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19 June, 2025

Byzantium – Ancient Constantinople, Modern Istanbul – On Film and Through the eye of my Contax G2

By Ibraar Hussain

19 June, 2025

/ Contax G2, travel photography, /

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Reinhold on Byzantium – Ancient Constantinople, Modern Istanbul – On Film and Through the eye of my Contax G2
Your images are awesome and the Contax G2 with its lenses are real gems. What a wonderful story you made.…
James Langmesser on Byzantium – Ancient Constantinople, Modern Istanbul – On Film and Through the eye of my Contax G2
If you have not already, consider looking at the work of the Turkish photographer Ara Guler. You will, I believe,…
Simon Foale on Byzantium – Ancient Constantinople, Modern Istanbul – On Film and Through the eye of my Contax G2
Thanks for taking us to Byzantium Ibraar. Many fabulous images here. Good luck finding a decent film scanner with ICE.

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