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SEFA YAMAK

06 · 2016–2019 · Istanbul, Turkey · 20 photographs

Untitled Portraits — Istanbul

Twenty street photographs from Istanbul — sellers and ferries, snow and gulls, faces met on the pavement. The city where the whole practice is based.

A man carries a tall stack of sesame simit on a wooden tray balanced on his head through a crowd — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
01The Simit TowerStory →
Two children press their hands and faces against the glass behind an ornate wrought-iron grille — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
02Behind the IronStory →
A bearded man in a beanie smiles under a clear umbrella as snow falls around him — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
04Snow Under the UmbrellaStory →
Close portrait of a young woman with freckles and dark hair looking directly into the camera — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
05FrecklesStory →
A child in a dark hood smiles into a single shaft of light, face emerging from black surroundings — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
07Light in the HoodStory →
A man with long wavy hair and a full grey beard emerges from deep shadow, facing the camera — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
19Out of the DarkStory →
Close portrait of an older woman with deeply lined skin and pale eyes against a brick wall — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
03Brick and YearsStory →
A freckled child in a hood and thick scarf dusted with snow stands before a brick wall — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
06Snow on the ScarfStory →
A man leans on the sill inside a ferry window, smiling, with another boat reflected in the glass — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
08Ferry WindowStory →
A bearded man in a beanie and red vest smiles as gulls wheel against a grey sky behind him — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
09Among the GullsStory →
A boy in a dark fleece reaches toward a flock of pigeons on a mosque square under heavy clouds — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
10Feeding the PigeonsStory →
An older woman in red looks out from the window of a blue wooden house framed by pink roses — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
11Roses at the WindowStory →
An older man with grey stubble smokes a hand-rolled cigarette, lost in thought against a dark background — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
12A Cigarette and QuietStory →
A young man leans on a window ledge behind iron bars beside an old flat-iron and a small bowl — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
13Behind the BarsStory →
An older woman in a knitted hat and patterned trousers sits in a doorway holding a glass of tea — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
14Tea on the StepStory →
A man in a cap holds several white pigeons close to his chest at an open-air market under a stormy sky — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
15The Pigeon SellerStory →
An old man in a cap and vest sits in a teahouse holding prayer beads, a glass of tea on the table beside him — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
16Beads in the TeahouseStory →
An old man in a patterned knitted cap and fleece vest looks aside, lit against a black background — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
17The Patterned CapStory →
An older woman in a patterned headscarf smokes a cigarette, looking off into the dark — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
18Smoke and HeadscarfStory →
An old man in a hat sits behind a ferry window, life rings and the deck reflected in the glass — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
20Through the Ferry GlassStory →

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