Persongalleriet #395: Istanbul Ramblings

On the 12th of April, I did a bit of a random photo-walk. I started with a few blocks in the neighborhood around the hotel. A great place for street photography! It was a Sunday, so the area was, if not exactly deserted, definitely less crowded than during other days of the week.

Catwalk.

Portrait of a man with an apple.

I then walked up to the tram line and followed it west.

Candid portrait. Busted!

I came to Aksaray where I tried to find a shot under the bridge. There were a lot of people around by now as this place is also a tram stop.

Another candid portrait. Busted again!

I found some nice alleys where a lot of guys were playing games and drinking çay.

Wondering where to go next, I brought out the map. I found that I was pretty close to Valens Aqueduct, from the Roman era. That might be interesting!

Going through the arches I came upon a lively avenue with restaurants, a mosque and a whole district of butchers' shops! Sensistive viewers should close their eyes while scrolling down a few clicks!

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Five Heads.

These pretty boys saw me taking their picture and invited me for some çay. I got the chair and the çay sat on the pavement.  ;-)

When I had finished the çay, the butcher came out and asked for a pic.

He wanted one in front of his shop, too.

Although I rambled on for another few hours, this will have to do for now!

Greetings!

Niklas

Mikael Jakobsson 2015-04-15 06:26

Många bra bilder, som berättar en historia i sig. Bilden på huvudena var ju lite makaber :-)
Gillar hur bilderna både känns som om att personerna levt ett hårt liv men ändå lever för stunden. Det är i alla fall en känsla jag får när jag ser på bilderna.
Ha det!

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Svar från niiiik 2015-04-15 09:09

Tack, Mikael! Kul att få läsa dina tankar kring bilderna!
Kokta fårskallar kanske inte är en delikatess vi svenskar är så vana vid!?
Ha det gott!
/Niklas

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Limpa 2015-04-15 19:13

Några få timmar bort men en helt annan värld. Fina vardagssituationer du fångat igen!

//Tommy

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Svar från niiiik 2015-04-15 19:51

Planet ner tog bara 3 timmar och en kvart. Men livet här är ganska annorlunda än hemma!
Tack, Tommy!
/Niklas

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Ingemar Svensson 2015-04-15 21:28

Så trevligt med bilder från andra kulturer. Bild nummer två får bli min favorit för dagen.

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Svar från niiiik 2015-04-15 21:44

Kul att du uppskattar mina rapporter, Ingemar!
Äppelmannen var väldigt trevlig!
/Niklas

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