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The Card Players — A Story / 02Across the Table
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 · 2018

Across the Table

I put the camera flat on the table to see the game from where the cards live.

This story imagines, it does not document. It is what the photograph made me feel.

The deck and a lone three of clubs sit huge in the front while the two players go small behind them. The younger one across from him is half smiling, waiting. Under the tin roof the afternoon felt slow and good.

— Sefa Yamak, Istanbul. Istanbul series.

Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm · Signed & numbered on verso · Certificate of Authenticity included

If this photograph interests you, write to me directly. I'll answer any questions about print sizes, paper, and process. Studio visits in Istanbul are also available.

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