September 2026 — Painted Vaults of the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

Crowd beneath the painted vaults of a Grand Bazaar arcade lined with shops, Istanbul

Under the vaults — Canon EOS 40D

The ceiling is the real subject here — painted barrel vaults in ochre, blue and brick red, repeating down the arcade until the eye stops trying to count them. This frame comes from a Canon EOS 40D and a memory card from 2010, rediscovered sixteen years later while building out the Istanbul archive; the market has since had its roof restored, so this version of the light doesn't exist anymore.

Cosme Lapena

Barcelona-based street and urban photographer and founder of bCLPhoto. Shooting the streets, architecture and reflections of the cities I move through for over 25 years. Exhibited at espai [b] since 2010; published in The Eye of Photography and 35mmc.

https://bclphoto.com
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