S02 E07 - Erhan Tirli

2025-06-10

On the podcast this week we have Erhan Tirli. An emerging photographer who shares his story of how he found his way into photography, and how he balances his personal photographic practice with starting a commercial one. Erhan centres his practice around long-term ethnography of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Melbourne, Australia. Utilising a background in social work and psychology Erhan employs a collaborative approach to creating culturally intimate images of CALD people and communities. Erhan’s work can be...

Erhan centres his practice around long-term ethnography of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Melbourne, Australia. Utilising a background in social work and psychology Erhan employs a collaborative approach to creating culturally intimate images of CALD people and communities. Erhan’s work can be characterised as expanded documentary that delves into the themes of cross-cultural identity and belonging.

“What she taught me, knowing how to carry myself through this world, means inherently all of my images have an element of her in them, because I’m in them.”

Tune in to hear how important Erhan’s family and community are to him, and the ideas he’s exploring around being a part of multiple cultures simultaneously.

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www.erhntrl.com

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