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Documentary and news photographs by Alpgiray Kelem from Turkey, Ukraine and beyond, available to license.

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Man walking past Tsukiji Hongwanji temple facade in Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Architecture, City Life, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Man walking past Tsukiji Hongwanji temple facade in Tsukiji, Tokyo

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Robot station attendant. Uniformed robot at a subway information desk in Higashi Shinbashi, Tokyo, Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Minato Ward. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Robot station attendant. Uniformed robot at a subway information desk in Higashi Shinbashi, Tokyo

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Street go-kart tour. Costumed drivers stopped at a red light in Higashi Ueno, Tokyo, Japan 2026: City Life, City Street, Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Street go-kart tour. Costumed drivers stopped at a red light in Higashi Ueno, Tokyo

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Man in a suit walking under the illuminated gate of a food street at night, Japan, Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Man in a suit walking under the illuminated gate of a food street at night, Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Night dining. Diners at the window counter of a gyoza restaurant in Japan, Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Night dining. Diners at the window counter of a gyoza restaurant in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Taxi at night. Man writing notes in the driver seat of a black cab in Japan, Japan 2026: City Life, Street, Tokyo. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Taxi at night. Man writing notes in the driver seat of a black cab in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Pedestrians and a small dog waiting at a red signal on a street corner, Japan, Japan 2026: City Life, City Street, Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Pedestrians and a small dog waiting at a red signal on a street corner, Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Tokyo nightlife. Neon-lit pub entrance on a brick facade in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Asakusa, City Life, Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Tokyo nightlife. Neon-lit pub entrance on a brick facade in Asakusa, Tokyo

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Car with headlights at a crosswalk under a lantern-lit street gate in Japan, Japan 2026: City Life, City Street, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Car with headlights at a crosswalk under a lantern-lit street gate in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Offal stew with potatoes on a restaurant counter in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Asakusa, City Life, Cooking. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Offal stew with potatoes on a restaurant counter in Asakusa, Tokyo

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Taxi at night. Driver in a black cab with a red vacant sign in Japan, Japan 2026: City Life, City Street, Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Taxi at night. Driver in a black cab with a red vacant sign in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Street food. Woman grilling behind an open-front eatery counter in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Asakusa, City Life, Cooking. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Street food. Woman grilling behind an open-front eatery counter in Asakusa, Tokyo

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Man behind a lit glass door above stacked beverage crates in Japan, Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Man behind a lit glass door above stacked beverage crates in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Tokyo Skytree above a hospital building in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Architecture, Asakusa, City Life. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Tokyo Skytree above a hospital building in Asakusa, Tokyo

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Pedestrian walking along a wide sidewalk toward Tokyo Skytree in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Asakusa, City Life, City Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Pedestrian walking along a wide sidewalk toward Tokyo Skytree in Asakusa, Tokyo

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Vending machine culture. Two drink vending machines beside a parked red SUV on a narrow street in Japan, Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Vending machine culture. Two drink vending machines beside a parked red SUV on a narrow street in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Man cycling past a record shop front covered in music posters in Japan (blurred motion), Japan 2026: City Life, City Street, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Man cycling past a record shop front covered in music posters in Japan (blurred motion)

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Quiet public transport. Three people looking at smartphones on a subway platform in Tokyo, Japan 2026: City Life, Tokyo, Afternoon. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Quiet public transport. Three people looking at smartphones on a subway platform in Tokyo

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Tall lattice tower rising above residential buildings in Japan, Japan 2026: Architecture, City Life, Cityscape. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Tall lattice tower rising above residential buildings in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Tall broadcasting tower framed by tree branches under an overcast sky in Japan, Japan 2026: Architecture, City Life, Cityscape. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Tall broadcasting tower framed by tree branches under an overcast sky in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Tokyo Skytree rising above park trees and a gravel path in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan 2026: Architecture, Asakusa, City Life. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Tokyo Skytree rising above park trees and a gravel path in Asakusa, Tokyo

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Tall lattice tower rising behind low-rise residential buildings in Japan, Japan 2026: Architecture, City Life, Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Tall lattice tower rising behind low-rise residential buildings in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Utility pole and tangled power lines in front of a tall lattice tower in Japan, Japan 2026: Architecture, City Life, Street. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Utility pole and tangled power lines in front of a tall lattice tower in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Three young people talking on a tree-lined paved plaza in Japan, Japan 2026: City Life, Tokyo, Afternoon. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Three young people talking on a tree-lined paved plaza in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

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