Another world, a photo from Mardin, Southern East Anatolia

Photographer's Note

In southeast of T黵kiye, families are larger. Bride, mother-in-law and the grandchildren live together.

Mother-in-law acts as a manager, all around are obliged to do what she says. They have great respect to the aged.

This photo belongs to Zelal(the little girl- her name means pure water) and her family. Her grandmother has 18 children, difficult to imagine but true.

They had warm hearts. Mardin is a must to see in the name of different culture, I felt that I have visited another country, another world.
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Allı turnam bizim ele varırsan
Şeker s鰕le, kaymak s鰕le, bal s鰕le...

daddo, Dashab, BennyV, holmertz, Thrax, Cretense, bostankorkulugu, world-travel has marked this note useful

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daddo (28748) 2010-03-26 19:42

Merhaba Figen Hanim.Hopefully she is kind to her daughters and daughters-in-law. Sometimes such women can be autocratic and make life for the younger women a misery.She seems to have kind eyes which are very noticeable in this B&W rendition.I like how you have included the younger woman in the shadows- quite symbolic. Selamlar. Klaudio.

Dashab (2564) 2010-03-26 22:39

Hello Figen,
The warmness of heart is what is indeed transmitted by your picture, through their eyes and smiles. An excellent portrait, as always!
The picture is perfectly framed by the whitewashed walls and excellently composed, with the two figures filling the fg and the other lady quietly stading in the background.
Thank you for letting us see this world!
Have a nice weekend,
Dasha

BennyV (34780) 2010-03-27 2:07

Merhaba Figen,

Excellent contrast and light in this bl/w, especially the light on the faces of the two at the front is perfectly managed.

The third woman in the background adds some intrigue to the shot, and although she is blurred, her role is just as important here, even not more, than the other two. Before reading your note I suspected this was a shot of three generations with the lady in the back being the mother of the youngest (daughter of the oldest).

So thumbs up for your note, for pointing out it is actually the mother-IN-LAW...and that is not insignificant!

There's a lot of dignity in this work. It is one of the best portraits I've seen here in quite a while.

Take care & thanks for sharing beauty.

Benny

faubry (35447) 2010-03-27 2:52

hello Figen, this photos remind me "noborders" image, human glance! good contrast and nice BW,
congratulations
francine

holmertz (103710) 2010-03-27 4:38

Hello Figen,
This is a really beautiful picrure, well exposed and very thoughtfully composed. I like their faces showing a mixture of pride, dignity and slight bewilderment. Maybe the best feature is the young woman standing discreetly in the shade in the background, indicating women's traditional place in society.
I was in Mardin in 1971, unfortunately only for one day, and found it to be "another world". I would certainly like to go back.
Kind regards,
Gert

pauloog (11751) 2010-03-27 7:08

Hello Figen,

Congratulations with this strong human document, well presented with good contrasts and perfect focus and composition with the unlooking fuzzy lady in the background.
Regards,
Paul

bantonbuju (51815) 2010-03-27 8:56

more, please, more of this stuff about good people and the places they live...

lovely work, hard to resist to admire it!

best, j.

amazon (12112) 2010-03-27 12:57

鏾k ihmal ettim buraları ve fotoğraflarını 鰖ledim....galerini 鰖el ziyaret edeceğim ama ge鏴rken uğradığım şu dakikalarda yine nefis bir portre ile karşılaştım....l黷fen hikayelerini de yaz,
sevgiler,
iffet

TRB (14138) 2010-03-27 14:55

Merhaba Figen Hnm,
M黭emmel, ger鏴kten muhteşemsiniz..
Elinize sağlık, tebrikler.
Selam ve sevgiler.
T黮ay

jasmis (58653) 2010-03-28 11:28

Superb portrait with smart DOF. Excellent B&W tones.
Regards.

veyselk (0) 2010-03-29 0:12

demek mardine de gittiniz,
yine 鏾k 鏾k başarılı bir portre 鏰lışması olmuş
ellerine sağlık

Thrax (2600) 2010-03-29 12:58

Mardin b鰕le bir yer 鏰rpıyor adamı... 莖k hoş olmuş... Devamını merakla bekliyorum... Tebrikler ve selamlar...

wolf38 (30) 2010-03-30 1:51

Hi Figen. Here you show a beautiful and expressive photo. Best contrast and light. The photo is a little masterpiece. My appreciation for it. Regards, Wolfgang.

OzkanSamioglu (1770) 2010-03-30 6:18

Fotoğraf yolculuğumun arkadaşı;
Ah keşke tekrar orda olsak da 鏴kebilsek diyormusun?Dersin dersin,g鼁eldi.Bu kare de ,oralara aldı g鰐黵d� beni.İyice oluşmakta olan tarzına g鼁el bir 鰎nek.Ellerine sağlık...Selamlar...

anesugur (18789) 2010-03-30 12:33

Manzara fotoğraflarını 鏾k seven biri olarak, insan fotoğrafları eskisinden daha fazla ilgimi 鏴kiyor.
Elinize sağlık. Uğur

zubeyirgok (449) 2010-04-01 22:42

Tebrikler Figen hanım. G鼁el bir fotoğraf.

resat1972 (7586) 2010-04-02 23:00

slm

bayanın alnındaki işaret dikkatimi 鏴kti, ilginc. 鏾cucuğun 鏴kingen tavrı biraz h鼁黱l� geldi, bu yaştaki 鏾cuğun kanı kaynaması lazım ama g鰖leri fırtına 鰊cesi sessizliği anlatıyor :). Kompozisyon ve uyum m黭emmel.

Tebrikler..

Reşat..

Cretense (68709) 2010-04-04 12:16

Merhaba Figen!

Outstanding photo, top quality daily life scene, top quality portraits! Great composition and framing, I especially like the 3rd person, the "shadow" in the background! Flawless light management, perfect choice of b&w! Congratulations!

Hercules

yquem46 (38752) 2010-04-05 8:30

Hi Figen
Dpeaking turkish and hence able to "see" Turkiye in its villages, from its deep inside must be great. I envy you. Further with your eyes of talentuous daily life street scene photographer
A splendid triple portrait, especially of the fg old woman, the eyes of whom are expressing tenderness and kindness
Well done Figen
Best to you
patrick

cagla (4342) 2010-04-08 8:00

Figen Merhaba.. Bir zamandır yoktum ya buralarda, senin bu g鰖leri, bu siyah-beyaz tonlamaları, y鼁lerdeki (h鼁黱 olsun, sevin� olsun) ifadeleri ciddi ciddi 鰖lemişim. Bu nefis kompozisyonunu ve tekrar dolaştığım 鰊ceki fotoğraflarını izlemekten gene m黷hiş keyif aldım. Eline sağlık.
Sevgiler.
莂ğla.

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2010-04-11 6:05

teyzenin başı tavana değmiş ama olsun, yine nefis belgesel >:D...

papera (14372) 2010-04-19 14:05

hi figen,
your portraits are always respectful - in the sense that you can come very close to the people you photograph, show us their world, their lives, but never intrude. they open up to you and one can see in the photo what happens between the photographer and the photographed person.
I remember telling marine (eversmile) this about her portraits and it surely applies also to your photos.
I like these three generations of women encompassed by the walls - there's a smile on all their faces, indeed a kind of smile one doesn't see often anymore in big cities.
c.

scyntilla (1844) 2010-04-26 2:20

Aaaa, Mardine'e gittin demek sonunda. Fotoğraf m黷hiş, arka plandaki kadının flu kalışını 鏾k sembolik ev analatımınla uyumlu buldum. K黭 kızın g鰖lerindeki ışığı sevdim. Işıklı insanlar g鰎d黰d� ben de Mardin'de.. Bu fotoğraf da onları 鰎neklemiş. 莖k başarılı. Devamını heyeacnla bekliyorum. Bakalım Figen'in Mardini nasıl ? ;-)))
Sevgiler,
Petek

akh (277) 2010-10-23 23:28