Hypnotic Snail Staircase, Istanbul, Turkey

I loved the shape of the staircase, which reminded me of a snail I had just seen in the adjacent garden. Its spiral form and the light emanating from the deep end of the picture had a hypnotic power over me.

When I carefully stared into the staircase, I felt I was slowly but surely diving into the yellow, blue, and purple never-ending story of my dreams and secret wishes.