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My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Turkey | Thursday, September 9, 2010 | 5 photos

I picked up photography as a hobby few years ago and am self-taught. Ultimately I realized that this was all I wanted to do (photography, especially documentary and travel photography) hence I decided to quit my advertising job and am trying my best to break into the photography field. Its been hard going but I am confident that I have the ability to do well in this industry.

The images I have submitted were taken on a trip to Istanbul, Turkey…

Since I am primarily interested in producing compelling human narratives through my photography, I decided to photograph a widowed Turkish Lady, Halima, living in an old age home in Istanbul.

I could see that Istanbul is a rapidly developing city at par with its European counterparts… but private old age homes are a new concept in an otherwise traditional family oriented population. I chose to photograph Halima in the hope that my photographs could show the change in the outlook of Turkey’s younger generation towards traditional family values and beliefs.