Urban Animal is Sevil Alkan's debut photobook, capturing the everyday lives of ordinary people in Istanbul through her lens. Sevil’s choice of photo ratios played a key role in determining both the layout and size of the book; the result is an elegant, slim profile that opens up into a square.

The design aims to reflect the poetic essence of the photographs, with an unexpectedly small 12x24 cm size for a photobook. Accompanying the book is a poem card by Küçük İskender, which reveals itself within the book’s pages, echoing the little moments of unexpected delight found when strolling through the city.

The cover is intentionally understated, pure black with the book’s and photographer’s names blind embossed. A minimal design that contrasts with the vibrant, chaotic world of street photography, and the stories of people captured within.

Encounters

Urban Animal

Encounters

Urban Animal