19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Cane Master

Uncle Mehmet, who makes a handmade walking stick in a village in Istanbul. First, he boiled the trees for which the walking stick was to be made, in hot water for about 5 hours. Then it peeled off the outer skin and rolled it before it cooled. Then left it to dry.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Camera: NIKON D7200
Copyright: © Mustafa CEBECİOĞLU