Alex Webb: Istanbul
"Istanbul: City of a Hundred Names documents his incredible vision of this border city, lying between Europe and Asia, an urban cultural center rich with the incandescence of its past." --Photo District News"Illuminating and enlightening." -- Jake Elliot --Flux Magazine"Webb uses color and a sense of moment to reveal a rich, complex world created from clashing cultures." --American Photo"He captures the city's vibrant colors, but in a completely unsentimental way; in fact, the overall mood is one one of hüzün, the Turkish word for melancholy and spiritual yearning." -- Sarah Coleman --Planet Magazine"His pictures are all deep shadows balanced by theatrical flashes of light; his framing captures both burqa-clad crones and pouting models." -- Michael Kerr  --The Telegraph