About Istanbul
Simple - i just love this place.
About this shot
The coolest things about platforms like Flickr or G is not only to
show your work to a greater audience, but also to connect to people.
After my first visit in Istanbul six months back, I knew I'll have to
come back soon. Knowing that I asked around if some locals wanted to
participate in a photo walk.
I was really happy that Kurtcebe Kirecci and Serap Sabah joined us for a whole day. Definitely the best "blind date"
I ever had.
I met our stranger while walking through a district called Fatih. Thanks to Pamela for giving me a heads-up on this character.
About this stranger
Meet Sakir Cicek. He is 36 years old and another living prove that
THEY are no isolated cases in Istanbul: bearded men.
Sakir told us that he is married to a beautiful wife and proud father of three girls and three boys. He also is almost vegetarian (thumbs up) and his favorite dish is rice, beans with yoghurt.
He loves wearing baseball hats. And if you have a closer look a his headshot, you might have asked yourself if he likes collecting golden coins. :-)
60% of buildings in Istanbul are dilapidated. So being in construction like Sakir means there is a shitload of work to for probably the next 2-3 decades. But this guarantee of permanent work put him into the position to live in Istanbul in a shared apartment with ten colleagues.
While his wife and six children still live about 1200km away in a town called Erzürum.
Who else can our strangers #31 be than "The contracted Bricklayer"
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Kim van Dijk photography 14 months ago | reply
really like this style!
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I think you should get paid!
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sheepeck 14 months ago | reply
Very nice.
kaherdin 14 months ago | reply
Excellent work !
Anders Öfverström 14 months ago | reply
;-DDDD great stuff!
eudæmon 14 months ago | reply
Super Mario mos def came to mind :) and I agree that there are probably more stached men in that city than everywhere else. This is among your best triptychs!
lebtraru 14 months ago | reply
cool image
agfertl 14 months ago | reply
LOL Outstanding!
seen in:
>Art & Weis∈
arndsan アーンド さん 14 months ago | reply
hand made !
StivicH 13 months ago | reply
I love it. Excellent!
Streulicht Vienna 13 months ago | reply
Great&Funny! :O)
mishainmadrid (far from home) 12 months ago | reply
this is *so* good!
Never Was An Arrow II 12 months ago | reply
☆☆☆☆☆ Creative!
i.am.mine 12 months ago | reply
Super mario!
pavelkricka 11 months ago | reply
I find all of these fascinating.
I was wondering is there any other defining part other than Eyes, Hands and Feet, I think there was one with a belt and no hands in view.
Really excellent piece of work.
photomorti 10 months ago | reply
this is briljanbt work man!
friends_abhi 9 months ago | reply
hehe... very creative
JAnouair Photography 8 months ago | reply
I love this projekt !! Keep it going on. It's such a great idea to show some details of people, who wouldn't be recognised by going threw the city ! :) They are all strangers, but through this work they are getting so close to me, although i didn't know them at all ! Thank you for this experience !!!
P a z u 7 months ago | reply
Great!
Augusto Mia Battaglia photography 7 months ago | reply
This is great !!!
@FiverWeed 5 weeks ago | reply
es Mario Bros!