About
He was born and lives in Istanbul/Turkey. He had been taking analogue photos since his childhood. Later, he focused on digital photography more intensely. After he finished his first photography education he took part in the various projects and ateliers of photography. In 2020, he graduated from Anadolu University Photography and Videography. He has won more than 1.000 awards in international contests and international photography groups. He has been honoured with the EFIAP (Excellence FIAP) distinction by FIAP. He is selected administrator to 5 international photography groups. Nearly 100 photos of him were exhibited in 21 national and 23 international exhibitions held in Bulgaria (2), Germany, Greece (6), Italy (3), Netherlands, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine (3), United Kingdom (3) and USA. His photos were exhibited at the 6. Antiparos International Photo Festival and at the 3rd Photosphere International Photography Festival in Greece, at the London Photo Festival 2021 in UK at which he was the public vote winner and at the 13th & 12th Florence Biennial in Italy at which he won the "Lorenzo il Magnifico" award for photography. He is one of the few Turkish & Portuguese photographers whose work has been exhibited in international art biennials and photography festivals individually. Many works of him are owned by galleries and private art collectors.
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Motto
"Free your soul with photography"
Education
Istanbul University Faculty of Letters English Language and Literature
Istanbul University Faculty of Business Administration Marketing Program
Fujifilm Istanbul Photography Academy
Anadolu University Photography & Videography
Photographic Distinctions
EFIAP - Excellence FIAP - by FIAP Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique The International Federation of Photographic Art
Administrative Affiliations
Administrator: Traveler Photographer - EFOT - Universal Photography Art - Fototrak – GoodFoto
Memberships
PSA Photographic Society of America
FIAP Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique/International Federation of Photographic Art
ANAFOD Association/A Member of Photographic Arts Federation of Turkey (TFSF)
IFSAK Istanbul Photography and Cinema Society
Special Assignments
2019 International Istanbul PhotoMaraton Theme Definer
Objective
His aim is to create new expressions and approaches in photography. He tries to show a point of view caught at a critical and decisive moment in everyday life. He especially focuses on the architectural lines and graphics in correlation with the living beings around. He also tries to reflect the social life in urban-rural districts. His fields of work and interest are; architectural photography, street photography, documentary photography, travel photography, stage performances photography, conceptual photography and underwater photography.
Photography & Videography Contest Awards
2021 London Photo Festival "Architecture" Public Vote Winner "Requiem"
12th Florence Biennale Italy “Lorenzo il Magnifico” 2nd Award for Photography
More than 250 Awards & Acceptances in FIAP&PSA&GPU&GAP Patronage International Photography Contests
Nearly 1000 Awards in Various International Photography Contests and in International Photography Groups
Kelebek Newspaper "2001: A Space Odyssey" Film Review Competition 1st Award
Exhibitions & Biennials & Photo Festivals
04.2017 “WSIS FORUM 2017” United Nations ITU Building Gallery Geneva/Switzerland
09.2017 15th Istanbul Biennial Parallel Photography Exhibition: “One Heart One Soul: A Neighbour” Museum of 500th Year Gallery Istanbul/Turkey
12.2017 “Reflections From Fototrak's Light” Photography Exhibition/Corlu State Hospital Art Gallery Tekirdag/Turkey
02.2018 “One Heart One Soul: A Neighbour” Photography Exhibition/Edirne Synagogue Cultural Center Edirne/Turkey
07.2018 “The 6th Antiparos International Photo Festival” Castro/Antiparos/Greece
09.2018 “Synopsis Group Art Exhibition” Antiart Gallery Antiparos/Greece
10.2018 “Artrospektif Photography Project Exhibition” Ziraatbank Art Gallery Istanbul/Turkey
10.2018 “Miraculous Reflections” A SoArt Project Collective Art Exhibition – Historical Kethuda Hammam Cultural Center/Ortakoy/Istanbul
12.2018 “Artrospektif Photography Project Exhibition” CKM Caddebostan Cultural Center Istanbul/Turkey
03.2019 “Magnificent Spice Bazaar” Collective Photography Exhibition/Yunus Emre Institute London/UK
03.2019 “Timeless Istanbul” A SoArt Collective Art Exhibition/Hunkar Palace/Istanbul/Turkey
03.2019 “Istanbul, a World of Culture” Collective Photography Exhibition/The London Islamic Cultural Centre/London/UK
04.2019 ANAFOD Association “6th Year” Group Photography Exhibition/Turkan Saylan Cultural Center/Istanbul/Turkey
05.2019 COFSAT “Connections” Group Photography Exhibition/IFSAK Istanbul Photography and Cinema Society/Turkey
07.2019 Bursa Nilufer Municipality Photography Festival/Bursa/Turkey
07.2019 3rd Photosphere International Photography Festival/Paros/Greece
07-08.2019 3rd Photosphere International Photography Festival/Patmos/Greece
09.2019 IFSAK 60th Year Season Opening Members Group Photography Exhibition/Istanbul/Turkey
10.2019 12th Florence Biennale 2019 – International Biennial of Contemporary Art
11.2019 RE-TOUCH Collective Art Exhibition - Nis Art Gallery/Istanbul/Turkey
11.2019 "Miraculous Reflections" A SoArt Project Collective Art Exhibition - Taksim Cumhuriyet Art Gallery/Istanbul/Turkey
01.2020 "Istanbul Art Exhibition" Berlin Forum Factory/Germany
03.2020 COFSAT "Hidden" Photography Group Exhibition/IFSAK Istanbul Photography & Cinema Society/Turkey
09-10.2020 16th International Triennial Exhibition “Theatre in the Photographic Art” Novi
Sad/Serbia
10-11.2020 "Splendid II" Collective Art Exhibition - Gallery Next/Istanbul/Turkey
11.2020 "Cosmic Motion Revealed" International Art Exhibition/Boris Georgiev City Gallery/
Varna/Bulgaria
12.2020 International Paper Works Exhibition "COINCIDENCE" Tadzio Gallery/Kyiv/Ukraine
03.2021 IFSAK Conceptual Photography Project Group Online Exhibition "TRACE" Istanbul/Turkey
04.2021 International Group Exhibition "YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW" Gallery Georgi Baev
Burgas/Bulgaria
05.2021 London Photo Festival 2021 "ARCHITECTURE" Marble Hill House/London/UK
05.2021 International Group Paper Works Exhibition "REVIVAL" Tadzio Gallery/Kyiv/Ukraine
08.2021 MYNDOS II Group Exhibition Myndos Hotel/Gumusluk/Bodrum/Turkey
08-11.2021 "SEPHARAD" Traces of a Muticultural Heritage Art Exhibition
Yunus Emre Institute/Amsterdam/Netherlands
09.2021 FOTOSEK 11th Year Black & White Photographs/IFSAK/Istanbul/Turkey
09.2021 "CONVIVIO" International Photography Exhibition/Ex Filanda di Modigliana/Italy
09.2021 SEPTEMBER Group Art Exhibition/Atölye 76/Bodrum/Turkey
10.2021 16th ci contemporary istanbul International Modern Art Fair/Istanbul/Turkey
10.2021 13th Florence Biennale / Art & Design - Florence/Italy
10.2021 "CONSPICUOUS INTERACTIONS" International Group Exhibition/National Academy of
Fine Arts and Architecture/Kyiv/Ukraine
11.2021 Istanbul Gallery Week "Mind the Gap!" Galeri Binyıl/Istanbul/Turkey
11.2021 ART_THESSALONIKI International Contemporary Art Fair/Thessaloniki/Greece
01.2022 "GEOMETRY & HUMAN" Photography Exhibition/IFSAK/Istanbul/Turkey
02.2022 "ARTISTIC CONTEXTS" Artforum Gallery International Group Exhibition/
Thessaloniki/Greece
Upcoming Exhibitions & Photo Festivals & Biennials
03.2022 Ankara Art Fair/Ankara/Turkey
Photobooks & Albums
One Heart One Soul: A Neighbour - The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews & 15th Istanbul Biennial Neighbour Event 2017
Bountiful Empire & Magnificent Spice Bazaar 2019 Yunus Emre Instıtute London
3rd Photosphere International Open Air Photography Festival 2019
6th Queensland International Digital Circuit 2019
ARS ET INGENIUM 12th Florence Biennale 2019
16th International Triennial Exhibition "Theatre in the Photographic Art" 2020
"TOGETHER" IFSAK 61th Season Opening Photobook 2020
FOTOSEK Colour Photography Album 2020
"Istanbul by Poems" 2021 IFSAK Publications
"SEPHARAD" Traces of a Muticultural Heritage Art Exhibition Photobook
FOTOSEK 11th Year Black & White Photobook 2021
ETERNAL FEMININE ETERNAL CHANGE 13th Florence Biennale
Photography Magazines
PHOTOLINE Magazine December 2021/January 2022
Private & Gallery Collections
“Futuristic” Elise P. Knapp/Art Lover/London/United Kingdom
“Lines & Living Beings” A series of 9/Anti Art Gallery/Antiparos/Greece
“Seeking for a Miracle” Kemal Gulman/Businessman & Art Collector/Istanbul/Turkey
“Rocky Spirit” Gul & Umit Yalcin/Turkish Ambassador/London/UK
“Dome of the Rock” Mehmet Karakus/YEE Gallery Director/London/UK
“Magic Sphere” Turkish Embassy/London/UK
“Spicy Life” Yunus Emre Institute London/UK
“Just the Two of Us” Laurence Paul & Ralph Kandioti/Art Collectors/London/UK
“Goddess Anahit” Mehmet Ongen/Businessman & Art Collector/Istanbul/Turkey
"Footsteps of the Sun" Can Guzey/Interior Architect/Istanbul/Turkey
"Waterjoy" Rozet Basoglu Aroyo/Art Lover/Istanbul/Turkey
"Freedom" & "Matrix" THE STAY Hotels/Art Collectors/Istanbul&Alacati/Turkey