SPICE TRADER

ISTANBUL SPICE BAZAAR

Image Number 599

The Spice Bazaar in Istanbul was endowed to the foundation of the New Mosque, and got its name "Egyptian Bazaar"  because it was built with the revenues from the Ottoman eyalet of Egypt in 1660. The bazaar was (and still is) the centre for spice trade in Istanbul, but in recent years more shops of other types are replacing the spice shops within the bazaar. The building itself is part of the külliye (complex) of the New Mosque. The revenues obtained from the rented shops inside the bazaar building were used for the upkeep of the mosque. The Spice Bazaar has 85 shops selling spices, Turkish delight and other sweets, jewellery, souvenirs, and dried fruits and nuts.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/100th of a second and aperture F3.5.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

SPICE TRADER 

ISTANBUL SPICE BAZAAR

Image Numbers 597 & 598

The Spice Bazaar in Istanbul was endowed to the foundation of the New Mosque, and got its name "Egyptian Bazaar"  because it was built with the revenues from the Ottoman eyalet of Egypt in 1660. The bazaar was (and still is) the centre for spice trade in Istanbul, but in recent years more shops of other types are replacing the spice shops within the bazaar. The building itself is part of the külliye (complex) of the New Mosque. The revenues obtained from the rented shops inside the bazaar building were used for the upkeep of the mosque. The Spice Bazaar has 85 shops selling spices, Turkish delight and other sweets, jewellery, souvenirs, and dried fruits and nuts.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Image Number 597 (upper)

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/160th of a second and aperture F3.5.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

Image Number 598 (lower)

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/160th of a second and aperture F3.5.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

SPICE TRADER

ISTANBUL SPICE BAZAAR

Image Number 596

The Spice Bazaar in Istanbul was endowed to the foundation of the New Mosque, and got its name "Egyptian Bazaar"  because it was built with the revenues from the Ottoman eyalet of Egypt in 1660. The bazaar was (and still is) the centre for spice trade in Istanbul, but in recent years more shops of other types are replacing the spice shops within the bazaar. The building itself is part of the külliye (complex) of the New Mosque. The revenues obtained from the rented shops inside the bazaar building were used for the upkeep of the mosque. The Spice Bazaar has 85 shops selling spices, Turkish delight and other sweets, jewellery, souvenirs, and dried fruits and nuts.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/125th of a second and aperture F3.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

SPICE TRADER

ISTANBUL SPICE BAZAAR

Image Number 595

The Spice Bazaar in Istanbul was endowed to the foundation of the New Mosque, and got its name "Egyptian Bazaar"  because it was built with the revenues from the Ottoman eyalet of Egypt in 1660. The bazaar was (and still is) the centre for spice trade in Istanbul, but in recent years more shops of other types are replacing the spice shops within the bazaar. The building itself is part of the külliye (complex) of the New Mosque. The revenues obtained from the rented shops inside the bazaar building were used for the upkeep of the mosque. The Spice Bazaar has 85 shops selling spices, Turkish delight and other sweets, jewellery, souvenirs, and dried fruits and nuts.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/274th of a second and aperture F3.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

REAL TURKISH COFFEE

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Image Number 595

Situated along the south side of the Golden Horn, the area of Balat was historically a melting pot of Jews, Greek and Armenian Christians, and Muslim Turks. The multiethnic character of both Balat and next-door Fener was largely lost during the 20th century and the neighborhood has long been one of Istanbul’s poorer ones.  This tiny coffee shop still serves truly original Turkish coffee - recognised by the modern Turks as a significant rarity.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/20th of a second and aperture F3.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

 

 

 

TURKISH DELIGHT SELLER

NEAR THE GRAND BAZAAR, ISTANBUL

Image Numbers 592 & 593

This Turkish Delight trader, who has inherited his small shop from earlier generations, now manufactures and exports his products through a major family business.  However he still goes into his shop and serves using the jars and display cases of his grandfather.  But he will be the last of his family to do so.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Image Number 592 (top)

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/250th of a second and aperture F2.8.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

Image Number 593 (bottom)

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/90th of a second and aperture F3.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

FRUIT & VEG STAND

NEAR GRAND BAZAAR, ISTANBUL

Image Number 591

The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 3,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. In 2014, it is listed No.1 among world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors. Today the Grand Bazaar is a thriving complex, employing 26,000 people. It must compete with modern shopping malls common in Istanbul, but its beauty and fascination represent a formidable advantage.   Terrorism aside, it is one of the safest environments imaginable.  The site is so vast and the exits so few that a thief would be unlikely to outpace the hue and cry, with inevitable consequences.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/60th of a second and aperture F2.8.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

PICKLE SELLER

NEAR THE GRAND BAZAAR, ISTANBUL

Image Number 588 & 589

The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 3,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. In 2014, it is listed No.1 among world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors. Today the Grand Bazaar is a thriving complex, employing 26,000 people. It must compete with modern shopping malls common in Istanbul, but its beauty and fascination represent a formidable advantage.   Terrorism aside, it is one of the safest environments imaginable.  The site is so vast and the exits so few that a thief would be unlikely to outpace the hue and cry, with inevitable consequences.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Image Number 588 (top)

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/25th of a second and aperture F3.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

Image Number 589 (bottom)

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/45th of a second and aperture F3.5.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

FRUIT STAND

NEAR GRAND BAZAAR, ISTANBUL

Image Number 579

The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 3,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. In 2014, it is listed No.1 among world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors. Today the Grand Bazaar is a thriving complex, employing 26,000 people. It must compete with modern shopping malls common in Istanbul, but its beauty and fascination represent a formidable advantage.   Terrorism aside, it is one of the safest environments imaginable.  The site is so vast and the exits so few that a thief would be unlikely to outpace the hue and cry, with inevitable consequences.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/111th of a second and aperture F3.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

PAINTED LADIES

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Image Number 575 & 576

Situated along the south side of the Golden Horn, the area of Balat was historically a melting pot of Jews, Greek and Armenian Christians, and Muslim Turks. The multiethnic character of both Balat and next-door Fener was largely lost during the 20th century and the neighborhood has long been one of Istanbul’s poorer ones. But these days, things are looking up.  A five-year project funded by the European Union has restored nearly 100 old houses and shops in Balat, while the increasing number of tourists flocking to the area’s historical churches has created a clientele for new boutique shops and cafés.  Balat is also known for its “painted ladies” – houses very similar to the painted clapboard houses built in San Francisco in the nineteenth century.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Image Number 576 (top)

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/400th of a second and aperture F6.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

Image Number 575 (bottom)

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/500th of a second and aperture F3.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

SHOE SHINE

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Image Number 574

The shoe-shine is a Turkish tradition. Sitting on busy streets with their small stools and Ottoman style boxes, they ply their trade to everyone that passes.  This service has largely disappeared from the western world but is still very much alive in Turkey.  Some people may consider this age-old trade to be a boring job, but for the dedicated shoe shiner, it is an art and a skill. The customers walk away with shoes looking as new as the day they were purchased. The shoe shiner will polish and buff with ease that only comes from years of experience.  The price is just a few Turkish lira so he needs a steady flow of customers to earn a good wage by nightfall.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/400th of a second and aperture F6.2.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE BLUE MOSQUE

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Image Number 572

The Blue Mosque was the grand project of Sultan Ahmet I (r 1603–17), whose tomb is located on the north side of the site. The mosque's wonderfully curvaceous exterior features a cascade of domes and slender minarets. Blue İznik tiles adorn the interior and give the building its unofficial but commonly used name. The tiles number in the tens of thousands, there are 260 windows and the central prayer space is huge. The mosque is such a popular attraction that admission is controlled so as to preserve its sacred atmosphere. Only worshippers are admitted through the main door; tourists must use the south door 

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken rested on a railing with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of .57 seconds and aperture F4.5.   28mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE BLUE MOSQUE

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Image Numbers 568 & 569

The Blue Mosque was the grand project of Sultan Ahmet I (r 1603–17), whose tomb is located on the north side of the site. The mosque's wonderfully curvaceous exterior features a cascade of domes and slender minarets. Blue İznik tiles adorn the interior and give the building its unofficial but commonly used name. The tiles number in the tens of thousands, there are 260 windows and the central prayer space is huge. The mosque is such a popular attraction that admission is controlled so as to preserve its sacred atmosphere. Only worshippers are admitted through the main door; tourists must use the south door 

TECHNICAL NOTES

Image Number 568 (top)

 The image was taken rested on a railing with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/15th of a second and aperture F4.5.   28mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

Image Number 569 (bottom)

The image was taken rested on a railing with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/20th of a second and aperture F4.5.   28mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE BLUE MOSQUE

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Image Numbers 567 & 570

The Blue Mosque was the grand project of Sultan Ahmet I (r 1603–17), whose tomb is located on the north side of the site. The mosque's wonderfully curvaceous exterior features a cascade of domes and slender minarets. Blue İznik tiles adorn the interior and give the building its unofficial but commonly used name. The tiles number in the tens of thousands, there are 260 windows and the central prayer space is huge. The mosque is such a popular attraction that admission is controlled so as to preserve its sacred atmosphere. Only worshippers are admitted through the main door; tourists must use the south door.

TECHNICAL NOTES

Image Number 567 (top)

The image was taken rested on a railing with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/25th of a second and aperture F2.8.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

Image Number 570 (bottom)

The image was taken rested on a railing with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/15th of a second and aperture F4.5.   28mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE BLUE MOSQUE

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Image Number 565

The Blue Mosque was the grand project of Sultan Ahmet I (r 1603–17), whose tomb is located on the north side of the site. The mosque's wonderfully curvaceous exterior features a cascade of domes and slender minarets. Blue İznik tiles adorn the interior and give the building its unofficial but commonly used name. The tiles number in the tens of thousands, there are 260 windows and the central prayer space is huge. The mosque is such a popular attraction that admission is controlled so as to preserve its sacred atmosphere. Only worshippers are admitted through the main door; tourists must use the south door.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken rested on a railing with a hand held Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 800. Exposure of 1/17th of a second and aperture F2.8.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE BLUE MOSQUE

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Image Number 553a

The Blue Mosque was the grand project of Sultan Ahmet I (r 1603–17), whose tomb is located on the north side of the site. The mosque's wonderfully curvaceous exterior features a cascade of domes and slender minarets. Blue İznik tiles adorn the interior and give the building its unofficial but commonly used name. The tiles number in the tens of thousands, there are 260 windows and the central prayer space is huge. The mosque is such a popular attraction that admission is controlled so as to preserve its sacred atmosphere. Only worshippers are admitted through the main door; tourists must use the south door 

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/320th of a second and aperture F8.   150mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE BLUE MOSQUE

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Image Number 553

The Blue Mosque was the grand project of Sultan Ahmet I (r 1603–17), whose tomb is located on the north side of the site. The mosque's wonderfully curvaceous exterior features a cascade of domes and slender minarets. Blue İznik tiles adorn the interior and give the building its unofficial but commonly used name. The tiles number in the tens of thousands, there are 260 windows and the central prayer space is huge. The mosque is such a popular attraction that admission is controlled so as to preserve its sacred atmosphere. Only worshippers are admitted through the main door; tourists must use the south door 

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/500th of a second and aperture F10.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

FOOD SELLER, HAGIA SOPHIA

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Image Number 554

Hagia Sophia is a former Christian patriarchal basilica, later an imperial mosque, and now a museum.  Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture". It remained the world's largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I .  In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II, who ordered this main church of Orthodox Christianity converted into a mosque. It remained a mosque until 1931, when it was re-opened as a museum by the Republic of Turkey.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/400th of a second and aperture F8.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

HAGIA SOPHIA

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Image Number 552

Hagia Sophia is a former Christian patriarchal basilica, later an imperial mosque, and now a museum.  Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture". It remained the world's largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I .  In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II, who ordered this main church of Orthodox Christianity converted into a mosque. It remained a mosque until 1931, when it was re-opened as a museum by the Republic of Turkey.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/400th of a second and aperture F7.1.   45mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.  

THE SULTAN'S QUARTERS

THE TOPKAPI PALACE, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Image Number 564

The Topkapı Palace was one of the major residences of the Ottoman sultans for almost 400 years (1465–1856) of their 624-year reign.  It is now a museum and as such a major tourist attraction. It also contains important holy relics of the Muslim world, including Muhammed's cloak and sword. At its peak, the palace was home to as many as 4,000 people, and covered a large area with a long shoreline.  The palace complex has hundreds of rooms and chambers.  They contain large collections of porcelain, robes, weapons, shields, armor, Ottoman miniatures, Islamic calligraphic manuscripts and murals, as well as Ottoman treasures and jewelry.  However the greatest treasure may well be the spectacular tiling in the principal rooms.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 400. Exposure of 1/69th of a second and aperture F4.5.   28mm Schneider Kreuznach lens with leaf shutter.   The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.