The photographer is on board the Orient Line passenger cruise ship Orford (1928) under way in the Bosphorus, Turkey. He is looking aft and to starboard from above the boat deck showing lifeboats 7 and 9 in their davits. The boiler room ventilator cowls are on the right. The ship is passing close to some buildings including a minaret and a road runs parallel to the shore. The precise location in the Bosphorus is unknown.