I am a Turkish-born artist and scientist living in Miami Beach, Florida. My journey began with a move to Denmark at the age of 27 to pursue a Ph.D. in physics, which marked the start of a diverse academic career spanning Denmark, Germany, and the USA. It was in Denmark where I met his husband, Jesper, to whom I have been married since 2019.
My passion for visual arts has always been a central part of my identity. As a young man, I expressed my creativity through painting before transitioning to photography, which has become my primary artistic outlet. My work in black-and-white and color photography is influenced by minimalism, abstraction, and street photography, drawing inspiration from masters such as Vivian Maier, Imogen Cunningham, Fan Ho, Helen Levitt, Saul Leiter, Robert Blomfieldf, and Henri Cartier-Bresson
My personal life has been marked by both triumph and adversity. As an openly gay man, I have faced discrimination, including a violent attack in Turkey where I was stabbed for my sexuality. Despite these challenges, I have remained resilient, channeling my experiences into my art, reflecting my philosophy of objectivity, exploration of truth and clarity.
My photography is a reflection of objectivism, where the focus is on capturing reality as it is—unfiltered, raw, and precise. I strive to create images that embody clarity of vision. Through black-and-white and color photography, I explore genres such as minimalism, abstraction, architecture, and street photography. I use techniques like intentional camera movement and long exposure to capture the essence of fleeting moments as well as capturing the moment as is.
For me, photography is an artistic as well as an intellectual craft, one that requires mastery over technique, awareness of the environment, sense of emotion, and a deep understanding of the subject. In my work, I seek to strip away distractions and capture the pure form and structure of a scene. By focusing on light, shadow, and geometry, I reveal the underlying order and harmony in the world around us.
My objective is to take photographs that reflects what we see every day around us, but do not recognize the play between the light and shadow, geometric shapes, or an innocent smile on a face. Through intentionality in composition and technique, I strive to convey the beauty of simplicity, the elegance of abstraction, and the truth found in everyday moments.
I believe that art is a reflection of the artist’s mind, and my photography is a testament to the ability of my observation, reason, and creative expression.