Istanbul: City of a Hundred Names

Posted by Ruth Miller on Tue 15th January 2008 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Travel Books

Istanbul: City of a Hundred Names is a travel book borne out of Alex Webb’s experiences spent photographing life along the Rio Grande which traverses between the US and Mexico. But this book throws the spotlight on another prominent border i.e Istanbul’s position between two continents.

The photography is simply breathtaking covering shadowy vistas and bright night piazzas. The writing goes hand in hand with the pictures and is orchestrated by Webb’s fellow author Prhan Pamuk whose subject is hüzün, the Turkish for melancholy, which, he says, “has been central to Istanbul culture, poetry, and everyday life over the past two centuries”.

This book retails for £27.50 ($55) and is worth every penny for it’s rich tapestry of depiction.

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