Musa Talasli
Turkey | B. 1976
A native of Gürpınar, in the district of Van, near the border with Iran, Musa Talaşlı has distinguished work in several countries. With "Colors," a photograph that refers to the snowy mountains of his region and Kurdish traditions, he received the IN COLORS PROJECT 2021-22 Award.
Nature, human heritage and portraiture are themes he enjoys exploring, ranging from macro photography to landscape register, from black and white to the abundance of color.
Musa Talaşlı began studio photography in 1992. He worked at the same location for 19 years, until he decided to set up on his own. He is a professional, award-winning photographer, but also a family man. As he makes a point of introducing himself, he is married and has four children.
Photo by Musa Talaşlı
Related Exhibitions
IN COLORS PROJECT | REACT!
React! is a portrait of the human condition and the perception of the world, showing different speeds, multiple realities, encounters and inequalities, so many reactions.
The broadness ... Ler Mais
The broadness ... Ler Mais
React! is a portrait of the human condition and the perception of the world, showing different speeds, multiple realities, encounters and inequalities, so many reactions.
The broadness to which the theme is open is represented in this set of 50 artworks by photographers from 22 nationalities. React! to what, from what perspective? The possibility of endless interpretations is mirrored in an exhibition in which the reaction is as much in the photographed "scene" itself as in the impression of the person who photographed it, and also, and always, in the eye of the person who appreciates the photograph.
In this realm, there is the image of time and place, of many places and many qualities of time. There is the beauty of moments, spaces, cultures and traditions. There is a whole scale of emotions. There is the poetry of landscapes and the destruction wrought by war. There is fantasy in improbable scenarios. There are global concerns, personal instances. Sometimes the weight of existence; sometimes the lightness of laughter in the face of death.
There remains, still, the certainty of a kaleidoscopic world, in permanent change, so that stories repeat themselves. Because man repeats himself. The continuity of life is also maintained. It is in the faces of many. It is in the colors. It is in the light of black and white. It is in the instinct. In the will. In what is lost, in what is conquered. Ler Menos
The broadness to which the theme is open is represented in this set of 50 artworks by photographers from 22 nationalities. React! to what, from what perspective? The possibility of endless interpretations is mirrored in an exhibition in which the reaction is as much in the photographed "scene" itself as in the impression of the person who photographed it, and also, and always, in the eye of the person who appreciates the photograph.
In this realm, there is the image of time and place, of many places and many qualities of time. There is the beauty of moments, spaces, cultures and traditions. There is a whole scale of emotions. There is the poetry of landscapes and the destruction wrought by war. There is fantasy in improbable scenarios. There are global concerns, personal instances. Sometimes the weight of existence; sometimes the lightness of laughter in the face of death.
There remains, still, the certainty of a kaleidoscopic world, in permanent change, so that stories repeat themselves. Because man repeats himself. The continuity of life is also maintained. It is in the faces of many. It is in the colors. It is in the light of black and white. It is in the instinct. In the will. In what is lost, in what is conquered. Ler Menos
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IN COLORS PROJECT | HOME
With HOME, the theme of the 2nd edition of IN COLORS PROJECT, we set photographers from all over the world a challenge made of delicate matter. We wanted everything from photography - the artistic and
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Ler Mais
With HOME, the theme of the 2nd edition of IN COLORS PROJECT, we set photographers from all over the world a challenge made of delicate matter. We wanted everything from photography - the artistic and emotional act, the conscious and political act, light and shadow. The result is an exhibition that manifests multiple realities in the same blood.
In 74 photographs, 32 authors from 14 nationalities give us the most poignant portrait of what we are, what we do and what we are failing at. Because HOME has smiles and exposed wounds. It shows a sense of belonging and an absurd lack of ground. It is the human cloak of a thousand patches to which we all belong.
This is our Home. And we can't close our eyes.
IN COLORS PROJECT - an initiative without borders by Lumicroma - reclaims the relevance of photography as a socio-cultural record and artistic intervention. Through the convergence of experiences, aesthetics and visions, it aims to trace, every year, the big picture of the times in which we live. Ler Menos
In 74 photographs, 32 authors from 14 nationalities give us the most poignant portrait of what we are, what we do and what we are failing at. Because HOME has smiles and exposed wounds. It shows a sense of belonging and an absurd lack of ground. It is the human cloak of a thousand patches to which we all belong.
This is our Home. And we can't close our eyes.
IN COLORS PROJECT - an initiative without borders by Lumicroma - reclaims the relevance of photography as a socio-cultural record and artistic intervention. Through the convergence of experiences, aesthetics and visions, it aims to trace, every year, the big picture of the times in which we live. Ler Menos
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Auschwitz: Trace(s) of a legacy
Auschwitz: Trace(s) of a legacy is a project that uses photography as a means of creating a link between past, present and future.
To keep the memory alive appeals to reflection and to vigilanc ... Ler Mais
To keep the memory alive appeals to reflection and to vigilanc ... Ler Mais
Auschwitz: Trace(s) of a legacy is a project that uses photography as a means of creating a link between past, present and future.
To keep the memory alive appeals to reflection and to vigilance and encourages the commitment of future generations, so that, through these, the voices of the survivors, which will soon no longer be heard, can echoe.
We know the history, we have seen the films and we have read the books. We have always been told that Auschwitz is the true symbol of Holocaust, since more than one million jews were murdered there. A factory of killing people! Gypsies, ho-mossexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses and political dissidents also suffered in this dark place.
We have read about the hideous experiments carried out by Mengele in Auschwitz. We have seen photographies of the survivors, of the corpses, of the crematoriums, of the abandoned personal belongings. We started our journey to Poland with the thought that we would be prepared to face the interpretative centre of the Holocaust and, through it, find the answer to our restlessness: how could this have been humanly possible?
During the journey, we revisited those with whom we had previously shared the feeling of the concentration camp. All the pages, testimonies and faces remained well alive in our memories.
We have arrived, the presence in Auschwitz overwhelms us!
No memory, read, studied, seen or heard can be compared to standing right there. In the deafening silence of that place, which carries within itself the imense loss of human sense, the question of Theodor Adorno gains strenght: How can poetry be possible after Auschwitz Ler Menos
To keep the memory alive appeals to reflection and to vigilance and encourages the commitment of future generations, so that, through these, the voices of the survivors, which will soon no longer be heard, can echoe.
We know the history, we have seen the films and we have read the books. We have always been told that Auschwitz is the true symbol of Holocaust, since more than one million jews were murdered there. A factory of killing people! Gypsies, ho-mossexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses and political dissidents also suffered in this dark place.
We have read about the hideous experiments carried out by Mengele in Auschwitz. We have seen photographies of the survivors, of the corpses, of the crematoriums, of the abandoned personal belongings. We started our journey to Poland with the thought that we would be prepared to face the interpretative centre of the Holocaust and, through it, find the answer to our restlessness: how could this have been humanly possible?
During the journey, we revisited those with whom we had previously shared the feeling of the concentration camp. All the pages, testimonies and faces remained well alive in our memories.
We have arrived, the presence in Auschwitz overwhelms us!
No memory, read, studied, seen or heard can be compared to standing right there. In the deafening silence of that place, which carries within itself the imense loss of human sense, the question of Theodor Adorno gains strenght: How can poetry be possible after Auschwitz Ler Menos
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INTERVIEW
A QUESTION OF LOVE
In photography, what interests you most?
The people, how they live and what they express. "Colors," for example, brings us closer to a rural Kurdish community, shows the importance of clothing in their culture.
Does "Colors" belong to a project?
No, but it's an idea, who knows...
Anyway, it is a photo that is worth by itself.
It is the register of an ancient people from the Middle East, survivors, owners of very own traditions and living in harmony with nature.
You started photography at a very young age...
Yes. I started with studio photography. Then I decided to photograph nature, encouraged by some photographers specialized in this genre, and people. In terms of study, let's say I started with macro photography and today I dedicate myself mainly to the human being.
CREDENTIALS
2022
First Prize, In Colors Project – REACT! by Lumicroma, Portugal
Fırst Prıze, La Pedriza Photocontest “Natural And Mountaın Landscape” Category, Spaın
2021
Fırst Prıze, ‘Climate Change PIX’ photo competition in “Climate change impacts on society” Category, European Environment Agency (EEA), Denmark
2019
Second prize, "My Way is with You" Photography Contest by CRI Online, affiliated with China Media Group, China
Silver medal, Royal Society of Photography Zaragoza in the “Color” category, Spain
Third Prize, RPO Union of large families of the city of Moscow Photo Contest, Moscow - Russia
First Prize, A Grape Harvest Photography Contest, Scerni - Italy
2018
UNESCO International Martial Arts Photo Contest, South Korea
First Prize, 10th Agriculture and Human Photography Contest, Turkey
2016
Second Prize, HIPA - Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award in “Father and Son”category, Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention, MOF 2015 ”İbrahim Zaman” 4th Internatıonal Photo Contest in “Color” category by GPU – Global Photographic Union, Mersin - Turkey
2015
Gold Medal, Adana Rotary Club 12th International Photography Contest by FIAP, Adana - Turkey
2014
Fırst Prıze, The Internatıonal Photographıc Contest wıth the theme “Lıvıng Together”, Busra - Turkey
2012
First Prize, Bursa Foto Fest International Photography Competition, Bursa - Turkey
First Prize, In Colors Project – REACT! by Lumicroma, Portugal
Fırst Prıze, La Pedriza Photocontest “Natural And Mountaın Landscape” Category, Spaın
2021
Fırst Prıze, ‘Climate Change PIX’ photo competition in “Climate change impacts on society” Category, European Environment Agency (EEA), Denmark
2019
Second prize, "My Way is with You" Photography Contest by CRI Online, affiliated with China Media Group, China
Silver medal, Royal Society of Photography Zaragoza in the “Color” category, Spain
Third Prize, RPO Union of large families of the city of Moscow Photo Contest, Moscow - Russia
First Prize, A Grape Harvest Photography Contest, Scerni - Italy
2018
UNESCO International Martial Arts Photo Contest, South Korea
First Prize, 10th Agriculture and Human Photography Contest, Turkey
2016
Second Prize, HIPA - Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award in “Father and Son”category, Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Honorable Mention, MOF 2015 ”İbrahim Zaman” 4th Internatıonal Photo Contest in “Color” category by GPU – Global Photographic Union, Mersin - Turkey
2015
Gold Medal, Adana Rotary Club 12th International Photography Contest by FIAP, Adana - Turkey
2014
Fırst Prıze, The Internatıonal Photographıc Contest wıth the theme “Lıvıng Together”, Busra - Turkey
2012
First Prize, Bursa Foto Fest International Photography Competition, Bursa - Turkey
2019
Historical buildings photography, Van - Turquia
Historical buildings photography, Van - Turquia
2022
In Colors Project – REACT! by Lumicroma, Portugal
In Colors Project – REACT! by Lumicroma, Portugal