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On Seeing

October 29, 2011 by A. Cemal Ekin
Sirince -- On Seeing Exhibit

These photographs were on exhibit in 2004 with the title On Seeing and the following artist’s statement:

On Seeing

Photography brings the camera and the subject intimately close, the photographer becoming the tool and voyeur of this intimate relationship. What I see is not what the camera records. While the camera is a tool for me, I am a tool for the camera. The result of this symbiotic relationship is my photography.

I photograph my environment. By looking at these photographs, you will see what the camera recorded and what I saw. In that sense, photography becomes a mirror to my past. Through this, I want to tell you the stories of the faces and places I have seen.

All this will work based On Seeing, mine, the camera’s, and yours.

January 2004, Providence

Exhibit collection

Old Man, Adana
Bench Sitters, Adana
Elusive Smile, Adana
Minimalist Vendor, Ayvalik
Restored house interior, Ayvalik
House facade, Ayvalik
Two, Selcuk
Dusk, Sirince
Yes It\'s for sale, Tire
Rest, Tire
Door, Tire
Coffee house, Ayvalik
Waiting, Aksehir
Railcar, Ulukisla
Fortress, Ortahisar
Spring in Cappadocia, Goreme National Park
Fairy chimneys in spring, Cappadocia
Cappadocia, 2003
Storm over Cappadocia
Old house with roses, Adana
Old house, Adana
Istanbul beneath my wings
iWhimsy, Kuzguncuk, Istanbul
Ismet Baba, Istanbul
Wisteria on old house, Kuzguncuk, Istanbul
Old villa on the Bosphorus, Istanbul
Imagination, Kuzguncuk, Istanbul
Magnets on the door of the Spice Market, Istanbul
The last Byzantine palace, Istanbul
Door of the St. George Church, Istanbul
Old man, Doganca
Temple to Tyche, Diocaeseria, Taurus Mountains
Old and new, Diocaeseria
Girl beofre ruins, Kanlidivane (Kanytellis)
Village girls, Kanlidivane (Kanytellis)
Harvest worker, Andirin

Project Type: ExhibitsProject Tag: Portfolio
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  1. J S Turner

    May 24, 2013 at 5:48 pm

    Wonderful Cemal, my favorite is Waiting Aksehir

    • A. Cemal Ekin

      May 24, 2013 at 5:49 pm

      Thanks Jim, another title for that photograph was “Two Sacks”. That was a great exhibit.

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