Urban life and the idiosyncratic streets of Istanbul serve as the canvas for an exploration of moments suspended between the ordinary and the uncanny. Timurtas Onan employs a distinctive photographic strategy that captures fleeting scenes, emphasizing both the city’s historic weight and unexpected contemporary gestures.
Istanbul: A City of Strange and Curious Moments collects 192 pages of images revealing contrasts—ancient architecture juxtaposed with modern life, fleeting human interactions framed within monumental spaces. The mood is contemplative, inviting viewers to consider the strangeness within daily experience and the ways in which time seems layered in Istanbul’s streets.