Street photographer from Istanbul who has been documenting streets and daily life in different places around the world. I have worked in Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, France, Cape Town, Nepal, but most importantly in Japan, and many more places around Turkey and İstanbul.
Photographer
Hi, my name is Mine (pronounced as Me-Neh)
I am a street photographer from Istanbul and travel as much as possible. Although I have a Master of Science in Chemistry and I worked as a patent attorney for 11 years, I quit my daily job in May 2018 to pursue my passion in photography. It was my biggest hobby and dream along with traveling, and now it became something more.
As a street photographer, I prefer to hunt the moments of the daily life. I tend to picture these sequences as cinematic scenes in my mind. Since we do not live in a black and white world, I prefer shooting with colors as I see it.
I am a Fujifilm user since 2013 and since 2018 I have been using Fuji-XH1.
I have participated in many exhibitions so far and now my aim is to open my first solo exhibition and even publish a photography book to share the beauty I see within people and their daily lives with the world.
My specialities are
Product photography in streets
Nature Photography
Street Portrait
Street photography
Published
2021 March- Fujilove Magazine Issue 60- A whole page about a photograph of mine
2020 December– the book called “Devletin Haysiyeti“, the Turkish translation of the Japanese book Kokka no Hinkaku by Fujiwara Masahiko – 5 Photos
2020 February – Fuji X Passion Virtual Photography Magazine Issue 44- An article that I wrote about Fuji-XH1 and street photography
2019 January – Turkish Journal Hurriyet – An interview with me about my travels and my passion of photography https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/seyahat/galeri-yeni-ulkeler-degil-yeni-yuzler-kesfediyor-41072532
Exhibitions
2022 December– “Behind the Veil” collection exhibited in Monolith Gallery- Robles Hall
2020 June- Barcelona, SPAIN – “Storytelling” Exhibition at Valid World Hall Gallery – Printed
2020 June – Barcelona, SPAIN – “Street Photography” Exhibition at Valid World Hall Gallery – Digital
2020 February- Lisbon, PORTUGAL – “Photographer of the year 2019” Exhibition at Espaço Espelho D’agua – Digital
2019 November – Barcelona, SPAIN – “People in the city” Exhibition at Valid World Hall Gallery – Digital
2019 September – Ljubljana, SLOVENIA – “Solo” Exhibition at Ravnikar Gallery -Digital
2019 February – The Hage, NETHERLANDS – “My Favorite Shots” Exhibition at Xpozer’s New Gallery – Digital
2018 June – Istanbul, TURKEY – Exhibition in line with Geleceğe Gülümse Social Responsibility Project at Ziraat Bankası Sanat Galerisi Project- Printed
2017 October – Essen, GERMANY – “Telling a story” Exhibition- at C.A.R Innovative Art Fair- Digital
2017 June Berlin, GERMANY – “Emotional Photography” Exhibition at Blue Art Gallery supporting “Pass the crayon” project for supporting refugee children – Digital
2017 January – Berlin, GERMANY – “People in the
city” Exhibition at Blue Art Gallery- Digital
2016 April – Sant Just Desvern, SPAIN – Finalist at the Open Color category in the IX International Photography Contest
2016 April – Istanbul, TURKEY – “Galata Tower” Exhibition at CKM Sergi Salonu- Printed
2016 March – Thessaloniki, GREECE – “Made by Artist” Exhibition at Thessaloniki Yeni Mosque Museum- Printed
2015 February – Thessaloniki, GREECE – “Beauties of Aegea” Exhibition at Thessaloniki – Printed
MINE MANAP TUREL 