Ara Güler (b.1928) Ara Güler was born in Istanbul in 1928. He worked as a journalist at Yeni Istanbul newspaper in 1950, and has published many short stories in Armenian for newspapers and literary magazines. In 1961, serving as Director of the Photography Department of Hayat magazine, Güler was cited by the British publication, Photography Annual, as one of the top seven photographers of the world. During the same year, he became the only photographer from Turkey to be accepted as a member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP). Güler has exhibited widely in the United States, Germany, and France. In 1979, the Turkish Press Association awarded him the First Prize in Photojournalism. Ara Güler’in Sinemacilari; Turkish Style; Eski Istanbul Anilari; Bir Devir Böyle Geçti, Kalanlara Selam Olsun; Yitirilmis Renkler and Yüzlerinde Yeryüzü are among his many works. He received the Presidential Arts and Culture Award in 2005.

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