Traditional Olive Oil Production
Olives are crushed and pressed using traditional methods, revealing the tools and physical labour behind olive oil production.
Traditional Ways of Life in Türkiye — Work, Land and Tradition
Across Türkiye, traditional ways of life have been shaped by the land, the seasons and the resources available to local communities. These photographic portfolios follow people at work—from olive presses and tobacco fields to charcoal kilns, tea gardens and traditional fishing grounds. Made in different places and years, the photographs document the knowledge, labour and daily practices behind these livelihoods, including the now-vanished trata fishing practice on the shores of İzmir Bay.
Tobacco Production
From early morning work in the fields to the handling of harvested leaves, a documentary record of tobacco growing.
Traditional Charcoal Making — Torlukçular
A traditional charcoal-making process shaped by fire, earth, long hours and the experience of its workers.
Tea Production — Of 1981 / Çamlıhemşin 2010
A journey backwards from factory production in Of in 1981 to the tea harvest on the steep slopes of Çamlıhemşin in 2010.
Traditional Fishing in the Aegean
Traditional fishing methods along the Aegean coast of İzmir, sustained by local knowledge and cooperation.
Traditional Trata Fishing — Güzelbahçe, 1973–1986
Photographed in 1973 and 1986, these images document coastal seine fishermen at work on the shores of İzmir Bay, and a way of life I knew from childhood.
Ice Fishing on Lake Çıldır
Fishing beneath the frozen surface of Lake Çıldır, where winter conditions demand skill, patience and teamwork.