August 2016 – Aydin Photography

Resting with Gorillas

aydinphotographyAugust 19, 2016

Exhausted zoo visitors at the Zoo Basel resting with the Gorillas waiting for their turn to have some water. As you’ve probably guessed, this is a photomontage of my exhausted family during our recent trip to the Basel Zoo. Although I didn’t do the original photos intending to merge them, but after reviewing them […]

Childhood Fantasies – Virtue of books

aydinphotographyAugust 18, 2016

This is the second in a series of Childhood Fantasy images that try to highlight and revive the “old fashioned” way of activating and cultivating imagination and fantasy in children, rather than giving them instant gratification from apps and video games (the first one was on toys). Today’s post is about the virtue of books. […]

Childhood Fantasies – Toy trains and virtual reality

aydinphotographyAugust 17, 2016

This is the first image in a new series where I will dive into the world of children, their imagination, their fantasies and what they actually see when playing with “mere” wooden toys or other non-electronic items. In today’s world of instant gratification from HD games on the console or via apps on the phone, it […]

The Future of Children

aydinphotographyAugust 9, 2016

Children are the mirrors of our own selves. They: do what we do, eat what we eat, talk like we talk, behave like we behave and many times even dream the same dreams like us. So it’s up to us to: provide them with healthy food, show them sweet talk, exemplify role model behaviour and […]