on my way back...

...the cloudy sky was victorious... ...flying carpets were falling from the sky... ...the wild dogs were asleep... ...and everything started making sense again.

Another good night out...

Finally after a long time we all went out together. And it was nice... miss Selvi May in a ridiculous owl hat at Bilsar Mark Aerial Waller and Mihda Koray posing some night rays.. and Kim Kio's petit stereo Nakit man strikes back

"...and the ban goes on..."

Life without you tube... At the same time Turkish i-phoners can browse youtube.com.. And at the same time I find out that youtube has an agreement with Digiturk (obviously the digital Turkish channel) to remove soccer momenta and goal phases if there is an upload. Isn't that a bit weird...?

Youtubeless life

Life is easy without a T.V. But rough without you tube..

Ad

When agencies had no computers and designers more inspiration. A car ad, Mexico City, 1972

Free Tibet

This striking image just brought in my mind various historical works: paintings of fighting bodies, renaissance compositions and visual tricks, 19th century revolution mechanisms, far east ultra-violent films. The most breathtaking though is what's happening in Tibet these days.

Friendship

...digging in the collection of Yilmaz Aysan... Hopefully, there's more to follow.

Kathara Deftera

Let's go fly a kite...

In case you want to leave your own patch on the skies...

Carnival days in arab countries

Palestine/ Jaffa 1924 Iraq 1930 - 1939 Syria/ Damascus 1954 Lebanon/ Beirut 1948 Lebanon/ Beirut 1940 : One of the things I miss in Istanbul is the carnival. Turkey is not masquerading. My first thought was that it's related to Islam and its unrepresentational aspect. But after doing a small research at the Arab Image Foundation, I found these photos from different dates and places from Muslim countries... Why is that the case then?

Loxandra

Online Videos by Veoh.com From another era... at the same place

Theft report...

...on Christmas eve in this loud bar downtown Athens someone opened my handbag and stole my camera. My mom had bought it and was very proud that her present satisfied me so much after years of failure with sweaters, blouses and other stuff. I realized the day after when I opened it to -normally- shoot something in the street. But camera wasn't there.. That's a main reason why there haven't been any newer pictures on the blog. I am refusing to get a new one although I can't live without. I may spend the next months by posting old pictures. Good to be back.. But where... (from the collection of the arab image foundation)

Back... and Forth

...after a month and a half of silence and hard work i think i found the best image to start with again: A chart of how gay or straight men are and its variations by the famous Dr.Kinsey (1894-1956). That was found in the amazing blog by Dimitris Liberopoulos, writer and journalist of the lives of Greek personas of the 20th century. Unfortunately it's only in greek..

This Monkey's Gone to Heaven

We suddenly lost our friend today. Hüseyin you will stay in our hearts forever...

Les passions du tabac

The Smoking Museum www.museedufumeur.net

Nightwalking in South Beach

In the windows of vintage shops.. After the deuce walking with Yishai

If you are in Athens tonight...

Eftihis Patsourakis solo show at Eleni Koroneou gallery. Don't miss!

Marcelo singing Roberto Carlos in the karaoke...

Mermerizing Marcelo Krasilcic..

Far from 'nada' happening in South Beach

Rodeo's booth in NADA; solo presentation Ahmet Öğüt, until December 9... And Özge infront of the drawings NADA's opening party at the Baron Baron again At the karaoke bar with Gedi Sibony, Jenny Monik and Jannis Varelas

"..and everybody's gonna..."

Sunday morning in nyc, leaving for the south.... In Miami Murals in the Clay Hotel where we went to sleep. And then I had a dream that looked like that: