Tour of the Espas Photo Bookstore in Istanbul with Huseyin Yilmaz

by Eric Kim on August 12, 2012

One of the things I love most about traveling is checking out photo bookstores and meeting new people. Istanbul was no exception.

Charlie Kirk introduced me to Huseyin Yilmaz, a photographer and a lover of photo books. A few years back, he quit his old job to start a photo bookstore (named Espas) to spread the love of photography with the community. I didn’t show in the video very much, but he also opened up a small gallery for young and up-and-coming artists to showcase their work right across the street.

Huseyin is also coordinating the Bursa Photo Festival, September 15-21. You can find out more information about the festival here.

If you want to stay updated, follow the Bursa Photo Festival on Facebook and Twitter.

Check out the Espas Website here.

Tagged as: espas, tour

  • E

    I’m not sure filling your blog with these not so well thought through video tours and interviews are such a good thing. It feels too much like content for the sake of content, with not much thought or structure behind it.

    • E

      Just to clarify: other people’s view is interesting, but interviews require more work and some thought into why they’re even done.

    • http://erickimphotography.com/blog Eric Kim

      Thanks for the feedback! I did the video to raise awareness of Espas – one of the best resources for the photo community in Istanbul. Will try to be more thoughtful next time though!

      • E

        Thanks for the response (and sorry for my initial post probably coming through as grumpy), these interviews you’re doing while travelling are def. interesting but I feel they could be even better.

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