Istanbul: City of a Hundred Names

Webb began photographing Istanbul in 1998, and became instantly enthralled: by the people, the layers of culture and history, the richness of street life. In "Istanbul: City of a Hundred Names," Magnum photographer Alex Webb displays his particular ability to distill gesture, color and contrasting cultural tensions into a single, beguiling frame. He presents a vision of Istanbul as an urban cultural center, rich with the incandescence of its past--a city of minarets and pigeons rising to the heavens during the early-morning call to Muslim prayers--yet also a city riddled with ATM machines and clothed in designer jeans. With essay by the Nobel Prize winning novelist, Orhan Pamuk.. But what particularly drew him in was a sense of Istanbul as a border city, lying between Europe and Asia. "For 30-some years as a photographer, I have been intrigued by borders, places where cultures come together, sometimes easily, sometimes roughly." The resulting body of work, some of Webb's strongest to date, conveys the frisson of a culture in transition, yet firmly rooted in a complex history

A Phenomenally Skilled Artist Who Lacks Warmth Terrance M. Carroll With "Istanbul" Alex Webb seems to be hitting an apex in his style. It is amazing. All of his photos are complex juxtapositions of humans in their environment. His color is too saturated for my taste (detail is obliterated in his shadows), but I see what he is doing, and it works toward that end.But do I see what he is doing?I've never been to Istanbul, but I certainly don't feel like I've been there through this book. (The essay by Orhan Pamuk has zero to do with the images. Add a . Amazing photographer, and this work is into his best Superb book Quality. Amazing photographer, and this work is into his best ever.. "I had bigger expectation. I guess the quality of" according to Orquidea. I guess I had bigger expectations.The quality of the paper matches the price :(

He has published eleven books, including Violet Isle: A Duet of Photographs from Cuba (with Rebecca Norris Webb) and The Suffering of Light, a collection of thirty years of his color work. Alex Webb is best known for his vibrant and complex color photography, often made in Latin America and the Caribbean. He lives with his wife and daughter in Istanbul. He has won numerous international awards, including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006. . His work has been sh

"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