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