Street photography or taking photographs on the streets, is one the genres I am in love with. There are basically a couple reasons for it.
Dynamism. There is so much happening around you and you do not have control over. Humans, light, shadows are literally flowing and the challenge is to get into harmony with them. In time, you adopt to the dynamism and start to see things differently. You develop an eye, like a 6th sense of what's going to happen or what can happen around you. You choose your spot and wait for the creation.
Diversity. Streets are lively. So many different clothes, colors, objects and buildings are ready for you. Some move, some stay still and some change skin with the light. Endless combinations make it so exciting. Millions of shots to choose from. All you need is patience and a bit of luck.
In the end, what you create is based on what you are seeking for. Juxtaposition, decisive moments, minimalism, beauty or shadow play. Streets are your canvas.
That morning when I saw this black cat playing around the trash can by the sea, with the sun trying to show through the clouds from behind me, I just had a couple seconds to click the shutter.
Taken on October 8, 2022 at İstanbul, Turkey.
W/ FujiFilm X-Pro2 Camera and XF27mmF2.8 lens
6000x4000 px
About Hakan Biyiklioglu:
Hakan Biyiklioglu is a photography artist from Istanbul, Turkey. He started photography when he was 19 years old with his father’s Yashica camera. He chases for unusual moments and angles in ordinary city spots and streets, he makes use of wide spaces, minimized objects, and people, mixed with a feeling of serenity. Geometry, silhouettes, and shadows are mostly in play as well as long exposures. Traveling to rural parts, iconic cities, chatting with people before photographing them are essential parts of his photography adventure.
He has been featured on many web sites (Eyeshot,Life is Street, İfsak, etc) and social media sites. He has been the guest photographer for a photo documentary series called "Bir Kare Bir Anlam", for 3 episodes, on one of the most popular Turkish Television Channels, TRT2. He has been invited for photography talks and presentations by FujiFilm in many cities of Turkey.
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