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Ali Gulec

This is cool :)

Not my usual thing but its true and I have a new phone to play with :)

I know this is not my usual type of post but there are alot of people on here who love photography.  I want to give you the opportunity to own this camera. Zenza Bronica SQ-Ai Medium Format camera. Its a great camera. I just don’t have the facilities to develop the photographs.  Take a look!

“I may not look disabled but you don’t look stupid either”

This is another picture in my project addressing the persecution of those who are different - Particularly those with a disability.

This is another one of the numerous devices my sister now has to use in order to live her day to day life.  The instant people see her in a wheelchair their attitude changes and she is ‘not normal’.  My sister is no different to anybody else and people need to understand that judging people on their appearance or their disability is unfair.

“I may not look disabled but you don’t look stupid either”

My sisters bumper sticker - I had never really though about disability and it hasn’t always been an important part of my life.  For my sister it is her reality, a physical disability she has to live with day to day.  It is part of my life now and I know she is no different but there are always some people who judge unfairly and persecute others because they are different - whether that be a disability or anything else.  

This photograph is one image taken from a series I took trying to show that my sister is no different to anybody else.  She is smarter than I am and lives life to to the full.  Each photograph represents an aid or piece of technology my sister needs for day to day life.  Each photograph also has a memorable photograph projected somewhere in it.

I hope the message is clear.

A new baby is like the beginning of all things - wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.

There for you (Claustrophobia)  This photograph is part of the same project as the last photograph I posted.  Claustrophobia doesn’t always mean your enclosed, stuck in a small confined space or surrounded by crowds of people.  Sometimes you can be suffocated because of what is going on in your life.  Responsibilities you don’t want, stress you don’t need or one of life’s many other complications.  I am sure most people have felt this type of claustrophobia where you feel you just cant cope with it all, just want to drop it all but know you cant.  That is why I think I am lucky.  I am not rich, I have many responsibilities - stressful ones.  What I do have is wonderful fiancee and a beautiful baby on the way - Aneira.  My family are here for me and I am here for them.  What more can I ask for.  

This was a photograph I took as part of a project based on Claustrophobia.  Claustrophobia is a reality for its sufferers however as a non sufferer I needed real life stories to help me decide how to set about photographing this experience.  Using medical information and descriptions from sufferers I came to the conclusion that claustrophobia is primarily about control.  Concentrating on hands as a symbol of control I have produced a series of images that I believe portray the feeling of claustrophobia. I would be interested to hear your experiences of claustophobia and perhaps see some other artistic interpretations.