I never completely bought into the belief that “a picture tells a thousand words”. There are way too many times when a well-crafted caption better captures the moment in a picture. The following picture was made in haste, with an iPhone, at a time when I was still getting used to the camera more than…
Category: Turkiye
Ruminations – With Pictures
I was reminded recently, in a round-about way, after a brief meeting with an artist in Cape Town, of my visit to the 2019 Istanbul Biennial. The works on display across Istanbul were inventive and exceptional, but the visit to this great city turned out to be a terribly disappointing expedition. Istanbul never disappoints –…
Muslim Views Column
I have started writing what would be a regular column for Muslim Views, a newspaper based in Cape Town. The column will deal specifically with global issues that affect Islam and the Muslim world, and muslim-majority countries like Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Malaysia and Indonesia, and, of course, the people of Palestine. I will…
Photograph. Façades of Istanbul Wooden Houses
The wooden houses of Istanbul, and the architecture, in general, can be traced from the Amcazade Yalısı of the late 17th century to the residential houses of the early 20th century. They stand out beautifully on Büyükada, along the Bosporus to the homes of the petit bourgeoisie of Zeyrek. See this link. I shot this…