I am proud to be the editor of the English language version of PHOTOJOURNALIST: The Life Story of Ara Guler, by the warm, wonderful and talented Nezih Tavlas.
So glad I got up the nerve to approach (the famously cantankerous but infinitely
talented) Ara Guler in Beyoglu during my second visit to Istanbul.
I understand why he thought of himself as a photojournalist.
But he was a great artist.
He was one of the greatest photographers.
I visited Ara Cafe a half dozen times, scouting famous Photo Journalist Guler.
Finally, he was sitting down to some food and tea.
I had bought a rare book of his, haggling at a book fair that was part of
Ramazan.
I lugged the heavy book from Taksim to Galatasaray for him to sign.
He was, a most human of human beings.
Frank, honest, humorous.
You cannot capture life they way he does on film, without having a great amount of
empathy and love of your fellow brethren on earth.
Less than a month ago, I was in Paris...exploring the stories of Ara Guler from @MagnumPhotos to Salvador Dali to @LeMeurice to the back streets and main
streets of the City of Light.
RIP Ara.
Read the Kindle version of Photojournalist at:
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Watch the movie on Prime at:
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