Mobile Art and Photography That Has Influenced Me – Interview with Sukru Mehmet Omur
We are delighted to bring a new series of interviews to #TheAppWhisperer. Within this series, we contact well established and highly regarded mobile photographers and artists and ask them a series of questions. Each one relates to mobile art and photography that has influenced and continues to influence them, by other mobile artists throughout the world. Our first interview is with Sukru Mehmet Omur from Turkey, enjoy!
In this interview, Omur cites work by Clint Cline, Carolyn Hall Young, Teresa Lunt, Jane Schultz and Aylin Argun.
The image that is currently in the forefront of my mind.
“A composite image with a letter, portrait of a woman, some flowers and clouds. The title will be “Dedicated to the one I love”.
The image that changed my life.
This image by Clint Cline, I love his art.
‘Reimagine: Escape’ ©Clint Cline
Artwork that has influenced my art.
I can say that Carolyn Hall Young’s approach to art and almost all of her works has left a lasting impression on me.
Images ©Carolyn Hall Young
The image that is most underrated
I love this beautiful flower picture by Jane Schultz. I think this picture deserves to be known and sold all over the world. It is in TheAppWhisperer Gallery, here.
‘Death Will Not Conquer’ ©Jane Schultz
The image that changed my mind
Untitled ©Aylin Argun
After seeing Aylin Argun’s image I have totally changed my mind and I began creating images using collages like this one.
Untitled ©Sukru Mehmet Omur
The most recent image that made me cry
‘Freedom (pinned)’ ©Jane Schultz
The most recent image that made me laugh
Untitled ©Teresa Lunt
My comfort images
Untitled ©Sukru Mehmet Omur
Untitled ©Sukru Mehmet Omur
The image I would most like to give as a gift
Untitled ©Sukru Mehmet Omur
My earliest artistic memory
I remember myself building up trains using laces at age 4.
Contact Details for Sukru Mehmet Omur
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Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
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