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I have been asked to submit my five best photos of the year to an online photo gallery, but I’m struggling to choose! I have my favourites, but that is sometimes […]

Given at Dawn, Taken at Dusk

“There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.” Jean-Paul Sartre Linked to Six Word Saturday […]

Hearing, Seeing, Talking Balloon

This is another of the giant murals that brighten up blank walls in Kadıköy in Istanbul. This “big brother-esque” balloon is by Claudio Ethos, a Brazilian who typically paints surreal scenes […]

The Habit of Resting

“Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired” – Jules Renard Linked to Fun Foto Challenge Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 August 2015

Traces of the Past in Istanbul

I adore these curvy Istanbul steps.  I love the shapes but more than that, I like that they appear relatively unchanged since they were photographed by one of my favourite photographers, Henri Cartier […]

Floral Bench in Gülhane

The benches in Gülhane Park have to be special to stand out in these surroundings.  The golden flowers with their intricate white leaves are just perfect; beautiful in their own right but not […]