// SEFA YAMAK · V.2026CANLI
SEFA YAMAK

07 · 2018 · Istanbul, Turkey · 3 photographs

The Cane — A Story

An old man on an Istanbul street, told in three frames — the cane he leans on, the laugh that follows, and the photograph of the young man he used to be.

[ Series manifesto ]

Not a collection but a story, shot in a couple of minutes on the pavement. He leaned on his cane, then he laughed, then he took an old photo of himself out of his pocket and held it up. Three frames, in the order they happened.

[ Archive context ]

PlaceIstanbul, Turkey
Years2018
EditionEdition of 25, archival pigment on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm
ThemesPortraiture · Prints · Series
Tone
Format
Portrait(2)
An elderly man in a cap and plaid shirt rests both the frame and his gaze on a worn wooden cane — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
Istanbul, Turkey · Ed. of 25The Weight He Leans On
The same capped man leans both hands on his cane and laughs with his mouth wide open in front of a shop window — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
Istanbul, Turkey · Ed. of 25Then He Laughed
Landscape(1)
An elderly man holds a small old portrait photograph of a younger mustached man toward the camera, his own face soft behind it — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
Istanbul, Turkey · Ed. of 25Who He Used to Be

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