‘I want to take your photo, Mrs Yildiz,’ Ali says. She takes Ali into the kitchen. A tall man is drinking coffee there.
‘This is my son, Yusuf. Take a photo of me with him. Come, Yusuf. Sit here with me.’
‘Smile, please,’ Ali says, and he takes their photo.
‘Yusuf works for a newspaper. He can teach you about photos,’ Mrs Yildiz says.
Ali looks at Yusuf. ‘Can you? I want to learn. I want to take good photos,’ he says.
Yusuf looks at Ali and smiles. ‘Go out and take some photos. Then, come to the newspaper and show them
to me’ he says.
‘I’m going to take a lot of photos. They’re all in my head now,’ Ali says.
Ali walks in the streets of Istanbul. Suddenly, the city looks very beautiful. He takes photos of bridges and boats and old mosques. He takes photos of people in the streets and in shops.