// SEFA YAMAK · V.2026CANLI
SEFA YAMAK

08 · 2018 · Istanbul, Turkey · 3 photographs

The Card Players — A Story

A card game on an Istanbul street, told in three frames — a hand studied in private, the table seen low across the cards, and the player who finally looked up.

[ Series manifesto ]

Another street story, shot in the time it takes to lose a hand of cards. I stayed quiet at the edge of the table, then put the camera flat on it, and at the end he raised his eyes to me. Three frames, in order.

[ Archive context ]

PlaceIstanbul, Turkey
Years2018
EditionEdition of 25, archival pigment on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm
ThemesPortraiture · Prints · Series
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A white-haired man in a black fleece studies the cards in his hands at an outdoor table, a king lying face up near the edge — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
Istanbul, Turkey · Ed. of 25His Turn to Deal
Seen low across a long table, the white-haired player fans his cards while a younger man watches, a deck lying between them — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
Istanbul, Turkey · Ed. of 25Across the Table
The white-haired player faces the camera straight on, holding a fan of cards against a stone wall with an empty chair on either side — street photograph by Sefa Yamak, Istanbul series.
Istanbul, Turkey · Ed. of 25He Looked Up

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