Leave and Live the Street
"Leave and Live the Street" is a street photography series that captures outdoor scenes from diverse corners of the world. Through this documentary project, I share my observations of streets and urban life, revealing the unique essence of each location.
It explores how people spend their time outdoors—walking to their destinations, working, communicating, shopping, simply wandering in the fresh air, waiting for someone to arrive or something to happen, socializing, or visiting places. These seemingly mundane and ordinary moments, when framed within the ordered composition of a photograph, take on a new significance. They no longer feel ordinary, but rather like carefully staged scenes from a film or a photograph waiting to be captured.
In these spontaneous moments, occurring without pre-planned scripts or choreography, there are times when all elements align in harmony—creating a fleeting order amid the randomness. These moments, regardless of their context, are worthy of being immortalized in a frame. Each image becomes a piece of visual documentation, capturing how we live our time, starring not actors but real people simply living their lives.
Through this series, you’ll explore the streets and hidden corners of various cities and regions, encountering the unscripted moments of daily life that define them. The project showcases life’s authentic protagonists—ordinary people—without pretense or embellishment, presenting them as they are in the grand theater of the world.
This series currently features scenes from different cities and regions such as Strasbourg, Istanbul, Munich, Cologne, Amsterdam, the cities of Baden-Württemberg. It is an ongoing project, constantly evolving as I add new locations or expand existing galleries.
Some frames are reserved for my book series, "Leave and Live the Street". So far, I’ve created two collections, capturing the spirit of Strasbourg and Istanbul in dedicated volumes.
The photos displayed in this project’s galleries are all editorial works and available for licensing. If you're interested in licensing a single photo, a collection, or an entire gallery for use in articles, magazines, newspapers, blog posts, or other publications, feel free to contact me. Detailed information on tariffs and terms of use can be found here.
I also welcome collaboration opportunities. If you need a reportage-style documentary project for a specific location, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Project “Leave and Live the Street”
Genre:
Street photography (Editorial photos)
Output:
1- Books
2- Street photography and documentary collections
Phase:
Two books, Strasbourg and Istanbul, are finished and ready for publication. Some other cities collections are currently in progress as part of an ongoing documentary collection.
Potential Contributions:
Sponsoring the printing and publication of books.
Funding current projects, allowing me to dedicate more time and effort.
Commissioning a new photography project focused on a specific city, location, or theme.
Strasbourg is located in France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is a border city, situated along the Rhine River, which separates it from Germany.
Strasbourg
Munich is one of the most important German cities and the capital of the Bavarian state. Home to major industries as well as cultural and architectural landmarks, its Oktoberfest is globally renowned.
Munich
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey. It is one of the rare cities that span two continents, Asia and Europe, separated by the Bosphorus Strait.
Istanbul
The most populous city in the Netherlands, Amsterdam is one of the most important port cities in Europe. One of its main attractions is its canals, which spread throughout the city.
Amsterdam
Baden-Württemberg is a southern state in Germany. It consists of many important cities, such as Stuttgart, Heidelberg, and Karlsruhe, and is home to some major German industries.
Baden-Württemberg
Basel, Switzerland, shares borders with Germany and France. As one of the most populous cities in Switzerland, it is crossed by the Rhine River and is considered the cultural capital of the country.