Anatolia's icons

Colors of Anatolia

nadiamar — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:50:00 GMT

This is an example of the beauty of colors and architeture found in the common streets of Erzurum. An old matress in the forefront and an old tomb of Selcuk period in the background. Erzurum, Eastern Anatolia of Turkey, November of 2012.

“For us, everywhere is Trabzon”

nadiamar — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:50:00 GMT

The passion for sport is also a mark of Anatolian people. Here, the symbol of Trabzon football team and a sign with the words in turkish “Bize her yer Trabzon”, that means “For us, everywhere is Trabzon”, referring to a city in the Black Sea. In the reflected image there is a late student running to reach the school after the break. Tortum Village, Eastern Anatolia of Turkey, November of 2012.

Tea

nadiamar — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:49:00 GMT

It was a cold day of autumn in a Turkish village, perfect for the hot tea (çay), that the locals would drink even if it was the hottest day in the summer. Tortum, Eastern Anatolia of Turkey, November of 2012.

Tavla

nadiamar — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:34:00 GMT

The Backgammon (tavla) is the most popular table game in Turkey. There are special places usually attended only by men, where they play and chat accompanied by Turkish traditional tea for couple of hours. This picture was taken in a small village called Tortum, 60 km from Erzurum, in the Eastern Anatolia of Turkey, in November of 2012. Although is not high season, it is always possible to find a board available somewhere. Behind the board, sugar blocks are waiting for the tea.

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

nadiamar — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:22:00 GMT

Hello, my name is Nadia and I'm 29 years old. After dedicating the last 10 years of my life to come into contact with different kind of communities, people and places because of my work as a psychologist, I realized more and more that would be unfair to keep only for me those fascinating experiences. With this purpose, the fotography appeared as the perfect hobby for me since 2 years ago when I started to study it by myself, but now I feel that I'm capable to do more with it. I want to represent a human and cultural sensitive point of view in my pictures. It doesn't matter if I'm in my neighborhood or 10000 kilometers away from home, I believe photography is a powerful way of connection between cultures and people by feelings. For reaching my goal, I want to learn how to turn it into an instrument of work, improving the technique of photography so I can use it when I'm travelling, working as a psychologist in the fieldwork, when I'm in a mission or when I'm only on vacations. This scholarship will be the turning point to learn how to do that.