My approach rejects heavy digital manipulation, preferring instead to reveal the “emotional truth” of a scene through masterful use of light, shadow, and color. Whether documenting the plight of the Rohingya or the quiet poetry of Istanbul’s streets, my lens seeks to preserve the dignity of his subjects. For me, photography is a confrontation space where the viewer is invited to look beyond the aesthetic surface and connect with the shared resilience of the human story.
Project Statement
Photography, for me, is not a tool to record the world as it is, but a process of reinterpreting it within the shared ground of humanity. My production is far from static; it is a living structure that progresses in tandem with my personal transformation.
I do not view the concept of ‘unaltered reality’ as a dogma in my work. However, my intervention is not to digitally distort reality, but rather to reveal the emotional truth of that moment through my choices of light, color, and composition. My visual language establishes an ‘epic intimacy’—sometimes focusing on a quiet gaze amidst the chaos of a refugee camp, other times on hope blossoming under difficult conditions. The sole compass determining my technical choices is the feeling I wish for the scene to evoke in myself and the viewer.
I aim to convey the ‘invisible’ emotion that lies beyond the visible. Therefore, my loyalty is not merely to the physical form of the scene, but to the human story and the dignity at its core.
My photographs are not just aesthetic surfaces for the viewer; they are encounter spaces where one can find their own internal questions. My goal is that when you look, you do not just see a ‘moment,’ but feel the shared destiny of being human behind it.
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