The gallery consists of select photographs from the series on the magical city of Istanbul, first exhibited in New York in 2005.
"Last Eclipse of the Millennium" - This image has a limited edition of 100. The image has become very popular and famous across the world, listed as one of the century's best pictures. I shot the stages of the last total eclipse of the millennium in the year 1999 with my telescope. The final image is a composite of the eclipse sequence and the Blue Mosque which I shot separately at the exact moment of the eclipse. There is an NFT of the video based on this image at rarible.com/alikabas.
"Trams in Beyoglu" - I shot Trams in Beyoglu, a popular photograph, from the balcony of a cafe overlooking the part of the track where the two nostalgic trams come side by side. The cafe had a menu item for photographing from there! I ordered one coffee and one photography, and shot away...
"Topkapi" - I was shooting the scenery around the Golden Horn from the top of the Galata Tower. As the sun started to set, this view of the Topkapi Palace appeared in the distance for which I took out my telephoto lens. The fog over the Marmara Sea and the peninsula in the background completed the dreamlike setting.
"Twin Pinnacles" - I was photographing on the balcony of the Galata Tower with a view of the Golden Horn as the sky turned to deep shades of red, not a common occurrence in that part of the world.
"Medusa" - The upside down Medusa head marble sculpture was used as a column base in the Basilica Cistern underground Byzantine water reservoir in Istanbul. In the old days the cistern could only be visited by boat. Remember the scene in the James Bond film From Russia with Love? Imagine the surprise of the people who drained the water some years ago when they saw the heads. What a find!
"Basilica Cistern" - Basilica Cistern underground water reservoir was constructed in 532 AD by Byzantine Emperor Justinian (527-65 AD). It has 336 marble columns supporting the ceiling.
"Old City" - I climbed up on the roof of the Suleymaniye Mosque which was built in 1550-1557 by the great architect Sinan. The body of water behind the minarets is the Golden Horn.
"Boats" - I shot the many small fishing boats moored side by side in the Marmara Sea straight down from my paramotor. The colors of the ground and the green water make a nice contrast.
"Glow" - The lead panel covering on the roof of the Suleymaniye Mosque presented me with a reddish coppery reflection of the setting sun. Timing is everything!
"Galata" - 62 meter (203 ft) high Galata Tower rises above the neighbouring modern buildings. It was built in 1348 by the Genoese as part of their fortifications. It was later used as a watchtower by the Ottomans.
"Colossal" - My take on the formidable 90 cm marble colossal head of a Roman period, 2nd century AD goddess, from Smyrna (Izmir) at the Archaeology Museum.
"Bath" - Light beaming through the dome of the ancient Cemberlitas Hamam gives a mystical quality to the steaming hot Turkish Bath. I had only a few minutes before my camera equipment started to melt!
"Galata Bridge" - Galata Bridge spans the entrance to the Golden Horn. In it's place was the Byzantine iron chain preventing ships from entering the Golden Horn 600 years ago. The New Mosque is in the background.
"Alexander" - Amazing detail from the Alexander Sarcophagus, pentelic marble, from royal necropolis of Sidon (Lebanon), about 325-311 BC, at the Archaelogy Museum. It is adorned with bas-relief carvings of Alexander the Great.
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