Collaboration Inspiration!
My sister is my favorite photography collaborator. We’ve only spent three weeks together in 2013, but during that…
August 7, 2013
Ephesus vs Hierapolis: Seeking The Secret Amphitheater
Can a giant amphitheater at a well-known tourist attraction feel like a secret? Well, it depends on where…
August 3, 2013
World Music Wednesday!
Even before I could travel the world, I would listen my way around it. One of my many…
July 31, 2013
The First Six Months
Time flows, warps, meanders, confounds. I blink and suddenly I’ve been abroad for six months. Whoosh. The months…
July 29, 2013
Izmir: Turkey’s Laid-Back City
Istanbul is wild, bursting, complex; not unusual for a giant city with 15 million people packed together. It’s…
July 27, 2013
A Mosque-Crawl Through Mimar Sinan’s Masterpieces
Istanbul’s most swoon-worthy architecture tends to be old. Mosque, hamams, fountains, fortresses; these are the things that become…
July 24, 2013
A Film Disaster
The worst thing that can happen to a film photographer has happened to me. Two rolls of film…
July 22, 2013
Turkey’s Cotton Castles: Perfect Pamukkale
The first time I saw the pictures, I thought, This can’t be real. Pristine snow-white hills, pale turquoise…
July 20, 2013
How To Visit A Mosque in Istanbul
I love visiting churches, mosques, and synagogues when I travel, but sometimes places of worship can be a…
July 17, 2013
My Roommate Makes Monsters
My roommate builds creatures. Gozde is a sculptor. Her works are offbeat, off-kilter, corporeal. She has a large…
July 16, 2013