On Wednesday morning, photography became an orphan. Göksin Sipahioglu passed away at the American Hospital in Neuilly. He was an explorer, mentor, the ‘papa’ of photography, friend, and adviser to…
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Göksin was fascinated by the May 68 events and covered them all, day by day, hour by hour. He was present at the very first demonstrations in early May. He…
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Göksin got interested in photography after journalism studies at the University of Istanbul. His first big reportage was carried out in October 1956 during the Sinai War. After that came…
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Göksin passionately loved women. All women and especially prostitutes. They fascinated him. Everywhere he went, he always took the time to visit the red light districts of the place and…
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Last August, fotokluba gallery in Split, Croatia presented an exhibition of Göksin’s work. It was called “The Best off (sic) Göksin Sipahioglu”. The exhibition gathered together Göksin’s most important photographs.…
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1926 Le 28 décembre, naissance à Izmir, Turquie. …
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Before transfering the body of Goksin Sipahioglu from Paris to Istanbul, the hearse stopped in front of the offices of Sipa Press in Paris. Under the direction of Mete Zinioglu,…
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I suffered great pain, very great pain, when Didier Rapaud announced the loss of Göksin Sipahioglu on Wednesday morning. A very generous man, with immeasurable patience who welcomed me in August…
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Many male photographers and journalists will pay homage to Goksin Sipahioglu. I would have liked a woman to talk about him of his acknowledgment of the feminine other.…
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Göksin distributed roles with his long fingers. It’s difficult to remember his words. It was in making the impressive list of those whose lives he transformed by giving them…
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