by Hamza Azouzi

The person Im doing a portrait article about is Casey Neistat an American influencer, or a phenomenon of Youtube. 

It is almost impossible to mention Casey without talking about his iconic look.

That starts of course with the weird modified sunglasses, unbranded as he does to almost all his belonging, as well as his curly blond hair that he does not care about , dressed in a non giving a single care about his fancy belt that his wife might have gifted him or being casual in grammy awards celebrations. 

Casey is one of the greatest speakers ive even listened to, not only he is capable of giving motivational speeches but also he is a great story teller, he is capable of making you travel to a place and live so many emotions while you are sitting in your couch watching one of his vlogs.

by Meltem Tuvanç

According to most people, he is one of the best photographers in the world,; but he is the only photo-journalist in Turkey. Ara Güler was born in 1928 in Istanbul. A person who has dedicated 65 years to taking photographs. He said ‘’The photojournalist does not retire; he lives in photography with a shutter sound’’. Photography is a history event for him. Ara says he stopped the date with a machine. Because we are actually writing history while people are living, we stop by this historical moment and make them a memory. Isn’t that what we call photography, squares that smell history? 


Sometimes sadness takes place in these frames, sometimes happiness, sometimes a few beautiful places in the world. The photos of the search give a lot of emotions to a lot of emotions and perhaps many experiences. When looking at these photographs, we can sometimes feel sad, sometimes lost in the depths of history, and sometimes realize the lives anyone know. Here is the feeling of confusion when one looks at these masterpieces. There is such thing as looking at Istanbul from Ara Güler’s perspective; black and white but full of life. He added invisible colors to the black-and- white in his photos. As colorful photos of black-and-white involve sadness. People should know life, living, where the lives. But not just his own life; for example, the people you live in the neighborhoods should know the people. They must know the beauty and ugliness of the city they have devoted his life to.

Ara Güler, who likes photos like a child, also shows us the point of view. In fact, Ara Güler wasn’t thinking of being a journalist. Because in his youth he was more interested in acting. But he takes pictures. In his photographs, theater, decor can be seen because of his interest in theater, acting. He also took his trainings. He also took photographs when he was dealing with theater. He found himself in Yeni Istanbul newspaper and then began working as a photojournalist. Then he studied Journalism at Istanbul University. We can say that this newspaper was the basis of all the valuable works that have come up to now. Who has dedicated his years to photography and photojournalism, after the newspaper of Yeni İstanbul, he appeared in many newspapers and magazines such as Hürriyet, Hayat, Zaman, Paris-Match and Sunday Times. In his time journalism, especially photojournalism was difficult. Because the film machines were used and they had to have a bath to make them photo. It was not possible to handle photos or movies by e-mail. You were handing in hand; If you were farther away, you were entrusting the road with someone in there and sending or sending by airplane. Of course if the photos did not arrive in time, the news was garbage. Speed in journalism is very important. Because the story, the photo, the article, the whole thing must be complete.

Nowadays, thanks to the development of technology every day, everything has accelerated. Digital cameras, recording devices, computers, and the biggest communication tool, smartphone and mail have joined the news life. Even though he is pleased with the development of journalism and technology, Ara Güler complains about the people of our day. In the past, there was sincerity and friendship; everyone has supported eachother. You need to know the value of old times. It is possible to see everyone from the politician to the artist. He described this as follows: ‘‘ I am a journalist. The duty of the journalist is not only to go and follow the political things, but also to make an interview with the artist or the interview of a city. All this is journalism’’. For this reason, it is possible to see many famous people such as İsmet İnönü, Winston Churchill, Indira Gandhi, John Berger, Bertrand Russell, Bill Brandt, Alfred Hitchcock, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Salvador Dali and Picasso. The people whom Ara Güler wanted to photograph the most were Charlie Chaplin, Jean Paul Sartre and Einstein. Those photographs were only works for many people, but only for those who were photographed and interviewed by Ara’s friends or someone.

In 1953, he was selected as one of the top 7 photographers in the world by the Photography Annual analogy. In 1962, he received the “Master of Leica” title given to very few photographers in Germany. In many countries, his photographs were exhibited. There are also more than 40 memories of his life and photographs taken by him. It is the definition of photojournalism itself. The professions; he was able to carry out journalism correctly, completely and impartially. Because “The journalist is called the man who is not afraid of anyone.”. He was not only a photographer, he is a photojournalist. We hope that the new Ara Güler will appear in the future.

by Kübra Çini

Ara Güler was born in Istanbul, which is home to hundreds of years of civilizations such as Rome, Byzantine and Ottoman. He was born on 16 August 1928. Güler, who opened his eyes to such an important city and country, would move rapidly to become one of the most important names raised by that country.

Güler, who has been interested in photography and camera since her childhood, had her first meeting with art in film studios during her high school years, starting with working in all areas of cinema. Later, he became a student in the theater of Muhsin Ertuğrul. Because at that time there was a dream of being a playwright.

Having spent his university years in the Faculty of Economics at Istanbul University, Güler has taken the first step to ensure that he has a successful career. This step was in 1950 when he started to work in Yeni Istanbul Newspaper. This step was the first step that allowed him to see many places in the world and receive many more awards until the award of the state artist.

Güler, who wrote stories at the beginning, realized that he was able to explain something more with photography, so he turned to this area and in 1954 he became the Photography Department Chief of Hayat Magazine. The Photography Annual Anthology, published in the UK, has shown him to be one of the top 7 photographers in the world.

Ara Güler proved himself in the field of photography and became the only Turkish member of the American Magazine Photographers Association. His pride would only be the basis of the greater pride he will bring in the future.

Güler, who added new success to his international achievements, won the title Master Of Lecia, given to very few photographers in Germany. Camera magazine in Switzerland has prepared a special magazine for him. Güler, who is known for his photography in the most important and famous countries of the world such as Japan, Canada, America, Germany and Switzerland, took part in the exhibitions.

Perhaps his most important work was the interviews he made with people known all over the world and the photographs he took. As a result of these achievements and outstanding career, he was awarded with state art, culture and art award in his country and even received the title of Legion in France.

He continues to narrate the story in his photographs. He opposes the idea that photography is an art. Ara Güler sees the photograph as stopping the flow of the history, archiving it to the archive, preventing it from going off.

He says that Istanbul, where he was born and grew up, is now extinct, people have exhausted him and he says that today’s photographers are photographing the agony of Istanbul and not Istanbul.

He has traveled all over the world making photo interviews and announced them to the world with Magnum. He has photographed many famous people such as İsmet İnönü, Winston Churchill, Indira Gandhi, John Berger, Bertrand Russel, Bill Brandt, Alfred Hitchcock, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Salvador Dali and Picasso. His most famous is the Picasso interview, which does not pose to the photographers. Despite his successes, Güler continued to define himself as a photojournalist.

Ara Guler who was best known for capturing poignant and nostalgic images of a bygone Istanbul but who also portrayed famous figures and everyday life in far-flung lands, died on October 17, 2018 in the city he so lovingly chronicled. He was 90. He left a lot of moments behind his 90 years in life.

by Enes Karaoğlanoğlu

Had a River for a brother
Played Johnny Cash in Theaters Will play Joker with a big fire
Not to forget the Gladiator

Was a Leaf Phoenix once
Called Oscars a bullshit twice
Lived through earth only forty for times I remember him as Freddie Quell at last

by Williams Stols

As a mother, wife, sister and a friend, her influence and impact can be felt by all in all parts of the world. Beyonce has written many number one hits, many of those aimed at empowering and uplifting women who have been hurt, are in doubts, feeling less of beings and sometimes taken for granted by the ones they love the most. She helps them find their voices, pack their things and leave and sometimes forgive if they choose to, her belief is to give women not only the voice but also the privilege and power to choose their own destiny and make their own choices without feeling bad about it as long as they are happy.

Throughout her career, Beyonce has won countless awards. In fact, she is the most awarded artist alive and the third most awarded ever after Micheal Jackson and Whitney Huston. She has won awards for music, writing, producing, fashion and many other spheres of entertainment. As a black woman, she has been very vocal about black lives and support for black creatives. she has paid bails for those arrested for legally protesting and standing up against the racial discriminative laws and practices by those in power.

As a mother she is inspirational for all other mothers, she has had her up and down with motherhood and has shared these struggles to let others know that they are not alone. During her Vogue cover back in 2018, Beyonce talked about the importance of representation, teaching and allowing our children to be expressive, she talked about teaching them to know their worth, to love themselves and appreciate celebrate their roots, she said we should raise them to be emotionally intelligent, to show emotions and to love deeply.

For the LGBT community Beyonce has been very supporting, speaking at the GLAAD awards she talked about her gay uncle who died of AIDS, she said that being who you are is your human right, how you identify is your human right, who you make love to and take that ass to Red Lopter is your human right and honestly I’ve never heard anything more powerful than that.

In terms of fashion her clothes are well recognized, when she accepted the CFDA award for Fashion Icon of the year, she called out the fashion industry on their racism and body shaming. How she and her fellow band members had to rely on her mother for clothes because the fashion powerhouses and high-end labels didn’t want to dress four curvy brown girls, her clothes are displayed in museums and exhibitions all over the world.