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Taksim Square: "We didn't start the fire - did we?"


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Taksim Square: "We didn't start the fire - did we?"

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Normally I would agree that moving the subject off centre would add more to the image, however in this case I think it works well as it is.

 

Having them in the middle of an almost empty square works well with the title 'we didn't start the fire, did we?' as it suggests that everyone has left, and they are the only people remaining, smoking their cigarette, and wondering where everyone is.....

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If anything, this is very emblemetic of what's going on in Turkey for some time. You have the couple in the center, and all those who are on the periphery are going about their business, getting cash at the teller, etc.

The place is almost on fire but really no one seems to notice or care, so long as they have their cash. From this perspective, the image is sheer narrative brilliance!

 

For those who haven't been following what's been going on, here is a front page NYTimes article from last week that tells volumes!

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/world/europe/erdogan-uses-conflict-to-consolidate-power.html?_r=0

 

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