Behind the camera
(“I was there”)
Welcome to the stories behind each frame.
For over 25 years I've been photographing the streets, the architecture and the quiet details of the cities I move through — Barcelona, where I'm based, and everywhere the road takes me. This is where I slow down and tell you what I saw, why it caught my eye, and how the image came to be.
Istanbul Street Vendors Photography: The City's Old Trades
Istanbul street vendors photography: simit sellers, a shoe-shiner, market traders and street portraits from the city's old trades, shot on a Canon EOS 40D.
Grand Bazaar Istanbul Photography: Inside Kapalıçarşı
Grand Bazaar Istanbul photography: shooting Kapalıçarşı's painted vaults, arcades and traders at 1/6s with a Canon EOS 40D, from the Beyazıt Gate inwards.
Sultanahmet Mosques: Istanbul's Sacred Skyline
Sultanahmet mosques in Istanbul, revisited sixteen years later — the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and Süleymaniye through a street photographer's eye.