Born in Turkey, Zorlu is most well known for capturing simple but moving emotive images, which express people, culture and economical situations from different parts of the world. His career began in 1996 when he was captivated by African children in Madagascar. Aside from this project it is hard to find much material from Zorlu online. He is considered an 'underground' artist.
His work is very powerful in exploring concepts of identity based on culture and geographical location. His work is known to be very moving and personal and mostly consists of portraits. I find his work very moving and beautiful. His composition is very pleasing to look at and I would like to experiment with subject placement in a similar way to how he has in his work.
His work has influenced me to venture further into experimenting with close up photography which might be something to consider in my photographic essay. A sense of narrative concerning elements of identity can de decoded in his images.
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