Saving the Best for the Middle! Turkey Documentary, Part One
Before I delve into Kurdistan, this is perhaps the most appropriate place to show you guys the video documentary (though largely un-narrated)we made which covers everything in Turkey up to Kurdistan (which is it's own video, I will post it after the rest of the journal entries are complete).
Perhaps nothing captures all we experienced better than this. From the ancient roads of Ephesus, to much of the Whirling Dervish ceremony (filmed secretly), to dancing and singing with the lively Yunuz and our hike through the Rose Valley of Cappadocia, it's all laid out better than words can ever describe.
NOTE: For those who want to skip the exceptionally long segment on the Dervishes (it's a rather solemn ceremony which may not be everyone's cup of tea, though the song, music, and the ultimate crescendo of the whirling ceremony was pretty entrancing for me), you can pick back up the rest of the action, and my favorite part of the video at 23:45. Enjoy!
Video footage, Photography, and Editing: Sean
Video footage, Photography, and Music: Me!
Perhaps nothing captures all we experienced better than this. From the ancient roads of Ephesus, to much of the Whirling Dervish ceremony (filmed secretly), to dancing and singing with the lively Yunuz and our hike through the Rose Valley of Cappadocia, it's all laid out better than words can ever describe.
NOTE: For those who want to skip the exceptionally long segment on the Dervishes (it's a rather solemn ceremony which may not be everyone's cup of tea, though the song, music, and the ultimate crescendo of the whirling ceremony was pretty entrancing for me), you can pick back up the rest of the action, and my favorite part of the video at 23:45. Enjoy!
Click to viewVideo footage, Photography, and Editing: Sean
Video footage, Photography, and Music: Me!