Paul McMillen

A striking portrait of Istanbul through the eyes of photographers and artists
Includes the works of top photographers such as Ara Güler, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bieke Depoorter
Part of the Europalia Arts Festival, Turkey
A unique portrait of Turkey's legendary city, through the eyes of world-renowned photographers (Ara Güler, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Henri Cartier-Bresson), and their young colleagues (Ali Taptik, Ahmet Polat, Bieke Depoorter) and a strong group of visual artists. Imagine Instanbul shows the artistic fascination for Turkey's most legendary city. Throughout the book, the photographs of Istanbul will take your breath away, and the key figure is the great Ara Güler, 'The Eye of Istanbul'. He is joined by other contemporary photographers, but also actors, film directors, musicians and visual artists, with both existing and new work.… (mehr)