ABOUT ME
niyazi@niyaziugurgenca.com

Hello. My name is Niyazi and thanks for visiting .

I live and work in Istanbul. I started as a hobby became a little more serious when started a photoblog one years ago.

I try to take different subject, as often as I can and these will usually be captured in Istanbul. Istanbul is an old old city, you can see the remains of many ancient civilizations and their culture in harmony with Turkish culture. The old versus the new, the traditional versus the modern is a conflict a visitor often observes.

The city is full of contrasts, and colorful views. Straddling the Bosphorus, its skyline studded with domes and minarets, İstanbul is one of the truly great romantic cities. Its history tracks back from Byzantium to Constantinople to its place at the head of the Ottoman Empire.

So Istanbul is a wonderful and inspiring city for a photograph and for a photographer.

GEAR
Nikon D300
* Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
* Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8
* Nikon AF Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6
* Nikon Speedlight SB-900
* Slik - Pro 400DX Tripod
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Before D300 I was using Sony A100 with 18-70 & 75-300 mm Lenses.

PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS

I want to share a list of books I read for photography

1- A'dan Z'ye Fotoğraf
Özer Kanberoğlu
2- Fotoğrafta Teknik Okumlar
Faruka Akbaş/Emre İkizler
3- Sevgili Dostum Ara'ya
Ara Güler
4- Foto Muhabiri Ara Güler
Nezih Tavlaş
5- Drawing The Eye
David duChemin
6- Ten / Ten More
David duChemin
7- The Digital Photography Series
Scott Kelby
8- Digital Photography
Tom Ang
9- Fotoğraf Sanatında Kompozisyon
Sabit Kalfagil
10- Within the Frame
David duChemin
11- İstanbul'un 100 Fotoğrafçısı
Gülderen Bölük
12- Fotoğrafçıya Fısıltılar
İlKer Maga
13- Dijital Fotoğraf Rehberi
Özer Kanberoğlu
14- Dijital Fotoğrafta Yaratıcı Teknikler
Özer Kanberoğlu

FOTOCOMMUNITY
My Photos were on Fotocommunity Start Page. Thanks Fotocommunity for choosing my photos

25.08.2010

15.02.2010

22.06.2009

GEZGİN (TRAVELER) MAGAZINE
Two of my photos were on Gezgin Magazine in June 2010 which were about Sinop

Thanks to my firend Halit Ömer Camcı choosing my photos to his Magazine

PHOTO PORTFOLIOS I LIKE
1- Highlysubjective.com
2- J-roumagnac.net
3- Laurentauxietre.com/
4- Georgeapostolidis.com
5- Austinmann.com
6- Jenniferbowen.net
7- HakanPhotography.com
8- Nuribilgeceylan.com
9- Amivitale.com
10- Michelperezphoto.com
11- Ciriljazbec.com
12- Davehillphoto.com