119 118 A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S This project was made possible through the dedication of an exceptional team. I would like to express my deepest thanks to: Hande Varsat, my coworker for over a decade, whose contribution to every photograph in this book is equal to my own, and whose critical eye continues to challenge and refine my work; my 1851.studio colleagues Duygu Duymazlar, Sabah Yıldırım, Su Kadıoğlu, Ahmet Çiçek, İzzet Edemin, Arif Sever, Hüseyin Kaya, and Gülsen Öner; Hava Kablan Günay, who has been my coworker for 22 years, for initiating this project; my dear friend Ahmet Ersoy, for his illuminating essay which enhanced the context of this book; Yeşim Demir Pröhl, who gave life to this book with her creative design; Nuh Kuşçulu for providing the means to import the specialized glass plates used in this project; administrations of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Beykoz Municipality, Üsküdar Municipality, German High School of Istanbul, Phanar Greek Orthodox High School, Istanbul İçerik Atölyesi, Büyükada Greek Orphanage Foundation, and Galataport for granting us access to their spaces; Sermet Tolan and the Ofset Yapımevi team for the production of this book; Aydın Berk Bilgin, Özcan Geçer, Erkin Saygı, Nazmi Bağdınlı, Naci Öncel, Dimitri Zotos, Laki Vingas, Halim Kanatçı, Utku Oğuz, Cengiz Özkarabekir, Fabrizio Casaretto, Gülderen Bölük, Aykut Altınelli, Niyazi Karıksız, Barış Duruçalı, Gökçe Sungur, Göksel Gül, Özgür Özgel, Kağan Tunca, and Seyfettin Tokmak for their valuable support; and to France Scully Osterman, Mark Osterman, John Brewer, Quinn Jacobson, and Ian Ruhter for their guidance in my journey of learning historical photographic processes. Self-portrait 2022 28 x 35 cm Ambrotype
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