ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Walking in the area of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, I saw a small gathering of young Muslim women. I was struck by the guardedness of the scene - the dominance of the figure with her back to me, the tall dark figure to the side both in slight protective stance and then the half hidden, more open faces of two others barely visible form the sides. They almost seemed to be of one body - protected acceptance yet a tentative desire for freedom.

AUTHOR
Jan Tratnik resides in Chicago and has been a photographer for decades focusing mainly on black and white street photography, travel and portraiture. Jan has traveled extensively photographing diverse cultures in most major cities around the globe. Studied photography at the American Academy of Art. Photographers influencing Jan's work include among others Henri Cartier Bresson, Alfred Steiglitz, Vivian Maier

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