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SEFA YAMAK

02 · 2015–2017 · Kars, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey · 15 photographs

The Hardest Winter

Fifteen portraits from Kars and the high villages of eastern Anatolia, made in the depth of winter — the body of work behind the Bioderma 'Untitled Portraits' exhibition. Faces, animals, snow.

An elderly woman in a floral headscarf rests her chin on a worked hand, soulful eyes, eastern Anatolia — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
03What She's SeenStory →
A bearded man in a wool cap presses his forehead to a horse's, eye to eye in winter — fine art black-and-white portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
05An UnderstandingStory →
Tight black-and-white portrait of a hooded young man with textured skin and an intense gaze, Kars — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
06Out of the DarkStory →
A young herder in a hooded work jacket stands among his cattle on frozen ground — fine art black-and-white portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
07The Herd at His BackStory →
A village boy grins with two prominent front teeth, snow behind him, eastern Anatolia — fine art black-and-white portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
08The Easiest SmileStory →
A shepherd leads his flock down a snow-covered village road through heavy snowfall, Kars — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
09Down Through the SnowStory →
A small boy holds his toys close, eyes glistening, standing in the snow, Kars — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
11Everything He OwnsStory →
A young woman seen through a window, the street reflected over her face, black-and-white, eastern Anatolia — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
12Through GlassStory →
A weathered man in a cap and leather jacket stands below a centuries-old stone church at dusk, Kars — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
01Older Than the TownStory →
Black-and-white close portrait of an old man in a flat cap smoking a cigarette, deep lines across his face, Kars — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
02Where the Years ShowStory →
A young man crouches with his dog on a snowy plateau below Kars fortress in winter — fine art black-and-white portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
04Under the FortressStory →
A man in a wool cap cradles a white pigeon against snow-covered mountains, eastern Anatolia — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
10The Weight of a BirdStory →
A fisherman in a wool cap shoulders a large frozen fish above snowy hills — fine art black-and-white portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
13What the Ice GivesStory →
Black-and-white profile of a weathered man beside his ornamented horse before a winter game — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
14Two Old CompanionsStory →
Two boys press close behind a frost-and-lace covered window, one smiling, one solemn, eastern Anatolia — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, The Hardest Winter series.
15Behind the FrostStory →

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