ABSTRACT
Photography emerged in the Victorian age during a period marked by ever-increasing British colonial power and the ascendancy of scientifically informed studies of race and culture. This climate fostered a growing enthusiasm among the general public for representations of life and culture in areas of British involvement. In response, itinerant European operators active in remote parts of the world supplied images of the life and culture they encountered to consumers at home. Their ranks were soon swelled by indigenous entrepreneurs who learned the profession from them and produced in part for the same markets. Owing to its proximity to Western Europe, Istanbul attracted a steady flow of visiting photographers and was one of the first capitals to develop its own photographic industry. 1
