• Adventure,  Art,  Black and White

    Travel Photography | Children of Balat | Istanbul Turkey

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Children of Balat | Istanbul Turkey Balat is the traditional Jewish quarter in the Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located on the European side of Istanbul, in the old city on the historic peninsula, on the western bank of the Golden Horn. (Another Istanbul neighborhood deeply associated with Jewish settlement is Kuzguncuk on the Asian shore.) Today Balat is a working-class district on the shores of the Golden Horn. Though it once had as many as nineteen synagogues, only two of importance remain, the famous Ahrida, and the neighboring Yanbol. The site of a Jewish school is close by, and Or Ahayim Jewish Hospital…

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    Travel Photography | Eyup | Istanbul Turkey

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Ferry Terminal Eyup | Istanbul Turkey © 2012 Wazari Wazir | People Line Up To Get Into Ferry From Eyup Ferry Terminal | Eyup Istanbul Turkey © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Eyup Sultan Camii | Eyup Mosque | Eyup | Istanbul Turkey Eyüp  is a municipality (belediye) and district of the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The district extends from the Golden Horn all the way to the shore of the Black Sea. Eyüp is also the name of a prominent neighborhood and former village in the district, located at the confluence of the Kağıthane and Alibey streams at the head of the Golden Horn. The…

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    Travel Photography | Istanbul | Turkey 2012

    © 2012 Wazari Wazir | iPhoneography | Photograph Taken From Galata Tower | Istanbul “Either I conquer Istanbul or Istanbul conquers me.” – Fatih Sultan Mehmet – Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel

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    Travel Photography | The Right Camera Gear Does Matter

    Some photographers will say, gear doesn’t matter, it’s the person behind the camera that matter. A camera is just a tool to take a photograph, a camera is just an idiot box which can’t take a picture itself. Depending on who you ask that question you will get a different answer. If you asking that question to professional photographers who make a living with photography you will get a different answer than those who take a photography just as a hobby. I want to talk about travel photography here, let’s just say that the only lens that you have is just 50mm lens. Yes you still can take a picture…