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Olivier Zahm taking pictures at the Dice Kayek dinner at Mikla restaurant, The Marmara Pera, Istanbul. Blackberry photo Miltos Manetas

A small village at the foot of the Biokovo mountains, Makarska Riviera, Croatia. Photo Caroline Gaimari

A surreal element of the original architecture of the Pera Palace Hotel were these domes, which opened up to circulate fresh air into the hotel,Beyoğlu, Istanbul. Photo Caroline Gaimari

The ceiling of the newly renovated Pera Palace Hotel in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. The hotel was originally built in 1892 to host upscale guests from the Orient Express such as Agatha Christie (she apparently wrote Murder on the Orient Express in her room on the 4th floor), Zsa Zsa Gabor, Greta Garbo, Ernest Hemingway, Rita Hayworth, and Mata Hari. Photo Caroline Gaimari

Sunset over the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. Photo Caroline Gaimari

Ece Ege from Dice Kayek with Asia Zahm and her new bag and bracelet in front of the door of the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul. Photo Olivier Zahm

Ece Ege from Dice Kayek in Olivier Zahmin the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul. Photo Olivier Zahm

Caroline Gaimari and Paula Goldstein, Istanbul. Photo Olivier Zahm

Alexandra in a Zac Pozen dress on the Bosphorus, Istanbul. Photo Olivier Zahm

Paula Goldstein on the Bosphorus, Istanbul. Photo Olivier Zahm

The dark purple Bosphorus, Istanbul. Photo Olivier Zahm

a “realPainting” by Miltos Manetas

End of love, Istanbul. Photo Olivier Zahm

Turkish Asia, Istanbul. Photo Olivier Zahm

View of the Bosphorus from my new room, Istanbul. Photo Olivier Zahm

The photographer and filmmaker Can Evgin, our best friend in Instanbul, at his country house. Photo Olivier Zahm

Turkish countryside, Istanbul. Photo Olivier Zahm

Paula Goldstein reading the new Purple Fashion featuring Chloe Sevigny on the cover wearing a purple YSL dress (out now), Istanbul. Photo Olivier Zahm