التخطي إلى المحتوى الرئيسي

Grand Bazaar,Istanbul



A shop inside the Grand Bazaar, by: Dmgultekin

In areas such as the Middle East and India, a bazaar is a place where there are many small shops and stalls. The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul one of the major landmarks of Istanbul and one of the largest and oldest (Backs to 1455 ) covered markets in the world, employing about 26,000 people in 61 covered streets and over 3,000 shops , which attract about  9,750,000 visitors every month.  The Grand Bazaar   was built by the Ottoman Empire; its structures were built with wood, but rebuilt in stone and brickwork after the fire of 1700. The Grand Bazaar is the place where you can find practically anything! It is the most fantastic shopping experience in the world! 
The Grand Bazaar is a perfect place to buy many goods such as gold, clothes, traditional shoes, bags, textiles,Turkish traditional fashion and more. Many of the goods can be used as masterwork and decoration as well as gifts. The prices are high, so you should not pay from the beginning, a lot of negotiation is required, you should also estimate price and pay what you think is the right price. The Grand Bazaar is a perfect place for portrait photography and tells stories about the Turkish lifestyle, a lot of emotion shots can be captured there in a beautiful light condition and     unique architecture. The place located in Istanbul and easy to get there (About 12 min away from Hagia Sophia), walking, shopping and photographing may take 2-4 hours; the Grand Bazaar is open every day except Sundays .
Do you want to join our travel photography in Turkey and photography the Grand Bazaar with us? If interested, please click here.

تعليقات

إرسال تعليق

المشاركات الشائعة من هذه المدونة

Drawing With Light

WIKIPEDIA According to Maslow's hierarchy of desires theory [1] , the necessity to speak comes from the third level of human desires,   humans got to feel a way of belonging and acceptance among their social groups,  and communication may be a certain way to accomplish this need . As humans, we'd like to communicate to steer, to provide\ seeking info, and to express our emotions and artistic. Communication Is one of the explanations that unbroken the survival of the humans. Communication (by its varied forms like writing, drawing, photography, etc.)  has contributed within the transfer of history, and ideas and concepts through the generations, who knows, could also be the image that you just picked up in your  backyard a historical document after generation? Communication has several forms, drawing and photography is a number of them. Drawing  is one amongst the oldest varieties of human expression, humans used to draw as a for...
إرسال تعليق
قراءة المزيد

Book of the Week, BetterPhoto Basics

BetterPhoto Basics Absolutely anyone can take better photos! If you can press a button, you can take great pictures. It’s as simple as that. In BetterPhoto Basics, Jim Miotke, founder of the popular online photography school BetterPhoto.com, shares tips and tricks to improve your photos right away, no matter what camera you’re using. Too busy to read a book? No problem—flip to any page for an instant tip to use right away! Learn to compose knockout shots, make the most of indoor and outdoor light, and photograph twenty popular subjects, from sunsets and flowers to a family portrait. Those who want to go further get tips on controlling exposure and the secrets behind ten advanced creative techniques. And everyone will appreciate Jim’s breakdown of easy fixes to make in Photoshop. No matter what your level of experience, you’ll be amazed how easy it is to start taking photos like the pros.    Also read in my blog: How to Choose you Camera Lens. ...
إرسال تعليق
قراءة المزيد

Socotra Island Part1 The Land Of Rare Plants

Discovering new worlds is nice, but discovering rare and strange places is great! if you looking to have this feeling -just like me- then you should travel to Socotra island - Yemen, it is one of the few rare and strange places in the world, where you can find things only in Socotra - like the plant in the photo to the left-  not any other place in the world! This plant grows in rocks , it has a strange shape , the islanders use its leaves   as  treatment for some  diseases. Socotra is also known as the dragoon's blood island, I wort a book about this great island contains more than 60 photos in 70 pages talking about what you can see and do in this amazing island and many helpfull information based on my perosonal trip to the dreaming island, don't leave the world with out visting this island, this is all what I can say to all adventure, photographers and travelers lovers! Click here to have a look in my book. Or click here to have a look at m...
إرسال تعليق
قراءة المزيد