Tag: istanbul

  • Introduction to Darkroom Film Developing and Printing with Taylan Bagci in Istanbul

    Introduction to Darkroom Film Developing and Printing with Taylan Bagci in Istanbul

    While I was in Istanbul teaching my Week-Long Travel Street Photography Workshop with Charlie Kirk, we both attended an Introduction to Darkroom Film with Taylan Bagci. I hope this video can give you some helpful insight into the developing and printing process, if you’ve never done it before. The entire film is quite long at…

  • Capturing the History, Culture, and Light of Istanbul: Video Interview with Elif Suyabatmaz from the Tiny Collective

    Capturing the History, Culture, and Light of Istanbul: Video Interview with Elif Suyabatmaz from the Tiny Collective

    Elif Suyabatmaz is a street photographer part of the Tiny Collective and currently based in Istanbul. My friend Oguz Ozkan introduced me to her beautiful black and white work — which is all shot on her iPhone on hipstamatic. She has a keen eye for composition, design, and emotion in her shot. Hear about her inspirations, technique,…

  • “My First Love is Street Photography”: Interview with Book Publisher Hüseyin Yılmaz from Istanbul

    “My First Love is Street Photography”: Interview with Book Publisher Hüseyin Yılmaz from Istanbul

    Eric’s Note: This is a transcript of an interview I did with Huseyin Yilmaz, an avid photographer and photo book publisher from Istanbul. Huseyin runs Espas, the premier bookstore in Istanbul. In this interview he shares his passion for street photography, his garbage collector project, his experiences in Gezi park, and the importance of photo books. 

  • Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV Volume #5

    Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV Volume #5

    I just uploaded the last Istanbul GoPro POV video in my series above. If you want to watch the full series, you can see all the videos on YouTube here.

  • Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV Volume #4

    Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV Volume #4

    Just uploaded Volume #4 of my Istanbul Street Photography GoPro Video series. You can see the other videos below: Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV Volume #1 Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV Volume #2 Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV Volume #3

  • The Art of Being Aware in the Streets: Interview with Oguz Ozkan from Istanbul

    The Art of Being Aware in the Streets: Interview with Oguz Ozkan from Istanbul

    Oguz Ozkan is a street photographer based in Istanbul. I was introduced to him by Charlie Kirk– and I was amazed how much progress he has made in only about a year and a half of photographing on the streets. We sat down for a beer over dinner at a bar, and this is a…

  • Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV Volume #3

    Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV Volume #3

    This is the third installment of my Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV videos. Two of my other Istanbul GoPro Street Photography POV’s: Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV Volume #1 Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV Volume #2

  • Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV Volume #2

    Here is the second volume of my Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV series. I put the new GoPro Hero 3 (and shot at 720p at 60fps) on top of my Leica MP. The framelines are roughly 35mm. I have a few more I’m working on, will upload them in the upcoming week. If you haven’t…

  • My Experiences Shooting Street Photography in Istanbul

    My Experiences Shooting Street Photography in Istanbul

    This is my second time in Istanbul, and it has absolutely been one of my favorite places in the world to shoot street photography. It is a combination of the friendly people, the diverse history, the historic architecture, the multicultural heritage, and the golden light. The other day I put my GoPro Hero 3 on…

  • Travel Update in Istanbul and Interview with twocutedogs

    Shooting street photography in Istanbul has been absolutely incredible. The light and colors are gorgeous, and I can’t stop eating the food here either! Not only that, but people are incredibly friendly and generous. On my first two days here, I have been shooting quite a bit (5-6 rolls of Portra 400 everyday) because I…

  • Escape to the Colorful and Exotic Streets of Istanbul: Street Photography 101 Workshop with Eric Kim, Charlie Kirk, and Andrew Kochanowski

    Escape to the Colorful and Exotic Streets of Istanbul: Street Photography 101 Workshop with Eric Kim, Charlie Kirk, and Andrew Kochanowski

    INTERESTED IN DISCOVERING ISTANBUL AND DOCUMENTING IT WITH UNFORGETTABLE PHOTOS? Ask yourself the following questions: Have you been cooped up behind the desk for too long? Has it been too long since you had a nice vacation? Do you love photography and travel? Do you want to walk the streets in a foreign land and…

  • Colorful and Humorous Street Photography in Istanbul by Ilker Gurer

    Colorful and Humorous Street Photography in Istanbul by Ilker Gurer

    I was once a very shy person. Like every other photographer, I started off shooting animals and  concrete stuff. People were a bit too complicated and difficult for me to approach. So I concentrated on nature, the environment and buildings where I discovered technical aspects of the camera. However my dream was always to shoot…