Istanbul’s eye, heart and humor: Ara Güler’s interview to Ermenihaber.am

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS:Armenpress presents the interview of the prominent Armenian photographer from Constantinople Ara Güler to Ermenihaber.am.

- Now you will ask and I will answer?

- No, we will just talk. I have so many questions. Which one to ask? It would be better if we just talk.

- I have made a visual history. Do you know about it?

- Yes, I know. You have 800,000 photos.

- What are you talking about? I have 2 million. The wall is a dangerous thing. The wall separates, it separates people.

- Is there one photo among the 2 million, which is special to you?

- My photo (laughing). All the photos are important to me. People are important to me. I make photos of people and not the scenery. Even if there is scenery, there is a man in it as well. Everything is made for a man. All the planes are made for a man and all the food, houses, walls… (keeps silence) The wall is not a good thing. It is one of the mistakes of the humanity… The wall is a dangerous thing (keeps silence). The wall separates, it separates people.

- You have been in many parts of the world. What brings you back to Istanbul? Is there a thing, which does not exist anywhere else?

- My home is here. (THE FULL VERSION OF THE INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)