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The view

Fall in Montreal

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I’ve been wanting to post fall pictures for a while, as I had taken them around the same time as the squirrel images. Now that winter is actually here (I …

Montreal by Night

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I’ve been wanting to do this for a while.. Hope you like.

It’s squirrel time..

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It had been a while since I just grabbed my camera and got outside. With Dead Space 3 in full throttle, priorities have switched a little. Needless to say I …

The view

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I’ve been living in the same apartment for a while now, and never really shared the view with most of you. Nice, right?

A walk around town

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It had been a long time since I had just picked up the camera and went for a walk. This time around, I ended up venturing in areas of Montreal …

Luna :)

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Meet Luna. The only thing so far that’s good about my close friends Mert and Zeynep moving out of Montreal has been Luna, the new member of the family. Need …

Alan

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Meet my friend Alan. He recently might have gotten eye surgery, so I thought showing a before and after might be an idea. Granted, this mini-shoot might have happened before …

Fashion Week

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It’s been a long time since I posted anything on this blog. Too long. I’ve been playing around with the layout of this site for way too long, so I’m …

Paris

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I see a lot of images out there that are panoramas, or HDR. I’ve been wanting to capture a nice HDR+Panorama for a while now. This image was built off …

Shanghai Skyline

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I was on a work trip recently, litterally halfway around the world. Steps from my hotel, was this view. It really doesn’t get better sometimes. Enjoy.

Yunus

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I sometimes believe my brother made the wrong career choice. Clearly, he should have been a model. I may be a little biased, yes. But what are brothers for, if …

Coming Home..

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There is something about this shot that I like that I can’t quite pinpoint yet. It could be that it feels like the boy is walking back in harsh water …

Golden Sunset

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Here is another image from our trip to Croatia. There isn’t much description to do on this one, it speaks for itself.. Yes?

Beautiful end to a beautiful day

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You know you’re back from vacation, truly, when you’ve posted your first photo. Well, I think this scenery is one of the most vivid memories I have of Croatia. Beautiful …

Morning peace

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For those who know Montreal, I work in Place Ville Marie. And on my way to work in the morning, there usually is a gentleman in the PVM courtyard that …

An angled lady

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I’m probably going to be posting a few more images of my trip to Shanghai. Here’s one of a lady watching people dancing on the bund boardwalk. Unfortunately, I don’t …

Mounir

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Me and a couple friends went on a trip recently. It was a good trip, needless to say . And at a very precise moment during that trip, while we …

In the air

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I have been a little overwhelmed at work lately, hence the lack of postings. But summer is just around the corner, and this photo takes me back to some great …

Belmondo

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This fine sir reminded me of the great Jean Paul Belmondo.. Ok I know he doesn’t look quite as good, but humor me please .

Fall

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I don’t think my life has been very prone to photography lately. Between the job and the not-so-pleasant personal life, I haven’t really had much time nor willingness to devote …

Teenage mutant ninja turtle

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Today is just one of those days. The weather leaves everything to be desired outside, yet it’s summer weekend. What to do. Just imagine you’re where this Turtle is at …

Patrick

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Say Hello to my friend Patrick. I like this idea of turning my friends into my photography subjects. I think I get a more genuine experience out of it, and …

Moroccan Sunset

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Up until about a month ago, I was doing a little tour at the very edge of the Mediterranean. I’ve been wanting to post some Moroccan urban pictures, but I …

Yassine

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My friend/co-worker Yassine has recently started a new journey. A journey in which I believe he’ll be very successful. I guess this is just my way of saying good luck.. …

Here Kitty Kitty..

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I am not usually the kind to take animal picture.. It’s not because I don’t like them. Bien au contraire. But I have trouble getting the most out of them …

Liam

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Here is another one of my triple portrait entries. My friend Liam turned out to be a really good model. I hope the arrangement works.

Goal!

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Well, it is the World Cup. Yes, yes. I am sad Turkey is not playing. But this cup brings the world together in such a magical way, I don’t even …

Elena

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Meet my friend Elena. We went to visit her for my girlfriend’s birthday recently. And as we were walking around, she said something. Something I thought was kind of a …

Gokhan

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This photo is going to add itself to the category of tryptich style portraits. Gokhan is the friend who forces me to go out and shoot, and I’m just as …

Pianist

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I’ve had the opportunity to do a photo shoot the other day. My Piano teacher needed needed Portraits she could use for competitions and such. Although she is probably not …

A little roughness

The roller derby is one of the many things I was introduced to upon moving to Montreal. The whole thing consists of girls skating around a rink and hitting each …

I’m going into town

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There isn’t really much story behind this photo. It’s all about being at the right place at the right time really. Photography, for me, is all about being able to …

New York Taxi

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I found out today my cousin was going to go home and take part in the ultimate Turkish experience that is the military service. First I thought “I really have …

If only I could paint

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If I only I could paint.. I hear complaints from painters sometimes. They say they wish they could paint like what they see. To be honest with you, I don’t …

Lauren

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This is Lauren. Again I find myself in a situation when a friend decides to be a model, out of the blue. Ok this time, I might have forced her …

A nice way to struggle

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This is a sight you might often see in Istanbul. Some are there with the sole purpose of leisure, are there to catch tonight’s dinner. This is place is now …

Sunset in Montreal

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This is where I live. I find the light in Montreal to be particularly stunning from time to time. There isn’t much of it (especially in the winter), but when …

Istanbul

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When I shared the existence of this photoblog with my family, my first goal was to share my work with them, but my second, was to get some constructive criticism …

Hardest job in the world

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I come from a country that wakes up to football, then has football for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, then finally goes to sleep with football. I still managed to move …

Sense of Speed

I took this one a while back, we were driving, and I was experimenting with motion blur a little. Turned out quite nice.

Oven Pizza

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This holiday period, I had the chance to taste the best pizza I’ve ever had. It was cooked in this hand-built, beautiful brick oven. I also had the chance to …

Watch your step

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First photo. This photo isn’t great, but I think is a nice welcome to whomever decides to visit this blog. Enjoy.

Sad Bike

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This is a sad sad bike. Montreal is a pretty bike friendly city, until you leave your bike/Wheel unattended. Makes for a good photo I think.

La Crise Economique

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I have been wanting to post this image somewhere for a while now. It’s called Economic Crisis.

I love you

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My best friend wrote that. For her now husband. This picture was taken in the days where I got to visit them fairly often. They’re back home now.