‘I’m not there to change anyone’s view. That’s why I call myself a documentary photographer – I document whatever is there, whatever people created.’ When we published Nuran Zorlu’s work some 14 years ago, the young and unknown Turkish-born Armenian photographer had not long been in Australia. ‘When I arrived with my suitcase, there wasn’t any money in it,’ he said. ‘I’m a poor man. But the thing is, I brought my knowledge and my experience.’
And, he might have added, he also brought a talent for image making that was impressive enough to merit half a dozen pages in our fourth issue.
Two children, an Aussie citizenship and many a move later, Nuran is still passionately committed to photography. Along with the usual mix of photo work, he’s developed…