Thank you to everyone who pledged their money and time and support to make this project possible! love, Jamie and Laura

(You can see more photographs at www.onthebosphorus.tumblr.com)

rainy day by the Bosphorus, Beşiktaş

cotton candy seller, Çamlıca

commuter ferry entrance

on the ferry across the Bosphorus from Beşiktaş

tea on a Bosphorus commuter ferry

Blue Mosque and Ayasofya, view from a Bosphorus ferry

lighthouse and fishermen, Kadıköy

boats at the dock, Eyüp

fisherman, Bebek

Port of Haydarpaşa, Kadıköy

simits in the water, Kadıköy

roses in the Dolmabahçe Palace gardens, Beşiktaş

afternoon traffic, Eminönü

pigeons in Taksim square, Beyoğlu

Yıldız Park, Beşiktaş

playground in Hayrettin Karaca Park, Şişli

outdoor tea garden in Gülhane Park, Sultanahmet

Turkish coffee, Burgazada

cat sleeping on bikes, Büyükada

fish sandwiches, Eminönü

Kamondo stairs, Galata

view from the Galata Tower, Galata

ancient city wall, Fatih

Istanbul Modern art museum, Tophane

Ayasofya and a yellow police station, Sultanahmet

ritual cleansing outside Süleymaniye mosque, Fatih

family by the fountain, Eyüp

dog sleeping in the square, Eyüp

shoe-shining equipment, Büyükada

hot sahlep for sale, Sultanahmet

roasted chestnuts, Eminönü

loose tea for sale, outdoor market in Kadıköy

Saturday market, Rumeli Hisarüstü

shopping at the Spice Bazaar, Eminönü

Kız Kulesi (Maiden’s Tower), off the Bosphorus shore in Üsküdar

lamps for sale, Sultanahmet

fireworks on the Galata Bridge, Eminönü

sunset over Sultanahmet, view from the pier in Kadıköy