Lukten av thinner (The smell of thinner)

Halil
Lukten av thinner (The smell of thinner)

Photographs: Halil Koyutürk

Publisher: Nordisk Bokindustri

79 pages

Year: 1998

Comments: Softcover, 29,5 x 22cm, b&w photographs. Text in English. In very good condition other than edge wear and traces of use on the cover. RARE

Halil KOYUTÜRK photographed children living in the street of Istanbul. He followed them for weeks, and observed the violence they ae surronded by.

About the photographer, Halil KOYUTÜRK (b. 1957 in Ankara):
In 1980, Halil KOYUTÜRK left Turkey for imperative reasons. He lives in Stockholm. He taught photography for many years at various educational institutions including Nordens Fotoskola. He made the introduction of photography in Northern Europe with the viewers in Turkey. He led to share the experience of young photographers from Turkey and Sweden. He selects issues from Turkey for his long-term projects. He has intense interest in the problems of Turkey which we could see in his work as a visible reflection of his personality traits and world outlook.