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Hagia Sophia Entrance, looking toward narthex, exedra on both sides

Hagia Sophia Revisited

July 14, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Almost ten years ago, my exhibit opened on the Providence College campus showing the photographs of Hagia Sophia. I took …

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Hagia Sophia Entrance, looking toward narthex, exedra on both sides

Hagia Sophia Collection

October 30, 2011 by A. Cemal Ekin

I had the extraordinary privilege to view the Great Church, Hagia Sophia, from the vantage point of its dome. Being …

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Hagia Sophia Experience

October 23, 2010 by A. Cemal Ekin

If you have visited this site a few times you probably know about my experience in the dome of Hagia Sophia. I have …

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Hagia Sophia Exhibit Opening at CSU

May 24, 2010 by A. Cemal Ekin

Hagia Sophia Exhibit Opening Reception The exhibit at the CSU Art Gallery opened on May 21, 2010, along with the works …

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Exhibit Statement

Hagia Sophia Exhibit, Cleveland, May 21 – June 21

April 21, 2010 by A. Cemal Ekin

A collection of my photographs will be exhibited in the Cleveland State University Art Gallery. The exhibit titled …

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Hagia Sophia Folio

September 19, 2009 by A. Cemal Ekin

I have created a folio containing 12 photographs taken from the unique (and generally off-limits) vantage point of the …

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Six-winged Seraphim

Hagia Sophia, a new mosaic unveiled

July 26, 2009 by A. Cemal Ekin

The Seraphim Emerges I read in a Turkish newspaper, Aksam, that one of the mosaics in Hagia Sophia was cleaned to reveal …

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Blue Mosque from the roof of Hagia Sophia

From the Roof of Hagia Sophia

July 24, 2009 by A. Cemal Ekin

Earlier, I posted a slideshow consisting of the photographs I took inside Hagia Sophia. Since then, I have created a …

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Hagia Sophia Entrance, looking toward narthex, exedra on both sides

Hagia Sophia: A Short Video

July 13, 2009 by A. Cemal Ekin

I posted some of the photographs I took in, around, and from the dome of Hagia Sophia earlier. I wanted to provide an …

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View from the roof of Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia, III: View from the roof

July 5, 2009 by A. Cemal Ekin

After photographing inside from the scaffolding, we stepped out from a small trap door. They made it under one of the …

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Hagia Sophia Entrance, looking toward narthex, exedra on both sides

Hagia Sophia, II: Inside

July 5, 2009 by A. Cemal Ekin

In the previous post, you saw photographs of me and Reha in and around Hagia Sophia. In this and the next post, I will …

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Me and Reha inside the Hagia Sophia Dome

Hagia Sophia, I

July 1, 2009 by A. Cemal Ekin

The Dome of Hagia Sophia is Immense I had a very remarkable experience that I would like to share very briefly here. My …

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Abstract Photography PX1

A Local Exhibit

December 2, 2021 by A. Cemal Ekin

Jan and I were included with four photographs each at an exhibit organized and run by a local real estate company, …

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National Parliament House, L. Kahn, 1986. Balancing the strong vertical and horizontal lines with angular entrances.

Architectural Photography

October 12, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Reha's most recent book, Mimarlık Fotoğrafı (Architectural Photography) has been in progress for quite a few years and …

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Sze Tsung Leong -- Hagia Sophia

Photo Auction Collections

March 27, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

In the past, I wrote about photo auctions and mentioned a few by Sotheby’s. I enjoy them because I get a chance to …

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Great Salt Lake

Purchase

August 5, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

Much of my work is available for purchase, and I have sold many at my exhibits as well as through private contacts. …

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Certificate of Authenticity Sample

How Do You Sign Your Photographs?

September 11, 2018 by A. Cemal Ekin

Sign your photographs in a consistent way. When viewers look at photographs at an exhibit, they would like to see …

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Impressions of Passers By #3

What Is A Project?

June 3, 2018 by A. Cemal Ekin

About a month ago at a meeting with a small group of photographers, the conversation came to “what is a …

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Turquie, Angora, Le Maréchal Mustapha Khémal Pacha sans Kalpak

Albert Kahn – The Archives Of The Planet

September 4, 2017 by A. Cemal Ekin

Le Maréchal Mustafa Kemal, Angora, Turquie, 29 décembre 1922, (Autochrome,) Frédéric Gadmer, A 37 090 S Photography has …

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Image Metadata

Add Title and Caption Metadata to JPEG Files

April 14, 2016 by A. Cemal Ekin

Metadata Embedded metadata in image files is not limited to EXIF recorded by the camera. You can, and more often than …

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Sometimes help comes from nature

Reflections and Looking Forward

January 10, 2016 by A. Cemal Ekin

Happy 2016, may it bring peace, happiness, health, and wealth to all! Well, we are in a new year, and so far it has been …

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Fortnum & Mason

Photography and Language, 3

August 31, 2015 by A. Cemal Ekin

In the previous post, I briefly, indeed too briefly, touched upon the nature of languages and moved from object-oriented …

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Panagia Isodion - A. Cemal Ekin

Sacred Spaces Large and Small

April 5, 2015 by A. Cemal Ekin

I had the privilege of having two special visits to the largest and one of the smallest churches in Istanbul. Built more …

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We were ready for the guests

Sacred Spaces II Opening Reception

April 4, 2015 by A. Cemal Ekin

It was a small gathering to celebrate the opening of the Sacred Spaces II, the last showing of the Hagia Sophia …

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