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.
Driving through the mountains near the Med
Faces carved into the rock above St. Peters church in Antakya
Steph and Kirk with our dinner the first night in Istanbul.
Hiking the ridge above St. Peters in Antakya
Steph and the Euphrates river
Arriving in Sanliurfa
Dinner boat on the Bosphorus
Steph in the doorway of the Armenian Church
Green spices at the market in Antakya
Freighter ships on the Bosphorus
Pegasus Airlines
Local kids in Vaikifle
Hassan, a local resident
The inside of the church in the cave
Dried Eggplant shells in Antakya
More dolmush rides
Blizzard conditions landing back in Istanbul
Sunset in Samandagi
Sundown in Yesemek, Turkey
Inside the Roman Tunnels in Samandagi
Grasses at sunset in Samandagi
Street feeling in Kilis
The Hittite rock musieum in Yesemek
Arriving to rain in Antakya
Broken Turkish Pottery
Kirk looking at the surviving arched cieling of the castle ruins at Kasaba
A local shepard and his flock on the side of the road in Yolbasi
Fishermen in Istanbul
Roman Tunnels in Samandagi
An antique Zenith watch for sale at the market in Istanbul
Getting a concensus on directions
Steph looking at photos with a local kid in Harran
Talking to the hotel staff in Adana
Me, Steph and Kirk about to split up in Istanbul
Our sketchy hotel in Sanliurfa
Dilapidated houses in Adana
Driving at night back to Antakya
Taxsim Square, Istanbul
Ataturk in Adana
Kirk and Steph checking the guidebooks in Adana
Local schoolkids clamoring to say hello to us in Kilis
Small produce market near Kirk’s house in Istanbul
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.
Turkish Delight
Evening in Sanliurfa
Doerta cooking up a delicious German dinner.
Getting Sahlep in Antakya
Candle lanterns at the market in Istanbul
Looking into the cut from the Roman Tunnels in Samandagi
Fruitstand in Istanbul
Looking out to the horizon from the mountains in Vaikifle
Kirk with the windfarm in the background
Buying clementines in Antakya
Walking at night in Antakya. THe street had a movie set like feeling from the yellow, flat streetlights.
Medusa Head in the Cistern
Sitting on the ledge watching the sun set on the Euphrates in Kasaba.
The Cisterns in Istanbul
Ruins of a castle in Kozan
Early morning walk to go to the Istanbul airport.
Street food in Adana
Sketching and sailing up the Euphrates river
Having tea on the banks of the Euphrates with locals
Kirk negotiation for homegrown tobacco in Sanliurfa
Sunset in Samandagi
Looking off into Syria, on the border between Turkey and Syria
Taking the dolmush from Adana to Antakya
Us with our Turkish friends in Yesemek
Looking out onto the Euphrates.
Olive vendors on the corner in Gaziantep
Steph standing on the beach
Surveying the dramatic scenery as we drive to Bierecheck, in the canyons carved by the Euphrates
Roof of the Aya Sophia
The archway and observation tower in Harran
Steph and I riding a motorcycle with a sidecar in Sanliurfa
Street food in Istanbul
A backhoe coming down Kirk’s street in Istanbul
Catholic church courtyard in Antakya
Driving west, then north out of Antakya
Climbing the ridge above St. Peters
Small town on the side of the Euphrates. Their mosque was flooded when the damn was build.
A chef distributing pestashio on to baklava at Chadas in Gaziantep
The Mosque in Kilis
Sunday night dinner at Kirk’s House
Riding the dolmush through Belen, Tureky
Juggling oranges on a street side fruit stand.
The cave restaurant in Sanliurfa
Looking off into the mountains from Antakya
Finding our hotel room
Stephanie and I inside the cave in Antakya
Me, Steph and Kirk standing on ruined pilars at St. Simeon
Me driving through flood waters in Samandag
An orange vendor in Harran
Goats in Harran
Researching for our next day’s adventures in our hotel room in Antakya
Our dusk tour of the Hittite rock garden in Yesemek
Beehive houses in Harran
The ruins of St. Simeon
St. Peters hidden Catholic church in Antakya – built into a natural cave
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