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All articles filed in July 2013

PhotographyJuly 28, 2013June 13, 2017

Istanbul Says, “We Want Music, Not Gas”

Since the beginning of the protests in Turkey more than a month and a half ago, police violence has been extremely prevalent in cities across the country. The last clash in Istanbul, where the protests first began, was last Saturday, when police officers attacked with tear gas, water cannons, and rubber bullets as people tried…

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PhotographyJuly 1, 2013June 20, 2017

The Turkish Uprising: First-Hand Experiences From an American Photographer

I recently returned to the US after spending about two weeks in Istanbul, Turkey, photographing the uprising and resistance of the citizens there. What began with about 20 activists occupying Gezi Park in an attempt to stop the demolition of the park in order to replace it with a shopping mall turned into a countrywide…

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the streets are filled with wonder.
i look up at the sky as i ponder
the past, the present, the future.
a smile comes across my face,
for i am seeing the world
in a different light,
as if starting my life
anew.
#visualsoflife #istanbul #istanbullovers #istanbulmoments #igersistanbul #adventurethatislife #adventurevisuals #justgoshoot #livefolk #liveauthentic #wanderfolk #exploretheworld #way2ill #folktravel #travelphotography #citylife #visualgang #wanderlust #igers #travelstoke #traveldeeper #all2epic #illgrammers #fatalframes #earth_deluxe #photographers_tr #exploretocreate #moodygrams #besiktas #istanbulturkey “we must bring
our own light
to the
darkness.

nobody is going
to do it
for us.”
#bukowski #camping #campfire #camping⛺️ #campvibes #coffee #coffeeholic #coffee_time #coffeecoffeecoffee #justgoshoot #liveoutdoors #liveauthentic #visualsoflife #visualsgang #exploremore #exploretocreate #adventurethatislife #earth_shotz #earth_deluxe #picoftheday #wanderlust #wanderfolk #folkgood #welivetoexplore #visualsofearth #visualscollective #photographerslife #originalphotographers #simplyadventure #campingweekend Campfire coffee ☕️
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#camping #campfire #camping⛺️ #campvibes #coffee #coffeeholic #coffee_time #coffeecoffeecoffee #justgoshoot #liveoutdoors #liveauthentic #visualsoflife #visualsgang #exploremore #exploretocreate #adventurethatislife #earth_shotz #earth_deluxe #picoftheday #wanderlust #wanderfolk #folkgood #welivetoexplore #visualsofearth #visualscollective #photographerslife #originalphotographers #simplyadventure #campingweekend I definitely don't miss that look on my face. (Or how grossly skinny I was from lack of appetite). Onward to recovery. #FuckDepression.
First photo: September 29, 2017
Second photo: Today, December 14, 2018
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#depression #anxiety #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthrecovery #depressionawareness #blackandwhite #selfie #selfportrait #selflove #instablackandwhite #blackandwhitephoto #blackandwhitephotography #liveauthentic #justgoshoot #visualsoflife #ptsd #ptsdawareness #ptsdrecovery I live in such a gorgeous fucking city.
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#visualsoflife #istanbul #istanbullovers #istanbulmoments #igersistanbul #adventurethatislife #adventurevisuals #justgoshoot #livefolk #liveauthentic #wanderfolk #exploretheworld #way2ill #folktravel #travelphotography #citylife #visualgang #wanderlust #igers #travelstoke #traveldeeper #all2epic #illgrammers #fatalframes #earth_deluxe #photographers_tr #exploretocreate #moodygrams #balat #fener Rise like lions after slumber.
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#visualsoflife #istanbul #istanbullovers #istanbulmoments #igersistanbul #adventurethatislife #adventurevisuals #justgoshoot #livefolk #liveauthentic #wanderfolk #exploretheworld #way2ill #folktravel #travelphotography #citylife #visualgang #wanderlust #igers #travelstoke #traveldeeper #all2epic #illgrammers #fatalframes #earth_deluxe #photographers_tr #exploretocreate #moodygrams #besiktas #istanbulturkey “Gonna sail that boat right into the sun
Cuz everybody knows that's how it's done
Now don't you cry and don't you wait
If I meet my end, well that'd be my fate” #LordHuron
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#istanbul #justgoshoot #visualsoflife #visualsofearth #visualsgang #wanderfolk #earthpix #galatatower #photographers_tr #exploretocreate #exploremore #adventurevisuals #bosphorus #cityscape #turkiye #liveauthentic #traveldeeper #travelstoke #expatlife #picoftheday #earth_shotz #earth_deluxe #istanbullife #istanbulmoments #beautifulplace #beautifulworld #canon📷 #canonphotography #canon_photos Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you've felt that way. - #CharlesBukowski
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