Photography in Turkey isn't just about aperture, shutter speed, and ISO; there's another system that no one admits to: the triangle of ego, belonging, and “who dissed whom.”.
Masters who can't leave the dark room, those who manage the tea and chairs together in the association room, those who use the medal wall like a full-length mirror, content creators who see the ring light more than daylight... All in the same universe, different climates.
The 15 tribes you'll read about below are a bit exaggerated, a bit trimmed, but 100% familiar. The images we'll use in the article are like scenes from these tribes: elders tinkering with analog equipment in a dark room, association members rushing between meetings over tea cups, workshop leaders guiding tours under balloons, photojournalists working in the night rain... All of them in the frame with their cameras.