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THE ABSENCE OF FAILure DOESN ’ T MEAN YOU WIN
argues O S M A N B A L K A N , Berlin-based photographer in this interview with S U P E R I O R Magazine discussing contemporary trends in photography.
Q Hi Osman. Are you an artist or a craftsman? A Definitely an artist. To me that is only a matter of distinction between the two though, like do I provide a service or am I doing my own thing. I used to take it as a compliment, but it’s not anymore actually. It’s a designation, based on how you work and what you work on, if you have a personal creed and so forth. That’s why by now I put ›artist‹ on all my websites, slash photographer. In Germany you are a craftsman first anyway, because of the positive connotation here.
NEW YORK 2012