Origin

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"Coming back to the Origin"

As every year, I travelled back to my origin village in Turkey. When child, you can't really realise reality. How our grandparents struggled to survive in life and to give easier future to their descendent.

Today, I wanted to take photographs in tribute to their efforts and make their memories timeless.

2017

The uncle,
Cappadocia, Turkey -2017

No fears in his eyes. So serious as usual and ready to stay in front of the camera for his amazing portrait. Let something for the little sons for the future he told me. "Be quick come on I begin to be bored". "Let them see their ancestors that worked everyday to get some properties".
The story is about a random warm heart uncle in a random warm village where they are living by cultivating grapes. God bless them.

The uncle routine.

The uncle who has no fears, ready to insult anybody whenever his temper wants.

The 2 brothers.

"2 brothers, one goal and an eternal labor"

The grandma.

One sister, the mother and father.

The grand-ma and the heat.

The painfull long tomato concentrate preparation.

The place where you still keep preparing your own feed.

Alone, but still majestic.

We forgot our older people waiting for the end alone.

Where are we?

She was waiting there, like everyday. I finally take my courage in both hands to discuss with her, to listen to her life experience, memories. It made our days. She offered me emotions, happinnes and a beautiful photograph.

"On peut supporter seul le malheur, mais le bonheur n’existe pas s’il n’est partagé".