Reality is a tale
To those who respect all beings
Who am I?
Who are you?
Who are we?
Where is home,
and what does home truly mean?
“Life” is my subject. Since the moment I picked up a camera, I have been documenting the breath, motion, stillness, and stories of the world around me.
Wars, divisions, poverty, wealth, humiliation, pain, and suffering…
I believe these are the bitter fruits of money, religion, and the relentless pursuit of power.
Humankind is brilliant—yet its brilliance is often dimmed by its own foolishness.
I have traveled the world, and I continue to wander. Everywhere I go, I encounter differences, yet also striking similarities. We do not need to be the same in order to coexist.
Humanity glorifies identities, but I believe these identities are ancient anchors—motives born of fear, tribalism, and attachment. To evolve, we must loosen our grip on them. With the flags we wrap ourselves in and the borders we carve across the Earth, we stand no wiser than our ancestors who drew lines in the sand.
If we cannot rewrite our rules, we will continue to suffer the same old stories.
About me
Globetrotter
Family of three plus two
my love and our daughter
and our two sweet kitties
Currently living in Adana
Graduated in Business Administration
Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences
Paris
My Father’s Legacy
Everyone assumes Paris is the capital of France, but they don’t know it’s actually an inheritance from my father. I never knew my father. He passed away when I was just a baby…
Paris
Babamın Mirası
Herkes Paris’i Fransa’nın başkenti zanneder ama aslında babamdan bana kalan miras olduğunu bilmezler. Babamı hiç tanımadım. Ben daha bebekken göçüp gitmiş bu dünyadan…
Let Love Be
The Time’s Burden
The most important feature of communities that continue their lives with the sound and light of ancient shadows is that they carry the burden of time. They are drinkers and supplicants of the sacred…
Aşk Olsun
Zamanın Yükü
Kadim gölgelerin sesi ve ışığıyla yaşamını devam ettiren toplulukların en önemli özelliği zamanın yükünü taşımalarıdır. Onlar sanki hiç geçmemiş bir zaman algısının peşinde kutsalın içicisi…
Pangaea
Waterworld
Once upon a time, there was only one continent in our old world. Pangea, it was called afterward. A 375-million-year-old story. Then slight cracklings started. 175 million years ago…
Su Dünyası
Yaşlı yerküremizde tek bir kıta varmış bir zamanlar. Pangaea demişler adına sonradan. Tam 375 milyon yıllık hikaye. Sonra ufak ufak çatırdamalar başlamış. 175 milyon yıl önce…
Adana
My home, my childhood, my youth
One becomes a child first, then goes back to childhood. It is the oldest stop in our memory. The journey starts there. One grows up, ages, makes mistakes, laughs, cries, wins, loses, becomes happy, suffers…
Yuvam, çocukluğum, gençliğim
İnsan önce çocuk olur, sonra çocukluğa döner. Belleğimizin en eski durağıdır çocukluğumuz. Yolculuk orada başlar. İnsan büyür, yaşlanır, hata yapar, güler, ağlar, kazanır, kaybeder, mutlu olur, acı çeker…
Ice Age Heritage, Alaskan Glaciers
When we look at Alaska’s glaciers, we’re not just observing the present but also catching a glimpse of the air, soil, and water from thousands of years ago. A flightseeing tour over Glacier Bay…
Buzul Çağının Mirası, Alaska Buzulları
Alaska’nın buzullarına bakarken sadece bugüne değil, binlerce yıl öncesinin havasına, toprağına ve suyuna da bakmış oluyoruz. ABD’nin en büyük ve en ıssız eyaletinin doğa hazinesi…
A New Life
This work focuses on the daily life of Syrian migrants in Adana, Turkey.
Yeni Bir Hayat
Bu çalışma, Türkiye’nin Adana şehrindeki Suriyeli göçmenlerin gündelik yaşamlarına odaklanıyor.
Print Publications
Ice Age Heritage – Alaskan Glaciers
Atlas Magazine, Issue 332, December 2020
When looking at Alaska’s glaciers, we are not only looking at the present but also the air, soil, and water of thousands of years. An expedition by plane over Glacial Bay National Park, the natural treasure of the largest and most desolate state of the USA, gives you the opportunity to get to know these ancient monuments of the world from a completely different perspective.
Born of Fire – Hawaii Volcanoes
Atlas Magazine, Issue 357, January 2023
Volcanic processes causing the Hawaiian Archipelago to rise, continue in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. On the islands famous for their natural beauty, volcanoes continue to change the geography.
Land of the Long White Cloud New Zealand
Atlas Magazine, Issue 361, May 2023
New Zealand; in the south of the world map, next to Antarctica, a distant collection of islands. From volcanoes to glaciers, from snowy peaks to lush plains, from clean beaches to high plateaus, all beauties of the geography can be found in this corner of the Pacific Ocean. New Zealand is a remarkable example with its eco-friendly lifestyle…
Short Stories
James Dean of Aleppo
A youngling from Aleppo, Musab, on his age of 17, looking for a new life in peace
Workshops – Ateliers – Atölyeler
Mehmet İlbaysözü
Montréal, QC, Canada
mehmetilbay@yahoo.com
+15146419843
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