Mediterranean
Photographer · Traveller · Observer
Stories found
between places.
A living collection of photographs and travel notes gathered across continents and decades.
Explore selected work
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Selected photographs
Early selections from the recovered ruchanziya.com archive. A renewed edit—including current Alamy work—is in progress.
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Thematic Collections
& Archive
A curated retrospective of journeys, people, and landscapes gathered across continents and decades from 2000 to the present.
People & Tradition
Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling
Mediterranean
Saint Nicholas Cathedral
People
Elder of Çanakkale
Europe
Catching Fish
Europe
Portofino Boats
Europe
Three Crosses of Warsaw
Asia
Lutfullah Dome
Asia
Serenity Now
Asia
Roof Detail
Africa
Swazi Highlands
Africa
Cape Point Horizon
People & Street
Off to Work
Mediterranean
Castle Door
Explore dedicated regional collections
Browse complete travel series, regional context, and 75+ curated photographs organized by continent.
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Türkiye & Mediterranean
24 photographs · Istanbul, Kaş, KKTC, Rhodes
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Europe
18 photographs · Italy, Greece, France, Poland
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Asia & Silk Road
16 photographs · Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Southeast Asia
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Africa
16 photographs · South Africa, Swaziland, Safari
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Original travel writing
12 recovered articles · Nepal, Iran, India, Southeast Asia, Mexico
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Photography as a way
of paying attention.
Rüçhan Ziya is an observer who has spent the last 25 years photographing the texture of travel — the kind of moments that don't announce themselves: a rooster on a cliff edge at sunrise, an aircraft wing slicing through morning fog, a child's laughter dissolving into a crowded market.
The archive spans five continents: the dusty caravan roads of Central Asia and Iran, the coastal light of the Aegean and Mediterranean, the savannah wildlife of southern Africa, and the baroque geometry of European city squares. Each photograph is an argument for slowing down.
Stock & Editorial licensing
A curated portfolio for commercial and editorial stock licensing is being prepared through Alamy. The personal archive presented here is separate from that process and will continue to grow.