The Affan Coffeehouse in Antakya (the historic Antioch), a two-storey stone structure, was built between 1911 and 1913. The architects were French and the stonemasons came from Aleppo. It's been run by four generations of the same family*.
As the dust from the recent earthquakes begins to settle, news about people and places that crossed my life begin to trickle through. I stumbled upon the Instagram account of the Affan Coffeehouse and from their latest posts saw that the upper floor has sustained significant damage from the quakes, but the ground floor is intact. Luckily, no-one in their family was hurt.
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| From the Instagram account "affankahvesi" |
I was in Antakya as part of a trip in January 2007 and made the intro photo in the Affan Coffeehouse whilst enjoying a cup of tea. The man was totally immersed in the fortunes - or perhaps misfortunes - the cards were revealing. I wonder what happened to him.
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| A 24x30cm print I made in 2021 on Ilford Classic paper. The film was 35mm Tri-X. |
*The info in this paragraph is from their website Affan Kahvesi.
Yet again Omar a wonderful photograph (and print as always!) - incredibly poignant and even more so given current events. Despite the news coverage moving elsewhere, I think the world is still thinking about Turkey.
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Cheers Phil!
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