Nuri Bilge Ceylan's films, in which long takes and unusual viewpoints are used, betray the desire of the stillness and the shadows of playing the lead role. The commitment of his photographs to a profound imagination can be seen as the clue to success of his films. The photographs, which are identical to film frames and standing by themselves appear as pure compositions, transform elegy to elegance. This trilingual book published by Dirimart and printed using the K-Bind technique, opens up completely flat, allowing imagery to flow undisturbed across a double-page spread. It begins with a vivid excerpt from the screenplay of Nuri Bilge Ceylan's movie Small Town (1997). With minimal accompanying text, the book's multi-layered story is told through photographs alone. The book contains 100 panoramic photographs taken by Ceylan in various regions of rural Anatolia between 2003 and 2014. Text in English, French and Turkish. AUTHOR: Nuri Bilge Ceylan (b. 1959, Istanbul) graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, and he studied cinema at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University for two years. His solo exhibitions include On the Road, Dirimart Dolapdere, Istanbul (2025); Inner Landscapes, Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam (2025); In Another Place, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul (2023); Panoramic Eye, CerModern, Ankara (2015); About Looking, Dirimart Nisantasi, Istanbul (2014); and The World of My Father, Tina Kim Gallery, New York (2014). His group exhibitions include All Else Is Far, Dirimart Dolapdere, Istanbul (2021); Dirimart Presents VIII, Dirimart IstinyePark, Izmir (2021) and Dirimart Presents VII: Still Life, Dirimart, Istanbul (2020). Following his short film titled Cocoon (1995), Small Town (1997) and Clouds of May (1999) were screened at the Berlin Film Festival. With his films Distant (2002), Climates (2006), Three Monkeys (2008), and Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011), he won the Grand Jury Prize (twice), Best Director, Best Actor, and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. He received the Palme d'Or, the highest prize awarded at the festival, with Winter Sleep in 2014. Nuri Bilge Ceylan lives and works in Istanbul. 100 colour illustrations