Where cultures and continents collide, Turkey is a country of immense history and color. Istanbul has been associated with major political, religious, and artistic events for more than 2,000 years. Anatolia, or Asia Minor  has long been the scene of numerous civilizations,  such as the Hittites (1700 – 1180 BCE), Hellenistic cities (12th – 5th century BCE), Alexander The Great (334–333 BCE), the Roman Republic and Empire (1st century BCE), the Byzantine Empire (395 CE – 1453 CE), the Ottoman Empire…

The most challenging thing about travel photography is that “Time” is always short. “The Decisive Moment”, as Henri Cartier-Bresson puts it, reveals itself seldomely. In landscape photography, for example, the wow effect usually kicks in during the golden hours of the day. Moreover, in portrait photography, even if you convince the local subject to be photographed, the photographer’s lingering too much will cause the subject’s gaze to shift, his or hers shoulders to drop, and in short, the subject will soon lose interest completely. Especially if there are 2-3 or more people in the frame, it suddenly becomes a real challenge to create harmony within the composition.