In its latest issue, Cornucopia published a highly personal portrait of Beyoğlu, the defiantly bohemian district of European Istanbul, with a moving tribute to its spirited history by Maureen Freely. As she writes, 'Beyoğlu, as we now call it, has always been a place apart'.
Well, there is now a brief chance to experience the often moving photographs of Timurtaş Onan in the flesh. Timurtaş Onan: A Wanderer’s Street Tale is at Galeri Işık, Tesvikiye, until January 24. For more than two decades Onan has been charting the life of Istanbul, which he has been publishing privately for an ever growing band of followers in a series of beautiful books. This show brings on Onan's favourites.
Here is a small selection from the show:
Although Timurtas Onan: A Wanderer’s Street Tale is not a selling exhibition, art prints can of course be ordered from the photographer, and couriered worldwide. Please write to info@timurtasonan.com.
Digital subscribers can read the full Cornucopia article, Beyoğlu: A Bohemian Rhapsody here.
