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Photo Story: Street Circus (ZDCHDCH004) |
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Photo Story by: Umida Ahmedova
Date: Aug, 2002
Street circus appeared long ago, in the times when there were no theaters or cinemas. Many nations practiced this kind of entertainment. For example, the most popular trick in Uzbekistan was rope-walking. Street circus actors were performing in the crowded places, especially in the market-places. A whole family was involved in this art. The story covers mainly weight jugglery (32 kg) and clowns. The head of the family, Tursunali Mamadjanov, is the main wrestler. He is a strong, clever and educated man. He comes to Tashkent during the summers with his sons and grandchildren from Fergana Valley.
©2002 Umida Ahmedova/Patker |
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MerhaBarev
By PatkerPhoto:Ruben Mangasaryan, German Avagyan, Anahit Hayrapetyan, Karen Mirzoyan, Nelli Shishmanyan.
NarPhotos: Ozcan Yurdalan,Mehmet Kacmaz,Serra Akcan,Tolga Sezgin, Kerem Uzel.
MerhaBarev is a unique photo-bridge between Armenia and Turkey, two neighboring countries with no diplomatic relations and a border remained closed for more than 80 years.
This project was created in 2006, when five Armenian photojournalists from Patker photo agency shot Istanbul during a week, and the same did five Turkish photojournalists from Nar photo agency in Yerevan.
MerhaBarev is a combined greeting in two languages:Turkish - "merhaba" and Armenian - "barev". MerhaBarev is indeed the first visual greeting between the two countries, which are separated not only by the sharp wire on the border, built during the Soviet Union period, but by the political and historical problems.
Using the black and white language of the photography, photojournalists narrated about Istanbul and Yerevan, their cultures, traditions, every-day life and people.
The project was presented as a number of exhibitions in Armenia (Yerevan, Gumri) and Turkey (Istanbul, Ankara, Kars, Diarbekir). MerhaBarev is also a book in four languages (Armenian,Turkish, English and German), calendars and posters.
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