Persongalleriet #394: Following Alphan's Advice

Istanbul, April 11th 2015.
On the previous day, Turkish Street Photography wizard Alphan Yilmazmaden and I went for a glorious 9 hour photo walk together through the streets of Istanbul. As I reported yesterday and a couple of days earlier. On the day after, I followed all of the tips Alphan had given me for the day. But my body was protesting, since I hadn't gotten much sleep.

At about midnight a fire started right outside my hotel and we weren't allowed back in our rooms until 2 am. And yes, that's my room right above those AC units, to the right.

First I went to the Sultanahmet mosque.

Afterwards, I went down the hill to the northwest.

At least part of that area is a downright slum, like this half-torn-down building with people still living in it. I'm told many of the people there are Syrian refugees.

There was a neighborhood market this Saturday.

I went on through Eminönu to Karaköy to follow Alphan's foodie advice.

First I went for the Dürüm mackerel sandwiches at the Karaköy fish market. So incredibly spicy and good that I couldn't help myself from eating two!  :-)

And then I went on to the "best baklava in Istanbul". Some çay with that. Yummy!

What a day! Thanks Alphan for all the great tips!

/Niklas

Persongalleriet #393: Istanbul Continued

I feel I'm a bit backlogged with my so called 'live' reporting from this great city. But I'll start off with some more pictures from the 10th of April 2015, which was my day with Alphan Yilmazmaden.

We had a lot of çay breaks!  :-)

Alphan at work!

Happy Trash Man.

We visited some mosques.

And even more çay. Even tough this çay isn't ours.

Covered Hair.

By the Tram Line.

We had a special street photo challenge in these crowded alleys north and downhill from the Grand Bazaar.

Sunflower.

Maybe close-ups were the best choice in that environment.

My report from this lovely day will be continued at a later date!

/Niklas

Persongalleriet #392: Spontaneous Photoshoot in the Grand Bazaar

Istanbul, April 9th 2015.
The guys in the first picture saw my camera as I was walking by. They asked me to shoot them and I did. Then another guy asked....and another  and another..... It was actually a lot of fun! And I got a cup of tea!

That's my tea right there!  :-)

That's it folks!

Niklas

Persongalleriet #391: The First 7 Minutes

Istanbul, April 10th 2015.
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to meet the wonderful Mr Alphan Yilmazmaden, a great Turkish street photographer. He came to my hotel at 10 o'clock in the morning and we set out on a magical nine hour photo walk. These pictures are from the first seven minutes of those nine hours, taken in close vicinity of my hotel in a district with a lot of shoe stores. It seems a lot of new merchandise had arrived everywhere and since the shops were too small for the unpacking, they used the streets.

That's it for now!

Niklas

Persongalleriet #390: Sirkeci Train Station

Istanbul, April 9th 2015.
Found a train station during my ramblings 'round the city in the rain. And if you're cold and wet you could always go inside....

...but if you have a funny hat-umbrella you won't be wet!  :-)

There are trains here!

And an Orient Express restaurant!

And cats watching over the Istanbul Metro map.

And cats just sleeping.

And, of course, people waiting for their trains!

Bye, for now!

Niklas