Inside if wet: Rainy day photography
Travel photographers have to learn to expect the unexpected – snow in the middle of summer, a parade of brightly costumed people in a quiet street or blaze of colour which lights up an otherwise drab...
View ArticleHanging with the cats of Istanbul
Istanbul is, according to some, the second-biggest city in the world; home to 14 million souls and sprawling across two continents. It’s also home to a hell of a lot of cats. Even with three visits to...
View ArticleIstanbul: Scenes from the street
Istanbul is my favourite place in the world to take photographs. Granted, I’ve only been to some 30 out of the 193 countries warming the seats at the United Nations. But three visits to this bustling,...
View ArticleShooting film without breaking the bank
One of the main reasons people have for giving up film is cost; once you’ve crossed over to digital, the days of shelling out for film, development and prints are over. You can shoot as much as you...
View ArticleXpro Istanbul: A Lomo eye-view of the city
Istanbul is a city perfectly suited to the boosted contrast and crazy grain of cross-processing. The blue black Bosphorus, the strong Mediterranean sunlight, the streets filled with hawkers and markets...
View ArticleIstanbul on Ektachrome
November in Istanbul means golden light; the days are short, but full of rich reddish light, one that brings an extra, golden dimension to colour photos. Taking short trips is a good excuse to shoot on...
View ArticleIstanbul on a Lubitel
The Soviet photography manufacturer Lomo is best known for the famous Lomo Kompakt Automat, the chunky compact camera which kick-started the Lomography trend. But their contribution to analogue...
View ArticleAn Istanbul moment
Istanbul is a goldmine for street photographers. Ara Guler, one of the members of the Magnum agency, made his name shooting the changing face of the city in the 1950s and 60s. And a new generation of...
View ArticleBalat: Istanbul’s hidden jewel
Every time I go to Istanbul, I try and find a new part of the city to explore. It’s not a difficult thing to do. Istanbul is enormous, home to many millions, with more and more arriving each day. It’s...
View ArticleBest of 2014
In a few hours, 2014 will be over. TV news bulletins, newspapers, magazine and website are, in traditional style, giving their salute to the year that’s been. So, in true 31st of December fashion, I’ll...
View ArticleBlack and white in Istanbul
Istanbul in October. The days are drawing shorter. The tourist hordes – trains of slow-moving sightseers snaking their way from Byzantine church to towering mosque – have begun to dissipate. The hotels...
View ArticleIstanbul on the LC-A 120
Lomo cameras and Istanbul are a match made in heaven. The scruffy, bustling, majestic, gritty, city suits the wide-screen perspective and dramatic vignetting. The saturated, surreal colours from...
View ArticleBest of Zorki Photo
Zorki Photo has been running since 2012. It’s a celebration of film and analogue photography. I’ve been shooting seriously since 2000, and over the last 15 years or so, I’ve shot on all sorts of...
View ArticleSingle Frame: Istanbul ferry teacup
“Istanbul is, at the best of times, a city divided. Weird currents drag along the chasm of the Bosphorus, where Europe and Asia almost meet, and the Black Sea tips into the Mediterranean. Levantine are...
View ArticleXpro Istanbul: A Lomo eye-view of the city
Ferries on the Golden Horn, taken on the Galata Bridge Istanbul is a city perfectly suited to the boosted contrast and crazy grain of cross-processing. The blue black Bosphorus, the strong...
View ArticleIstanbul on Ektachrome
A ferry silhouette from Kadikoy, as the autumn sun breaks through the clouds November in Istanbul means golden light; the days are short, but full of rich reddish light, one that brings an extra,...
View ArticleIstanbul on a Lubitel
The Soviet photography manufacturer Lomo is best known for the famous Lomo Kompakt Automat, the chunky compact camera which kick-started the Lomography trend. But their contribution to analogue...
View ArticleAn Istanbul moment
A stare through the bus window amid the bustle of Istanbul Istanbul is a goldmine for street photographers. Ara Guler, one of the members of the Magnum agency, made his name shooting the changing face...
View ArticleBalat: Istanbul’s hidden jewel
Rich blue shadows on a Balat street corner Every time I go to Istanbul, I try and find a new part of the city to explore. It’s not a difficult thing to do. Istanbul is enormous, home to many millions,...
View ArticleBest of 2014
Greewnich Park sunset, on a Zenit E and cross-processed Kodak Elite Chrome 100. In a few hours, 2014 will be over. TV news bulletins, newspapers, magazine and website are, in traditional style, giving...
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