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F. Dilek Yurdakul isn’t just a lawyer or a photographer—she’s a storyteller on a mission to inspire. Born in Çanakkale, Turkey, she balances a career in law with her passion for photography, capturing breathtaking travel, street, and documentary images that tell the stories of the people and cities she encounters.

Over the past seven years, she’s shifted her focus to social responsibility projects, using her lens to shed light on important issues. “As a woman, a lawyer, and a mother, I want to show that change is possible,” she’s shared during TEDx talks and university lectures. With over 200 awards (yes, 200), including titles from National Geographic and Sony, she’s proved her talent time and again. Her ultimate goal? To inspire young women and increase awareness of the untold stories she brings to life through her work.

More info: Instagram | dilekyurdakul.com | x.com

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Ash
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kocatepe Mosque, Turkiye. Largest mosque in Ankara!

Rich Black
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whats with the moonsuit and sprayer? Disinfection? Was this during covid 19?

WindySwede
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When holy water is not enough..

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    Ash
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From the photographer's instagram: "Kalash women wash their hair in summer and winter in the stream in their village. Because according to the Kalash, who do not believe in the 3 major religions and Hinduism, washing their hair at home brings bad luck to the whole village. For this reason, Kalash women wash their hair in the open and by the flowing water."

    Rich Black
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Washing your hair at home brings bad luck"? Who came up with that one? The village chieftan?

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    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brokeback River. We don't know where the other two guys are, they're late !

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    Ash
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From the photographer's instagram: "It is crucial for the progress of societies, especially to educate women. Scientific education is particularly important, as it creates strong women who question, think, and produce. Two children . . . living in the Kalash region of Pakistan."

    Lotekguy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guess which one talked the other into posing for this?

    Multa Nocte
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    Two beautiful young ladies!

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    Susie Main
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so wanting to be there too!

    Still Going
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just the feeling of freedom in this picture... I'm confined to a hospital bed, and this is the ultimate dream.

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    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, let's take a vote on it - is this a river seen from space, or a tree burning beside a glacier?

    Still Going
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is beautiful, but some explanations would be great. To me, this looks like alcohol ink art (see attached), but I'm sure that's not what it is. IMG_202501...46ff73.jpg IMG_20250103_072547-677801a46ff73.jpg

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    Karl der Große
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is a brick factory in Kabul. It would be nice to have explanations for these pictures.

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    Bonnie Towles
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is a mastery of difficult lighting

    Rich Black
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another disinfection shot. Is this a recurring theme?

    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Justabout anywhere the King is going, early in the morning

    Still Going
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "He took the midnight train, going anywhere..." 🎶

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    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... the flock began to suspect that Little Bo Peep was irretrievably lost ...

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    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ceremonies we have never attended - #21, the oiling of the doohickey

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    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Solitaire #2.0 - you move first

    Rich Black
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drone photo? Of what- rental umbrellas?

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    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Edvard Munch tries his hand at model railways

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    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Now you're wondering how I undid all those locks from the inside ..."

    Bonnie Towles
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her black and white photography is rich and pure with incredible, subtle lighting and shades

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    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Little Bo Peep gives way to the majority opinion and turns back

    Bonnie Towles
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing that the lighting reveals details throughout the image despite the darkness and the dust, which glows

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    Bonnie Towles
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her colors are so rich and her sharpness amazing given the motion throughout the image ... The central horse and figure is stunning.

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hungry, Hungry Harvester

    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With a gulp, Jake realised that he'd missed a bit

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The overlooked kids' table in the next room at the Last Supper.

    Bonnie Towles
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, incredibly sharp despite assumed motions of the kids ... would have preferred that the half face in the foreground was omitted ...too distracting.

    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A few outlying schools may be a little short of equipment ...

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    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes, even really good visual effects are wasted

    Bonnie Towles
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rich colors, again and stunning lighting ... almost missed the figure under the window ...

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As the years went by, Jake's outhouse was moved ever further from the main building

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fabulous photo!

    Still Going
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, it is! There's something about the man that makes him look as though he were made by a talented sculptor... the stillness of the moment adds to that.

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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another poignant capture with perfect lighting and marvelous, saturated colors

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    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jake began to suspect that this wasn't the M20...

    Rich Black
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guys carrying crop irrigation pipe? Being supervised by someone on a motorcycle?

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    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jake's early artistic attempts were ignored by passing aircraft and, indeed, the Space Station

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    Bonnie Towles
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful photo but truly troubling that they have no safety gear - not even gloves or special shoes

    Rich Black
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Safety last. How many things can you find wrong in this picture?

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    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With the current flooding risk, Sir Walter Raleigh was taking no chances ...

    Bonnie Towles
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ironic that we value Turkish and other handwoven rugs so highly, yet they are washed and dried in such primitive fashion

    Rich Black
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Illiterate women and children made these. Subsistence wages

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From the size of those loads, it looks like the animals need to unionize.

    Bonnie Towles
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor men, poor donkeys ... it is so wrong how both are treated = especially given the temperatures, etc. ... and look how skinny!

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Did you hear them call #30?"

    Bonnie Towles
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another image of animal cruelty which is so prevalent throughout the world but especially in Asian and Arabic countries.

    Andrew Keir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Early attempts at bull-fighting didn't really get off the ground

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