The new “Photographing The World” Series starts here, and we kick off with Street Photography in Istanbul!
This video was long due, but I came back from Istanbul with 6+ hours of footage and almost 1Tb of photos… All over the place. I was to give you a full-length docu-vlog of about 20-25 minutes. But then I thought a small pill format would have been much more palatable (pun intended).
So here is the first episode of the series. At the moment, I know of at least 6 episodes, but there is material for more, so make sure you subscribe to my channel and do not miss anything!
“Photographing The World” is the slogan currently written on my YouTube channel banner. When I started the channel, I still didn’t know how long the Covid pandemic would last. Having travelled extensively before it, I had this vision for the channel to focus on my journeys abroad.
While waiting to resume travelling full-time, the channel shifted to more gear and general Photography. But the aim was always to focus on Travel Photography. And now it’s time!
I did some Street Photography in Istanbul as part of a fantastic meetup with many other photographers and YouTubers back in April. Like I said, it took me a while to go through all the material 😅
You may have already seen some of the content when I published my 5 Tips to Photograph Strangers. As I say in the video, I love the people of Istanbul. So it made sense to me to take more street portraits.
The Video
Here’s a direct link in case the embed doesn’t work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zukQ4Eu7D0o
This video is a short introduction but contains some of my favourite photos. I went to Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) early in the morning to catch the beautiful light making its way through the windows. And I was able to capture some of those perfect light beams you recognise from my street photography style… Absolutely gorgeous.
Speaking of photos, This series has a perfect companion in a photo zine I am releasing in 2023.
You can grab yours now with an early bird discount and see the high-res images, read the stories and follow along with this series as it unfolds.
All info is on the zine page here (or you can simply click the button in the box below)

Istanbul Travel Photo Zine (PRE-ORDER)
This Istanbul photo zine includes around 75 photos with shooting info, stories, and places from my recent trip to Istanbul. This is the perfect companion to my travel video on YouTube about the same trip.
Available in the following weeks, you can now pre-order with an early bird discount of 33%
More details and info are below.
Photo zines and prints are the most direct way to support me and my work. Every item sold here helps me raise funds to create even more photos, videos and digital products specifically for you.
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Next in the series
The next episode will come shortly and feature the Grand Bazaar, the Egyptian Bazaar, and the areas around. Probably the biggest “pill” in the series, so don’t miss out!
It’s all about Street Photography in Istanbul, but there will be portraits, sunrises and sunsets, cityscapes and more.
Subscribe to my channel now!
https://www.youtube.com/c/FabienButazzi?sub_confirmation=1
And I’ll see you all in the next episode!
Cheers.
Wait, before I forget: I also mention my NOIR presets here in the video… If you are looking for beautiful black-and-white conversions, these will surely please you:
https://fabienb.blog/presets
Also… Want to travel and capture wonderful photos with me? Come to my next workshop!
https://fabienb.blog/workshop
OK, now I can say goodbye. Till next one! 🙂