Istanbul – where East meets West. In this photo reportage, we encounter the city’s contrasts. Exquisite food at good restaurants, shoeshiners, local fishermen and the skyline view of the rooftops and mosques.

This travel reportage is a series of images shot for the German magazine ‘Der Feinschmecker’.

It focuses on a good travel experience, which is why the images don’t show the many beggars who are actually difficult to avoid...