Derneğinin Ankara da düzenlediği 6. Geleneksel Türkiye El Sanatları Fotoğraf YarıĢmasında bir fotoğrafı 3. Lük birde sergileme aldı Yeni Yüksektepe Kültür Derneğinin Ankara da düzenlediği 7. Geleneksel Türkiye Mimari ve Ġç Mekan Fotoğraf YarıĢmasında bir fotoğrafı 3. lük 4 de sergileme aldı.

18 Adem SÖNMEZ Foto Forum - Zorlu Grand Otel in Trabzonda düzenledikleri "DOĞA" konulu 1. Ulusal Fotoğraf YarıĢmasında 1. ödülü TRT, "DÖRT MEVSĠM KADIN" programının düzenlediği Fotoğraf YarıĢmasında 1 fotoğrafı 1.lik ödülü aldı, 2 fotoğrafı da sergilemeye değer görüldü. * BMC Fotoğraf YarıĢmasında bir mansiyon, bir sergileme aldı Türk Üniversiteli Kadınlar Derneği`nin düzenlediği "KADINLAR VARDIR" Fotoğraf YarıĢmasında 3.lük ödülü aldı Arçelik'in düzenlediği ''TÜRKĠYE'DEN MUTFAK MANZARALARI'' adlı fotoğraf yarıģmasında renkli baskı dalında 1 Fotoğrafı 1.lik ödülü aldı,1 Fotoğrafı da sergilenmeye değer görüldü Novartis ilaç firmasının düzenlemiģ olduğu ''HER ġey GÖZLERĠNDEKĠ PIRILTI ĠÇĠN'' adlı yarıģmada 1 Fotoğrafı 3.lük ödülüne layık görüldü. ĠFSAK, FSK, GESAM, ve G.Doğu gazeteciler cemiyeti üyesi olan Sönmez, fotograf çalıģmalarına devam etmektedir...

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33 Mehmet KARAÇOR I was born in Tarsus in After I finished the primary school in my village Kadelli, I graduated from Antalya Aksu Teacher s Training School and started teaching in After teaching during 10 years, I began advertising. I made an effort to do many things without any guidance with my natural artistic ability since my childhood. Among these, photography, drawing, poetry, calligraphy and graphic are some of art branches. I was always interested in photography because it is a branch of art I presided at photography department in teachers Training School. Since then, I took a lot and still take photos sometimes more sometimes less. Furthermore, I hold solo and mutual exhibitions related to oil painting, calligraphy and photography. I am still president of Tarsus Photograph Association. Also, I have and administer several social media pages which is about art branches I am interested in. Moreover, my workshop and solo works continue. By photography art, contributing to the promotion of my city, region and country and also keeping our culture and values alive are among my aims.

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43 Prepared by; Necip DURAK, Nalan YAMAN, Umit ASLAN, Mehmet KARACOR Supporting; Photo Art Association of Tarsus Slideshow made by; Necip DURAK «This plan was financed with the support of the European Commission. This publication binds only his author and the commission is not responsible of the use which could be fact of information it contains.»