Sarp Erol Photography

Sarp Erol Photography Landscape and Cityscape Photographer

‘Between Shadow and Light’As the first light of day broke through the sandstone walls of Al Disah, the valley revealed i...
02/06/2026

‘Between Shadow and Light’

As the first light of day broke through the sandstone walls of Al Disah, the valley revealed itself for only a fleeting moment.

A brief meeting of shadow, stone and light.

📍Al Disah Valley, Saudi Arabia

‘Framed by Time’Some landscapes feel as if they belong to another age.Captured at sunrise in Al Disah Valley, this scene...
01/06/2026

‘Framed by Time’

Some landscapes feel as if they belong to another age.

Captured at sunrise in Al Disah Valley, this scene brought together weathered desert trees, towering sandstone formations, and the first light of the day breaking across the valley floor.

Millions of years of erosion shaped these rock formations. The ancient trees standing before them seem to tell the same story — a reminder that nature works on a timescale far beyond our own.

📍Al Disah Valley, Saudi Arabia

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‘Zamanın Çerçevelediği’

Bazı manzaralar sanki başka bir zamana aitmiş gibi hissettiriyor.

Al Disah Vadisi’nde gün doğumunda çekilen bu karede, yaşlı çöl ağaçları, yükselen kumtaşı kuleleri ve vadi tabanına düşen günün ilk ışıkları bir araya geldi.

Bu kaya oluşumları milyonlarca yıllık aşınma süreçleriyle şekillendi. Önlerinde duran kadim ağaçlar da sanki aynı hikâyeyi anlatıyor; doğanın bizimkinden çok daha büyük bir zaman ölçeğinde çalıştığını hatırlatıyor.

‘Where Light Finds Its Way’A sunrise in Al Disah Valley, Saudi Arabia.For a few minutes, dust, fog and light aligned per...
30/05/2026

‘Where Light Finds Its Way’

A sunrise in Al Disah Valley, Saudi Arabia.

For a few minutes, dust, fog and light aligned perfectly across the valley, turning the sandstone towers into silhouettes and revealing layers that were invisible moments before.

The first frame focuses on a solitary tree beneath the towering rock formations. The second reveals more of the landscape and the atmosphere that surrounded it.

Two interpretations of the same morning.

Two moments from the same sunrise. Which frame would you choose?

📍 Al Disah Valley, Saudi Arabia

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Suudi Arabistan’ın Al Disah Vadisi’nde gün doğumu.

Toz, sis ve ışık birkaç dakikalığına mükemmel şekilde bir araya geldi; kumtaşı kuleleri silüetlere dönüştürdü ve birkaç dakika önce görünmeyen katmanları ortaya çıkardı.

İlk kare, dev kaya oluşumlarının altında duran yalnız ağaca odaklanıyor. İkinci kare ise aynı sabahın atmosferini ve çevresini daha geniş bir bakışla gösteriyor.

Aynı sabahın iki farklı yorumu.

Aynı gün doğumundan iki farklı an. Siz hangi kareyi seçerdiniz?

Stone Guardians Beneath the Stars ✨ Beneath the dark skies of Al-Ula, ancient sandstone formations stood silently under ...
28/05/2026

Stone Guardians Beneath the Stars ✨

Beneath the dark skies of Al-Ula, ancient sandstone formations stood silently under the Milky Way for thousands of years. Moments like this make the desert feel timeless.

📍Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

‘Beyond the Road, Beyond the Clouds’Seven moments from an unforgettable journey through Kyrgyzstan’s Tian Shan Mountains...
24/05/2026

‘Beyond the Road, Beyond the Clouds’

Seven moments from an unforgettable journey through Kyrgyzstan’s Tian Shan Mountains and nomadic landscapes. 🇰🇬🏔️

Kyrgyzstan was more than a destination for me. It was a journey through the vast Tian Shan Mountains, remote alpine lakes, endless highland plains, nomadic culture and unforgettable nights beneath the moon.

From the turquoise waters of Ala-Kul at 4,000 meters to the silence of Son-Kul, from golden eagles soaring above the valleys to eagle hunters carrying centuries of tradition, every place felt untouched and timeless.

People sometimes ask what I find in these mountains. The answer lies somewhere between the long trails, the ever-changing weather, the thin mountain air and the feeling of standing before something far greater than yourself.

These seven frames are only a small glimpse of that story. 🇰🇬🏔️



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‘Yolların Ötesinde, Bulutların Ötesinde’

Tanrı Dağları’nın zirvelerinden göçebe bozkırlarına uzanan unutulmaz bir Kırgızistan yolculuğundan yedi kare. 🇰🇬🏔️

Kırgızistan benim için yalnızca bir seyahat rotası değil; Tanrı Dağları’nın derin vadileri, turkuaz buzul gölleri, sonsuz yaylaları, göçebe kültürü ve ay ışığı altındaki unutulmaz geceleriyle başlı başına bir yolculuktu.

4 bin metredeki Ala-Kul’un büyüleyici sularından Son Göl’ün sonsuzluğa uzanan sessizliğine, vadilerin üzerinde süzülen kartallardan yüzyıllardır yaşayan kartal avcılığı geleneğine kadar her kare bana zamandan bağımsız başka bir dünyanın parçası gibi hissettirdi.

Bazen bu dağlarda ne bulduğumu soruyorlar. Cevap; uzun yürüyüşlerde, değişen havada, yüksek irtifanın nefes kesen etkisinde ve insanın kendisinden çok daha büyük bir manzaranın karşısında hissettiği duygularda saklı.

Bu yedi kare, o hikâyenin sadece küçük bir özeti. 🇰🇬🏔️

‘Balanced by Time’Sunrise over AlUla, where millions of years of erosion sculpted a landscape that feels less like a des...
23/05/2026

‘Balanced by Time’

Sunrise over AlUla, where millions of years of erosion sculpted a landscape that feels less like a desert and more like another planet.

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‘Zamanın Dengelediği’

Milyonlarca yıllık aşınmanın şekillendirdiği AlUla, bir çölden çok başka bir gezegeni andıran bir manzaraya sahip.

📍 AlUla, Saudi Arabia

‘Between Light and Stone’The desert slowly came alive as the first light spread across the rock formations of AlUla. Lay...
15/05/2026

‘Between Light and Stone’

The desert slowly came alive as the first light spread across the rock formations of AlUla. Layers of haze, silence, and ancient sandstone stretching far beyond the horizon.

📍AlUla, Saudi Arabia

ANDROMEDA GALAXY : A silent giant: 2.5 million light-years away from us.Canon EOS R5 | Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8LStar Track...
14/05/2026

ANDROMEDA GALAXY : A silent giant: 2.5 million light-years away from us.

Canon EOS R5 | Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L
Star Tracker: iOptron SkyGuider Pro
200mm | F2.8 | Iso 800 | 2 images | Total 240 seconds exposure

📍Nallihan | Türkiye

Challenger | Mount Hasan, TURKEY 🏔Revisiting this one. Still one of my favorites. The story behind this shot is below 👇🏻...
09/05/2026

Challenger | Mount Hasan, TURKEY 🏔Revisiting this one. Still one of my favorites. The story behind this shot is below 👇🏻

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Landscape photography is the art of capturing images of nature and the outdoors in which we try to bring the viewer into that scene. Although I have my some failures, I try to seek perfection, mostly accompanied by dramatic scenery and weather conditions. This perspective of my landscape photography is shaped to a large extent by the inspiration I got from my dear friend Aytek 🙌🏻 🤛🏻

When it comes to chasing epic landscapes on the field, our passion for nature is tested to the limit in the face of nature’s power. While taking this photo with Aytek, facing the extremely realistic challenge of mother nature was that limit.

In search of an original composition, we reached at the foot of Hasan Mountain after a long walk in a completely open area where the wind chill temperature nearly dropped to minus 20 celcius. Loss of feeling began to occur in my feet and Aytek’s hands, and we came to the point where we were in danger of frostbite. But when this started, we had already taken the image we dream, accompanied by the extraordinary soft light of the sunset. From that point in the field, we had to run back and reach the car and turn on the fan to warm our hands and feet immediately.

This photo was taken during a private trip organized for me by my dear friend who always acts with the motivation of catching the best and is a perfectionist with his patience and mastery of details.

Somewhere between autumn and winter, in the remote mountains of Artvin.A drone perspective over Arsiyan Plateau in Şavşa...
02/05/2026

Somewhere between autumn and winter, in the remote mountains of Artvin.

A drone perspective over Arsiyan Plateau in Şavşat, Artvin — one of the most remote corners of Türkiye. Shot in October, where autumn colors meet the first snow, creating a surreal transition between seasons.

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