My name, Engin means “vast, boundless” in Turkish. I was born on October 21st, 1975 in Istanbul, Turkey. I’m a Libra *flirt*. I’m a visual communication designer since 1996. I’m a lover of photography, food, and pop culture. This blog exists for the purpose of keeping in touch with my friends & family back in Istanbul and here in New York City, and to share my photos, thoughts (rarely) and favorite things with old & new friends.Tumblr (3.0; @enginatplay)http://play.enginberi.com/<a href="http://inspirationfeed.com/photography/35-beautifully-animated-photographs-a-k-a-cinemagraphs/">Didn't know such a thing existed - loves it! #cinemagraph</a>http://play.enginberi.com/post/10608170046http://play.enginberi.com/post/10608170046Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:23:49 -0400cinemagraphphotographyanimated<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/28171399?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="265" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“Man, I Miss Them”</p>http://play.enginberi.com/post/10085798095http://play.enginberi.com/post/10085798095Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:36:00 -0400twin towersworld trade center9/11cameos“Don’t delay the happy.” - The Big Chttp://play.enginberi.com/post/9324400654http://play.enginberi.com/post/9324400654Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:13:02 -0400<a href="http://photographybooknow.blurb.com/peoples-choice/category/travel?preview_id=6859">Please VOTE for my photography book!</a>http://play.enginberi.com/post/9122664862http://play.enginberi.com/post/9122664862Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:26:09 -0400photographybookphoto booktravelistanbulturkeyblurbpbnpeople's choiceawardsvote<a href="http://on.wsj.com/mE0QaG">The Insidious Evils of 'Like' Culture</a>http://play.enginberi.com/post/8285289640http://play.enginberi.com/post/8285289640Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:24:35 -0400Facebooklikegoogle+1<object id="myWidget" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.blurb.com/assets/embed.swf?book_id=2284703&locale=en_US" width="400" height="266"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.blurb.com/assets/embed.swf?book_id=2284703&locale=en_US" /></object><br/><br/><p>My first photo book! Photos from a journey home, after 11 years.</p>http://play.enginberi.com/post/8109290990http://play.enginberi.com/post/8109290990Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:30:00 -0400bookphotographytravelistanbulturkeyturkiyebodrumphotoessaycoffee table bookblurb<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26822947?byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>A video/slideshow I made for my grand-nephew’s 1st birthday. <br/>Non-flash version viewable <a target="_blank" href="http://enginberi.com/aksel">here</a>.</p>http://play.enginberi.com/post/8053570231http://play.enginberi.com/post/8053570231Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:01:00 -0400babybirthdayvideoslideshow““Growing old is a privilege.”” - The Big Chttp://play.enginberi.com/post/2887614062http://play.enginberi.com/post/2887614062Sun, 23 Jan 2011 01:39:32 -0500<a href="http://mashable.com/2010/10/28/improving-product-photos/">12 Video Tutorials for Improving Product Photos</a>http://play.enginberi.com/post/1423626065http://play.enginberi.com/post/1423626065Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:00:35 -0400<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/460302330/tumblr_kyha4y0UXK1qzwpy9&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://zenofblogging.tumblr.com/post/414397232/stillness-of-the-mind-abel-korzeniowski-this" target="_blank">zenofblogging</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><em>Stillness Of The Mind</em></strong> - Abel Korzeniowski</p> <p>This beautifully composed song is from the wonderful soundtrack of A Single Man. This strikes the right mood with me. It’s moving, emotional, and epic. Reminds me of Clint Mansell’s compositions especially from The Fountain, the beautiful violin which evokes a plethora of emotions. Sadness, love, fear, passion, calm. This song calms my mind, as the title suggest, it puts my mind at a standstill, where I can stop take a breather and look at the world around me with open eyes. The stillness of the mind is the state we are in most of the time, our minds stay constant with us our entire lives, the world and the mind are on two different planes of existence. Yes, the mind and the world, interact with each other, but ultimately our world is a hectic place with so many things going on at once it’s sometimes difficult to realize the complexities of the world around us. Everybody’s mind is a different world, each individual sees the world with different eyes, with different perceptions, with different opinions. Abel Korzeniowski is seriously becoming one of my new favorite composers, his ability to make his music so deep is mesmerizing. I can’t wait to hear more music by him in future films.</p> <p><em>“A few times in my life I’ve had moments of absolute clarity, when for a few brief seconds the silence drowns out the noise and I can feel rather than think, and things seem so sharp and the world seems so fresh. I can never make these moments last. I cling to them, but like everything, they fade. I have lived my life on these moments. They pull me back to the present, and I realize that everything is exactly the way it was meant to be.”</em> -A Single Man</p> </blockquote>http://play.enginberi.com/post/460302330http://play.enginberi.com/post/460302330Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:56:00 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x1Zs3Bes00k?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Sweet M-ashup!</p>http://play.enginberi.com/post/232298649http://play.enginberi.com/post/232298649Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:59:00 -0500Madonnaremixmegamix“To let go is to fear less and to trust more.”http://play.enginberi.com/post/218590330http://play.enginberi.com/post/218590330Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:08:48 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hBFxmx6Pi2E?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Goosepimples arise when listening to this oldie  (…) I told you, forever, I love you, forever, I told you, I love you, I love you, forever, I told you, forever, You never, you never, You told me forever (…) I saw the light fading out…</p>http://play.enginberi.com/post/209344336http://play.enginberi.com/post/209344336Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:28:00 -0400R.E.M.Michael StipeNew YorkLeaving New York<iframe width="400" height="323" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dg0c5DWmb88?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Madonna’s touching tribute to MJ</p>http://play.enginberi.com/post/187698145http://play.enginberi.com/post/187698145Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:30:00 -0400“Michael Jackson was born in August, 1958. so was I. Michael Jackson grew up in the suburbs of the...http://play.enginberi.com/post/187461499http://play.enginberi.com/post/187461499Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:29:00 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kSLNyuWjilg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://play.enginberi.com/post/186509354http://play.enginberi.com/post/186509354Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:57:44 -0400<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/170856500/tumblr_kowow6uLhP1qzhjje&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>“my my sir, your sweet words could charm the morning dew right off the honeysuckle”</p>http://play.enginberi.com/post/170856500http://play.enginberi.com/post/170856500Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:19:18 -0400<iframe width="400" height="323" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ll7zOGTmbvU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I owned those shoes! I wish I didn’t get rid of them when they got old :( Ugh.. Good times!…</p>http://play.enginberi.com/post/148618905http://play.enginberi.com/post/148618905Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:00:22 -0400Wolfram|Alpha: A “Computational Knowledge Engine”http://play.enginberi.com/post/144938385http://play.enginberi.com/post/144938385Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:16:00 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/ePccm7hYnpqmj7hqPJbh2qCCo1_400.png"/><br/><br/>http://play.enginberi.com/post/139095298http://play.enginberi.com/post/139095298Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:45:00 -0400