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Wed, 26 Dec 2012 | By piglet | Views [386]
I'm now starting a few short blurbs on my culinary explorations in Istanbul. After all, for those of you who know me, food has been as much a focal point of the journey as has more cerebral pursuits. In fact, one of the highlights of ... Read more >
Mon, 24 Dec 2012 | By rezkyafriza | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My name Rezky Afriza from Indonesia. I am an Architect Student in Catholic Parahyangan University. I'd really like to travel by myself and would like to learn culture from different countries. I prefer to make trip with useful knowledge about visited ...
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Fri, 21 Dec 2012 | By wkass | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Hi, I'm William Kass from Brazil. I'm Architect, and now I'm trying to be a professional Photographer. I love be a photographer and I love photography. I should be chosen because I want to live photography. And for that, I need to be the best and to ...
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Thu, 13 Dec 2012 | By indeliblink | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My long-standing love affair with photography began in high school, where my affection blossomed in the dark room as I discovered the beauty of black and white and spent countless hours on photo shoots with my best friend as a model. Those early impressions ...
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Tags: cappadocia, hot air balloon, landscape, rock dwellings, sunrise, turkey
Tue, 11 Dec 2012 | By adriuss27 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Photography is a freedom condition, a way to capture just a moment, a method to compose histories, a unique sensation of observing without being viewed. A process to develop patience, a layout work and a way to develop creativity.
For me, Photography ...
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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 | By piglet | Views [1074]
I have always been fascinated by the preserved bits and bobs of holy people or sacred events. There is something very Indiana Jones about them. Like the Ark of the Covenant which is said to be in Ethiopia. (And maybe ... Read more >
Mon, 10 Dec 2012 | By muryanikasdani | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Being an extrovert, I do not find much difficulty in expressing my ideas to other people. But there is something about telling a story through photography.
One of my biggest inspirations is of course National Geographic. I recently saw a video about ...
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Thu, 6 Dec 2012 | By piglet | Views [1099]
"Nice dress, I saw no people inside". This is a saying from Mevlana Jelaleddin, who crystallized the beliefs of Sufism centuries ago. And of course, it is even more relevant these days with the polarised consumer societies ... Read more >
Wed, 5 Dec 2012 | By charmingistanbul | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Hello My name's Chakrit from Bangkok, Thailand. This is what I want to tell you.
Photography is another best way to keep the memories, when I look at those photos I can almost picture myself back to the places I have been. I started taking pictures ...
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Wed, 5 Dec 2012 | By piglet | Views [528]
Leaving Cappadocia at 7am, I felt a guilty relief as we set off to Konya. Have had enough of Cappadocia. Although pleasant, it was just not my scene (see previous blog). Enroute to Konya, we passed through Aksaray which has a very ... Read more >
Tue, 4 Dec 2012 | By piglet | Views [436]
Yes, of course, Cappadocia has an amazing and unusual landscape. It's like a strange fairyland full of dwellings for dwarves and trolls. Volcanic activity thousands of years ago have resulted in giant hills that resemble ... Read more >
Sun, 2 Dec 2012 | By piglet | Views [586]
Although a detour off the old Silk Route, I felt a visit to Cappadocia was a must. It is more or less midway between Kayseri and Konya (well, not quite midway in a straight line) and therefore a logical stop, not to mention well known for its unusual ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Dec 2012 | By alessandro_photography | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My name is Alessandro Sonnati and I live in Tuscany. I am an architect, but photography is my real passion since I was nine years old. My final year thesis was on Pinhole Photography and I made self-build cameras for the occasion. Over the years I have ...
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Fri, 30 Nov 2012 | By piglet | Views [563]
Modern tourists don't often pause at Kayseri but it was a major stop on the old trading route. Like Antioch, it was first a Roman metropolis which then became Christian, but Kayseri then fell to the Seljuks (13thC rulers who respected the ... Read more >
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 | By piglet | Views [1103]
Seleucia Pieria is a seaside city about an hour's drive away from Antioch, right on the Mediterranean coast. It was founded after the death of Alexander the Great by one of his generals, Selecus Nicator. On the way from Antioch, one ... Read more >
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