Polis
Subtitle: Istanbul 2015-2018
By: Harald Schwertfeger
Contributors: Schwertfeger, Harald; Schwertfeger, Harald; Schwertfeger, Harald
Publisher: Verlag Kettler
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Dortmund
Language: ger
ISBN-13: 9783862067923
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Street photography; Black-and-white photography; Pictorial works
Other titles: Istanbul 2015-2018
Work titles: Photographs
Description: In 2015, the Cologne photographer Harald Schwertfeger traveled to Istanbul for the first time. His initial aversion to the noisy, overcrowded urban jungle quickly turned into profound fascination. For Schwertfeger, ?Polis??quite simply the ?City,? as the Greeks used to call it?became a photographic treasure trove that transcended the purely geographical divide between Orient and Occident. His works present a kaleidoscope of overwhelming images and impressions.00Schwertfeger was spellbound not so much by the Ottoman palaces and monumental mosques?his photos focus above all on Istanbul?s hectic hustle and bustle and the people with their vastly different attitudes and lifestyles.00In capturing the metropolis with all its scars, vulnerability and roughness, Schwertfeger creates a moving portrait of the city that challenges the usual stereotypes.
Notes: Texts in German, English and Turkish.