turkish-greek civic dialogue - AEGEE Europe

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SNAPSHOTS
FROM PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
Faruk AKBAŞ, workshop leader:
What is the notion/meaning of photograph? What does it mean for you?
Meral:
When we have a look at an object we see different things, there is a difference
between the acts of looking and seeing. What really matters is to be able to
see things from a different angle.
Umut:
What is interesting and somewhat different in photography is the fact that
you are alone when you are performing this art. Photograph is re-creating the
already existing elements in nature by adding things from us, our aura. It is
similar to Coke! However, you also need to feel the image you will create.
Vaggelis:
I started photography by taking photos related with the family theme. Later on,
I was bored with such populist shots and started reading the books of famous
photographers and I wanted to imitate them. As the time went by, I combined
all these elements in my mind and I created my own style. Photograph is an
essential part of my life, what’s really interesting for me is that we all see the
same, but we present and reflect in different ways.
Chiristiana:
I like photography since it’s very individualistic, you can have an analysis of a
person and his/her personality by having a look at the photos. I can see my own
self-development by looking at old photos of mine.
Machi:
I like to take memorable shots from the places that I travel to.
Gamze:
The time dimension of photography touches me the most. The photograph
reminds me in general the time elapsed.
Claire:
I like the message given by the photographs. One photo can tell us more than
one story. Apart from all these, I am so happy that I had the chance to meet
all the participants and Faruk Akbaş. We took shots and very nice photos for
all week long. I think there were very few photos from the festival this time,
bearing in mind that it takes place for the first time.
Vaggelis:
Picturing Kayaköy was so interesting. When see all these houses ruined and
empty, and when you think that in the past Greeks and Turks were living
in peace altogether on this land; the photographs are making more sense,
becoming more precious.
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