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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 2 hours, so I’ve chopped it into the relevant sections below:

Part 1: Introduction to Taylan and DarkroomÂ (Beginning to 10:00)

Part 2: Developing the Film (9min:50)

Part 3: Inspecting the Processed Film (1hr:11mins)

Part 4: Printing Preparation (1hr:22mins)

Part 5: Printing the Test Strips (1 hr:55mins)

If you want to learn about darkroom printing in Istanbul, contact Taylan at taylan@taylan.net or check out his website.

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

Elif SuyabatmazÂ is a street photographer part of the Tiny Collective and currently based in Istanbul. My friendÂ 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, and love of black and white in the video interview above. Read more to see her beautiful images.

“My First Love is Street Photography”: Interview with Book Publisher HÃ¼seyin YÄ±lmaz from Istanbul

Eric’s Note: This is a transcript of an interview I did withÂ 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.Â

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

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

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

Click to read more — Photo by Oguz Ozkan from his “Dog walk” series in 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 typed transcription of my interview with him.Â

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 #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 seen it already, you can see my first Istanbul Street Photography GoPro POV here.

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 top of my Leica MP and with Portra 400 loaded, made a POV of me shooting the streets of Istanbul — around theÂ Eminonu area in Istanbul which is right by the water and the New Mosque.

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 have been so enamored with the city. Hope to get a few decent shots of the city from my trip.

Also currently staying with two cute dogs in Istanbul at a nice apartment. Had a minute to interview him on his travels and future in street photography. Â Check out the video above and watch it until the end, where I give a quick tour of the place too!

You can see some of his work on Burn My Eye and please check out the work of the other members here.

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 have the confidence to capture images of people and places you only see in guide books and on TV?
Do you want to meet other street photographers that are as equally passionate about street and travel photography who are interested in learning like you?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, I am excited to announce my upcoming street photography workshop in Istanbul. Imagine the dusty roads with the soft golden light peeking through the sky, the colorful bazaars, the lively sound of the people and music in the streets, and the beautiful mosques covering the skyline. For those of who have never visited Istanbul, it is quite unlike any place you have ever been toâ€”and one of the best places to shoot street photography in the world.

For this unique workshop, I will be having street photographers Charlie Kirk andÂ Andy KochanowskiÂ as my co-teachers. This will be an incredibly interactive, comprehensive, and hands-on workshop which will be a strong primer to anyone interested in street photography or wanting to improve their current skills.

Interested? Read on.

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 Â 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 social life and humans. When I took the camera to my hands for the first time, I realized that I needed to get closer to people. Over time I have become much more comfortable doing this. Nowadays when I approach people I do it with a smile on my face which makes them feel much more comfortable.