Aerial view of turquoise sunlit water with sand caustics
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A summer, in four chapters.

Water. Cabanas. The kitchen. Nights. Everything on this page was photographed at Solárium last season by our friends Emre & Doğa.

Chapter One

The water.

Bosphorus turquoise, poolside silence, the moment you first walk in through the pines.

Aerial view of the infinity pool meeting the oceanPool, from above
Clear turquoise water with sunlight causticsNoon
Walker on the shoreline at golden hourGolden hour
Sunbeds and parasols along the shorelineThe main beach
Sun caustics under shallow waterUnder the surface
Chapter Two

The cabanas.

Fresh linen, brass, sunlight through sheer curtains. Where the day rests.

Cabana with billowing white linen curtainsCabana 7, 4pm
Interior of the Bosphorus Retreat with rattan bedThe Retreat
Row of sunbeds under parasolsMain deck
Aerial of pool cabanas from abovePool cabanas

"I photographed forty-eight days here last summer. On the last one, the light stopped me from taking any pictures at all. That's the only photograph I lost — and the one I remember best."

Doğa Karaman · Photographer
Chapter Three

The kitchen.

Chef Deniz's morning market. The pergola dressed. The first oyster of the day.

Chef plating ceviche in a ceramic bowlPlating, 13:04
Seaside table with oysters and grilled sea breamLong-table lunch
Two guests toasting with tropical cocktailsCocktail hour
Chapter Four

The nights.

String lights, slow disco, and a sky the colour of a peach that got left in the sun.

Guests dancing under warm string lightsSaturday, 22:14
Sunset over the Bosphorus with sailboatsThe Bosphorus, 20:41
Guests toasting at the beach barLast round
The beach at golden hourClosing time on the sand

You'll want to make some memories of your own.

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