a new year a new start thankful to you all <3

“A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.”
— Annie Leibovitz

here are some of my favorite images from 2019 with loads to cherish..

it has been a very amazing year for me and none of it would have happened if i haven't got to cherish beautiful moments with you all. i am beyond thankful for all your kindness, never-ending support, and encouragement.  2019 has opened new doors for me, gave me a new home, new beginnings, amazing new clients and allowed me to reunite with my beloved previous clients, now all turned into beloved friends. 

hoping to share more of your precious moments oncoming years ahead. 
wishing you all the best and happiness.

love,
yeliz

the most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love and to let it come in. -morrie schwartz, tuesdays with morrie

fourseasons maternity session

Kelly and Alex was waiting for their daughter in beautiful Istanbul as Alex was playing for Galatasaray basketball team back then. Kelly as a gorgeous mama to be, horse lover, wanted to have her maternity session with a bit of Istanbul vibe and with her beloved horse. This is one of my favorite maternity session that i have done so far! hope you enjoy it as well xxx

istanbul fine art maternity session with petit-mag

when lovely evin of petit-mag gave me a call to have a session with beautiful buse of ribbon flowers i got so excited! an expecting florist mama to be! i knew i was gonna get lots of plants involved in this session where it will reflect buse's wonderful soul too! 

on a beautiful march day, buse welcomed us to her beautiful house and share her adventure while waiting for her lovely boy mars with petit-mag. you can read the rest of the interview here. she was due for may and everyone was anxious to meet mars already! i hope you all enjoy the photos of beautiful buse while she was waiting for her handsome boy.. 

mom to be <3 - maternity session in beautiful autumn

i really could not be happier for this lovely soon to be parents couple! when alev (pinar's extremely good friend) contacted me that she wants me to shoot their maternity and baby sessions as a gift from her, i thought; they are such a lucky couple to have such a kind friend! and i knew that this session was gonna be special from the very beginning! and when i first met with pinar and ahmet, i was captured by their energy as a couple and their excitement to be come parents was unbelievably cute! it was a bit cloudy istanbul day and we traveled to beautiful casa lavanda hotel and the clouds allowed us to have our session in a most beautiful way. pinar, as being a gorgeous mom to be was a natural beauty.. and we spend this beautiful autumn day capturing her charm and their joy of soon to welcoming their baby boy.. and i am in love with this session! hope you all like it too!

oh.. yea and their baby boy ayaz joined them 6 weeks after this shot and that session is soon to be on too.. <3