Topkapı Palace, by Zahraa Al Hassani

There’s nothing funnier than a situation when a photographer is about to click the camera shutter and bunch of people come into his way, standing in front of his camera and start chit-chatting. I waited around 20 mins to get this shot done in Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. It’s a very beautiful and large place which was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years, this photograph shows his living room within the palace.

Nikon D3100 with 18-55mm | Exposure 1/15sec @ f/5 | ISO 100 | Focal Length 18mm
Topkapı Palace, by Zahraa Al Hassani

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | May 13
Award Score: 68.5 (Value 13, Clarity 12.5, Composition 18, Style 12.5, Skill 12.5)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Architectural Photography
Photograph Location: Istanbul , Turkey

Photographer: Zahraa Hashim Salih Al Hasani (Baghdad,Iraq) Registered
Zahraa Al Hassani is a passionate photographer, and works as designer in Zain Telecommunications for more than 6 years. Graduating from the University of Technology Bagdad, her first job was at Wacther Company Ltd. as a graphic designer for constructions. A year later she joined Iraqi-American Chamber for Commerce and Industry. As senior graphic designer and photographer in Marketing Communication at Zain Telecommunications, she helps over submitting her consultancy to better enhance company image to be shown in elegant pattern. Blessed with one child, Zahraa and her family lives in Bagdad, Iraq. Resources in Iraq are mostly limited, thus she used her photography skills to get a visuals for her designs. She started photography with Sony H7 and Carel Zias lenses, and eventually moved to Nikon. Graphic Design has helped her to strengthen her photographic perspective. Zahraa believes she is here to acquire knowledge from the trove of purist photography.

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