Commemorating a photographer

Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (RCAC) is hosting an exhibition commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birthday of James Robertson, a leading nineteenth-century photographer.

Titled “Robertson, Photographer and Engraver in the Ottoman Capital” the exhibition features Robertson’s original photographs and watercolor paintings from the Ömer M. Koç Collection, curated by Bahattin Öztuncay. A selection of works by the the renowned photographer James Robertson (1813-1888), who served as chief engraver of the Ottoman Imperial Mint, is on display until Feb. 2.