Four views of the Sultan Ahmet Camii…
Four views of the Blue Mosque, Istanbul. . . The above audio and photograph was made at the same time from the roof of my hotel. Stay tuned……
First, we worshipped…
First, we worshipped the inanimate. Next, we learned to worship the gods Later, we discovered the Deity. Then, dazzled by our own Reason We returned to the inanimate And ended…
What happened to this year… in review.
If 2010 was a cookie being baked to the exact right moment, I might have already taken it out of the oven to simmer on its own just a little…
Early rising…
I cannot tell you what it is like to awake to the sound of the morning call to prayer from the hundreds of mosques within earshot of my hotel-room window.…
Minor even is major…
For a place steeped in history to the level of a city like Istanbul, even the minor churches – the ones that are way off the tourist’s maps – are…
As I see Istanbul…
…like this: This is a black and white city. It is gorgeous in black and white. The places… …the people… …its all beautiful. And beautifully complex. Now, for the nerdy…
Semi-familiar territory…
See, the problem with me getting back into Europe is: the style of my photos seem to change. Whereas Africa was more of a National Geographic thing going on –…