A journey through 2011
View the photo slideshow in big Shetland: I started 2011 by travelling to Shetland. I explored the most Northern part of Scotland, hiking through dramatic landscapes in all sorts of weather: strong winds, snow storms, sheets of rain, sun. I was not always fighting the winter elements. I shared a lot of good times with [...]
Rain in Eminonu, Istanbul
Istanbul, 2011 – See the photo in large Today, I was thinking of posting a photo series telling the story of my 2011 year. But I’m afraid that I am not going to make it. Maybe tomorrow, this week end or Monday. Anyway … I recently uploaded a few pictures to my Turkey Gallery. They [...]
The kiss of the Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul, 2011 – See the photo in large – Print available for purchase It is raining in Istanbul. On my way to my hotel, I am walking on the Galata Bridge. It is my last evening in the former Ottoman capital. Despite a miserable weather, the bridge is crowded with fishermen and pedestrians … as [...]
Pigeons by Eyup Sultan Mosque, Eyup, Istanbul
I took this picture by the Eyup Sultan Mosque. The place is popular because next to the mosque is buried Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, a companion of the prophet Muhammad. All year long, thousand of Muslim pilgrims come to worship his grave. Pilgrims used to drink water in a reservoir by the grave in order to [...]
Cafe bar along the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish men playing to moultezim along the Bosphorus opposite to Beyoglu, Uskudar. I think this is a place where I would be able to stay for a few hours. Just to enjoy the Istanbul cityscape, to feel the sun, the light and the coolness of the Bosphorus shore and to experience the special ambience of [...]
Jewellery shop in the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Jewellery seller reading the news in his shop, Grand Bazaar, Eminonu, Istanbul
Feeling Istanbul, a city between Asia, Europe and Orient
Between Orient, Europe & Asia the city of Istanbul is a uniquely cosmopolitan place with a culture and character shaped by the influence of three continents, where life follows the flow of the Golden Horn, the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus. Wherever you wander its streets, the city has a special and indescribable feeling. [...]
Sea of Marmara, Istanbul, Turkey
View over the Sea of Marmara, Sultanahmet. This was the view I have every morning while having my breakfast. It could have been worst.
Sunlight in Istiklal Caddesi, Beyoglu, Istanbul
Sunlight, taxi and crowd in the busy Istiklal Caddesi, on of the main shopping area in Istanbul.
