Cem_Usakligil
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A friend of mine has sent me this cnn.com link about a Turkish cab driver who started photographing the less fortunate inhabitants of Istanbul during his night shifts, a similar project to that of Paul Abbot in this thread.
It seems he now has become an acknowledged photographer with quite a following although he did not know anything about photography a few years back when he started. His web site shows his pictures. I thought it would make an interesting topic for some of us to ponder upon.
Cheers,
Sahintas (the driver) wants Istanbul's "happy people" to see how cold, poor residents live. "I saw people on the street in winter. They were cold at night," he said. "To make their voices heard, I wanted to buy a camera and show that these people are living in difficult conditions. That's how it started."
It seems he now has become an acknowledged photographer with quite a following although he did not know anything about photography a few years back when he started. His web site shows his pictures. I thought it would make an interesting topic for some of us to ponder upon.
Cheers,