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Istanbul (4): The coffee seller

Employee at Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi, one of Istanbul’s most famous coffee producers, in the Egyptian or Spice Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey. Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi began as a small enterprise on Tahmis Sokak in 1871, and is still run as a family business. © Rudolf Abraham. All Rights Reserved. Shot earlier this year while working on a …

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Istanbul (3): the pigeon catcher

Man catching pigeons outside the Yeni Camii or ‘New Mosque’, near Galata Bridge, Eminönü, Istanbul, Turkey. © Rudolf Abraham. All Rights Reserved. Shot earlier this year while working on a feature (on Turkish coffee, not pigeons) for Royal Wings, the inflight magazine of Royal Jordanian Airlines. Click here to license this image and for more …

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New website

A few days ago I updated my main (Photoshelter) website to one of their new Beam templates – you can see the results here: The image shown here on the rotating front page is from the wonderful Procession of the Ljelje in Gorjani, near Đakovo, Croatia, which I photographed earlier this year.

Lithuanian Song Celebration (2): Dance Day

Lithuanian Song Celebration (Song and Dance Festival) 90th anniversary, Vilnius, Lithuania (5 July 2014). Pictured here, Dance Day – a huge, elaborately choreographed traditional dance performance, held in the Zalgiris Stadium in Vilnius. The Song Celebration in Vilnius is Lithuania’s greatest cultural event, occurring only once every four years, and along with similar festivals in …

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Istanbul (2): The coffee maker

Fazil Bey coffeehouse, on the edge of the bazaar in Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey. © Rudolf Abraham Shot earlier this year while working on a feature on Turkish coffee for Royal Wings, the inflight magazine of Royal Jordanian Airlines. Click here to license this image and for more photos of Istanbul, Turkey. D700 + 50/1.4 Photo …

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