Ci Demi

A rooster stands in the roadside grass, its leg secured by a makeshift leash fashioned from yellow cloth.

I saw a rooster on a makeshift leash this morning. It was an odd sight for the middle of a metropolis.

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I keep thinking back to the warning: "If you look away from Gaza, this will happen everywhere else, too." And how right they were. From genocide and ecocide to democide and state-sponsored assassinations; it all keeps happening, exactly as predicted.

New website, new me. Clearly, I’ve had a bit too much free time lately. Along with a brand-new design, I’ve refreshed most of the copy. Each project now features four highlight images on the front page and a full twelve-image gallery. It works beautifully both on mobile and desktop.

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Rows of white plastic chairs and traditional Ramadan lights line the street ahead of the nightly fast-break.

A pair of brown men’s shoes abandoned next to a curbside bin.

My quest to photograph the mundane continues. March 2026.

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Newly re-edited selections from my documentation of northern Istanbul. June - December 2025.

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Lately, I’ve been taking pictures of things just for the sake of them being there, mostly to distract myself from this awful fucking timeline. March 2026.

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I've got a new camera (Fujifilm #XT30III w/ 23mm f/2.8 + Godox iT30Pro). After spending my first month with this kit, I'm confident it will last me a while; unless I get that unnecessary urge to try something new. These three photographs are my personal favourites from February 2026.

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July 2025: water buffaloes and wild horses cool off together. By December 2025, airport expansion threatens this centuries-old herding tradition on Istanbul's outskirts. Both photos were taken on assignment for Climavore x Jameel at the RCA.

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I'm mourning that the dumbfuck theory of shadowy figures ruling the world is actually quite real. This isn't a dramatic worldview collapse; it's just insulting that the reality is so mundanely simple.

Thank you so much, Andrew!

Unutursan Darılmam (No Offence If You Forget, 2026) by Ci Demi Explore 'Unutursan Darılmam,' a photographic web book by Ci Demi. A visual journey through Istanbul (2018—2024) investigating the fragile link between memory and the city.

My second photobook, Unutursan Darılmam (No Offence If You Forget), is live as a web book. While physical publishing didn't pan out this year, I’m thrilled to finally put this years-long project out into the world.

🔗 unutursandarilmam.com

I took the original picture (left) in 2021 with my trusty Fujifilm X70. The scene still exists, more or less. When I came across it the other day, I couldn't help taking another picture with the Fujifilm X-half.

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