Gunhan Bozkurt - The Black Sea Flowers

THE BLACK SEA FLOWERS

The Kaçkar Mountains in the Black Sea Region not only changed my life but also gave birth to this collection... They bring tears to our eyes with the generosity of their beauty, and surprise us when they shine for a moment before hiding behind snow-white clouds...

A 10-day trip with old friends to the Kaçkar Mountains in the Black Sea Region not only changed my life but also gave birth to this collection. The journey made me forget everything I thought I knew about nature and life itself. The mountains — sometimes solemn, sometimes as pure, fresh, naïve, and exhilarated as children — move us deeply. They bring tears to our eyes with the generosity of their beauty, and surprise us when they shine for a moment before hiding behind snow-white clouds. Profound and wise, they reveal how much more there is to see and experience. They offered us flowers in a thousand colors and forms, and I wished to keep them by my side forever.

Günhan Bozkurt / August 5th, 2016, Düzce
With special thanks to my dear friend Prof. Ihsan Calis for the botanical photographs.