His street portraits possess a rare intimacy for shots taken in a public arena
mostly frequented by passers-by hibernating behind the neutral masks of their
daily lives. You feel like you know the people in his photos. His characters have
things to say: they have stories, lives, histories of sadness, joy, pain, and pleasure,
all rolled up into coats and scarves and set adrift into the streets like icebergs out
to sea, showing only the very tips of their humanity. And right there, amongst all
of this chaos is Barisozturk’s camera documenting what others might have just
missed.
PicsArt Monthly | 87