Last night I felt like drinking away a lot of stress. Walking through Istanbul, it was difficult at that time to find a place that wasn't absolutely stacked with people sitting both inside and outside. In England, you'd end up just stepping out into the streets, spilling beer and making a mess. At least here, there is some order in that regard. But having roamed for too long and desperate for a beer (or three), I stopped at the first one that seemed to have some space. I saw three people there. I walked inside, only to realise I had stepped into such a strange place. Metal music was booming, it was dark. The first question I had was as to why it was so empty there.
Looking around, it had everything you'd expect from a bar. Even down to the foosball table in the corner. I looked upward, to see an odd large television screen. It displayed video game cut scenes, for some reason. The bartender, I assume the owner, was straight out of The Hobbit, perfectly resembling one of the dwarves: short, stubby. Long hair, which met his face with a short beard. He said nothing the whole time I was there. The most human aspect of his movements being some headbanging and screams to the metal music, which I have to admit I actually really liked, given I listened to all those bands. I have no idea how I stumbled into it.
I took a few drunken photographs while being the weird one alone in a bar, doing some Hive work, taking snaps. I kept drinking away at a beer from İzmir, named Efes. It was actually pretty good. I continued to observe the surroundings. Starting to notice the general Satanist symbols around. Not a surprise for a metal themed bar. Stickers and posters littered the walls.
I shot the images mostly with a Sony A6000, on a 35mm F1.8 lens. It holds a slight filter on it, a little bit of neutral density which gives light a very filmic, cinematic look. Very beautiful! Perfect for such environments.