Traveling through Turkey and Israel in December 2008, I managed to take roughly 1500 photos with my brand new Canon G10. The new camera was great, and the wide angle 28mm lens, ND filter, and full manual control were great to have in the field. I started the trip with 8gb and 2gb memory cards, and, shooting on JPEG fine, managed to start filling up the 8gb card way too early in the trip. Although I hate to do it, I actually did edit photos while I was traveling. In the end, I ended up with about 1200 photos. Out of those, I’ve edited them down to the top 100 or so. These photos I feel best represent the trip, and should give a good feel of the varying environments and sites of both Turkey and Israel.
I also took about 45 minutes of video, which I’m in the process of editing down to a presentable reel.
Looking into the cut from the Roman Tunnels in Samandagi
Kirk looking at the surviving arched cieling of the castle ruins at Kasaba
Doerta cooking up a delicious German dinner.
Me, Steph and Kirk about to split up in Istanbul
Dried Eggplant shells in Antakya
Goats in Harran
Faces carved into the rock above St. Peters church in Antakya
Taking the dolmush from Adana to Antakya
Driving at night back to Antakya
Juggling oranges on a street side fruit stand.
An orange vendor in Harran
Our sketchy hotel in Sanliurfa
Inside the Roman Tunnels in Samandagi
Driving through the mountains near the Med
Olive vendors on the corner in Gaziantep
Sunset in Samandagi
Hiking the ridge above St. Peters in Antakya
A backhoe coming down Kirk’s street in Istanbul
Looking out onto the Euphrates.
Kirk with the windfarm in the background
Fruitstand in Istanbul
Sitting on the ledge watching the sun set on the Euphrates in Kasaba.
Taxsim Square, Istanbul
Researching for our next day’s adventures in our hotel room in Antakya
Riding the dolmush through Belen, Tureky
Having tea on the banks of the Euphrates with locals
A chef distributing pestashio on to baklava at Chadas in Gaziantep
Steph in the doorway of the Armenian Church
Sketching and sailing up the Euphrates river
Ruins of a castle in Kozan
Getting a concensus on directions
Early morning walk to go to the Istanbul airport.
Walking at night in Antakya. THe street had a movie set like feeling from the yellow, flat streetlights.
Local kid holding a lamb in Antakya. On this mountainside we met a shepard tending to hish flock. This kid hiked with us for a bit up onto the side of the mountain.
Pegasus Airlines
A local shepard and his flock on the side of the road in Yolbasi
Evening in Sanliurfa
Roof of the Aya Sophia
Steph and I riding a motorcycle with a sidecar in Sanliurfa
Ataturk in Adana
Climbing the ridge above St. Peters
The archway and observation tower in Harran
The Hittite rock musieum in Yesemek
Local kids in Vaikifle
The Mosque in Kilis
Kirk and Steph checking the guidebooks in Adana
Local schoolkids clamoring to say hello to us in Kilis
An antique Zenith watch for sale at the market in Istanbul
Green spices at the market in Antakya
Arriving in Sanliurfa
Sundown in Yesemek, Turkey
Looking off into Syria, on the border between Turkey and Syria
Candle lanterns at the market in Istanbul
The Cisterns in Istanbul
Steph standing on the beach
Our dusk tour of the Hittite rock garden in Yesemek
Grasses at sunset in Samandagi
Sunset in Samandagi
Talking to the hotel staff in Adana
Steph looking at photos with a local kid in Harran
Steph and Kirk with our dinner the first night in Istanbul.
Beehive houses in Harran
The inside of the church in the cave
Steph and the Euphrates river
Arriving to rain in Antakya
Catholic church courtyard in Antakya
Me, Steph and Kirk standing on ruined pilars at St. Simeon
Roman Tunnels in Samandagi
Blizzard conditions landing back in Istanbul
Hassan, a local resident
Dilapidated houses in Adana
Street feeling in Kilis
Fishermen in Istanbul
Turkish Delight
Stephanie and I inside the cave in Antakya
Surveying the dramatic scenery as we drive to Bierecheck, in the canyons carved by the Euphrates
Me driving through flood waters in Samandag
Sunday night dinner at Kirk’s House
Street food in Istanbul
Getting Sahlep in Antakya
More dolmush rides
Finding our hotel room
The ruins of St. Simeon
Broken Turkish Pottery
Driving west, then north out of Antakya
Kirk negotiation for homegrown tobacco in Sanliurfa
Small town on the side of the Euphrates. Their mosque was flooded when the damn was build.
Freighter ships on the Bosphorus
Small produce market near Kirk’s house in Istanbul
Street food in Adana
Medusa Head in the Cistern
Buying clementines in Antakya
Looking off into the mountains from Antakya
Dinner boat on the Bosphorus
Looking out to the horizon from the mountains in Vaikifle
Us with our Turkish friends in Yesemek
The cave restaurant in Sanliurfa
St. Peters hidden Catholic church in Antakya – built into a natural cave
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