"Fotoğraflar yalan söylemez, ama yalancılar fotoğraf çekebilir" der Lewis Hine [Burke 2003: 21]. Bu kitapta seyredeceğiniz kareleri çekenlerin gerçek hayatta yalancı olup olmadıklarını bilmiyoruz. Ancak, çektikleri fotoğraflar bir dönemin İstanbulu'nun gerçeklerini yansıtmakta. Bu fotoğrafları seyrederken göreceğimiz daha pek çok şey var. Anıtsal camiler, sultan sarayları , vezir yalıları, salaş yapılar, çıplak tepeler, insan eliyle oluşturulan korular, balık bekleyen dalyanlar, Boğaz sularında salınan güzelim piyadeler...
From Konstantiniyye to İstanbul - Photographs of the Rumeli Shore of the Bosphorus from the mid- 19th to the 20th century is comprised of works by photography masters who practiced their art in İstanbul from the end of the 19th to the early years of the 20th century. The unique selection from The Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Photography Collection reveal the magnificent structures, the daily life and the intriguing personalities of a past İstanbul. İstanbul has evolved into an industrial city and an enormous metropolis: its silhouette, architecture, vehicles, bridges, quays, streets and public spaces have attained an entirely different appearance. Masters such as James Robertson, Félice Beato, Pascal Sébah, Polycarpe Joaillier, Abdullah Brothers, Guillaume Berggren, Bogos Tarkulyan, Mihran İranian and Gülmez Brothers, not only document the nostalgic images of the city during their time, but also took us along a pleasant journey extending from Karaköy to Rumelifeneri through photographs taken with the difficult and onerous techniques of the time.
