Street Photography Tour: Eyes Wide Open

EYES WIDE OPEN: SEE, HEAR AND SMELL ISTANBUL

PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR (FOR ALL LEVELS)

This tour will not only show you the "real" streets of Istanbul but allow you to express your own gaze. The "no make up version" let's say. We'll be around Taksim but not the streets of Pera or Galata with hole-in-the-wall fancy bars but the lesser seen working-class neighborhoods just a short walk away which have carried the mess and burden of the entertainment district. Not Istiklal Street with the polished storefronts but the hidden passages or "Hans" as we call them which have housed bazaars and craftwork shops for centuries.

We'll explore this underground character more as we talk about the politis, protests and street rebellions which have historically shaped the character of Taksim- most recently in the public memory with Gezi protests of 2013.   

The goal is for you to not just be receivers of a historical narrative but have the ability to retell it through your lens. You do not have to have professional equipment or advanced knowledge of photography- even your phone camera will do! Just bring your enthusiasm and sense of mystery to take idiosyncratic twists and turns together to create our own map of Istanbul.


Bring...
-Any device with a camera
-Comfortable shoes
- (Optional) ~ 5€ in cash for food and beverages on the way