March 4, 2019 - 13:44 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - An exhibit of pictures by legendary Turkish-Armenian photographer Ara Güler has opened in Istanbul, Hurriyet Daily News reports.
Titled “Aphrodisias”, the show focuses on the photographer's shots of the ancient city of Aphrodisias and its surroundings as well as his original darkroom prints.
Known as “the Eye of Istanbul,” Güler accidentally discovered Aphrodisias over 60 years ago in Turkey's western province of Aydın.
Coming back from an assignment covering a new dam in 1958, Güler and his driver lost their way and ended up in a village where locals used the ancient stones and pillars as props in their daily life, according to the 2003 book, “Photojournalist: Th...
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