The 15th Bursa International Photography Festival (FotoFest), organized in collaboration with Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, Bursa City Council, and BUFSAD, will bring together images representing political, social, cultural, and personal fragility in Turkey and around the world under the theme “Time of Rupture” from ...
On July 10th, as part of the NUIT DE LA ROQUETTE 2025 event, we’re gathering at 3 rue de l’Observatoire, Arles. As part of the Contemporary Turkish Photography organization, i will have two presentations. The first will focus on the launch of my newly published book titled ‘’Bana bir hikaye anlat / Tell Me a ...
American pop culture which has become all pervasive puts forward the principle of short-lived entertainment and immediate consumption instead of stable and sustainable values and hard earned, meaningful goals. Instead of deliberating on concepts or objects, people of the masses who embrace this culture tend to take ...
We are together with all friends from ‘Ortaköylü Sanatçılar’ for a group exhibition. The exhibition will take place in Ortaköy Kültür Merkezi between the 1st and 17th of March 2024. You are all invited…….Ortaköylü sanatçıları buluşturan ”Arada Bir-Bir Arada 4, Yine Yenilenerek” sergisi 1 Mart’ta Ortaköy ...
We are together with all friends Alex Timmermans, Youngho Kang and Can Sarıçoban for a group exhibition. ”All about photography” will take place in Gama Gallery between February 16th and March 17th….. Eski dostlar Alex Timmermans, Youngho Kang ve Can Sarıçoban ile bir grup sergisinde buluştuk. ”All ...
I had a talk with Laura Pitel from Financial Times about my book Lokanta. The title of the article published about our talk on 4th of March, is ‘Ditch the kebab – there is still time for a proper Turkish lunch’………Financial Times gazetesinden Laura Pitel ile Lokanta kitabım hakkında ...
‘Artweeks Art Festival’ will take place in Akaretler between 3-22 september 2019. I’ll be present in this multidisciplinary event with my photographs from the series Dark White World. Please visit Gama Gallery booths 29-31….. Artweeks Sanat Festivali 3-22 Eylül 2019 tarihlerinde Akaretler Sıraevler’de kapılarını ...
I’ll be participating to a talk within ‘Gama Art Talks’ powered by McArt.ist initiative. Held on May 16th, at 19.00, Gama Gallery Maslak, the talk is titled ‘Creative Industries&Contemporary Art’. You are all invited….. McArt.ist initiative tarafından organize edilen ‘Gama Art Talks’ etkinliği çerçevesinde bir söyleşim ...
Set to open at Gama Gallery on May 11th, the exhibition will remain open until June 1st. Here are a few lines from the introductory text: “Dark White World is a title inspired by the world which was depicted by José Saramago in his novel ‘Blindness’. We believe that blind people see the world as ...
‘Tanrıçalar Geçidi’ Art Festival will take place in ‘Arthill Ender Güzey Museum’ between september 7th and october 31st. I’ll be present in this multidisciplinary event (music, dance, performance, painting, sculpture, photography, landart, movie) with my photographs from the series ...
I am invited to ”Art Summer 2018”, a group exhibiton organized by Art Galerim, open to visit from 15/6 to 15/9. There will be five works of mine….. Art Galerim tarafından düzenlenen ”Art Summer 2018” sergisine davet aldım. 15 Haziran – 15 Eylül tarihleri arasında açık olacak sergide beş ...
My project Dilemma will be shown in ”Arles Voies-Off Festival” starting the 2nd of July. Dilemma is one of the selected projects amongst 2.124 applications from 78 countries….. Dilemma projem 2 Temmuz’da başlayan ”Arles Voies-Off Festival” inde yer alacak. Dilemma 78 farklı ülkeden gelen ...
4.International İzmir Photo Days will be open on 3rd of May and can be visited until May 20. I will be one of the panel speakers and will be in İzmir between 3-6 of May. Hoping to see you at the panel titled ‘Discovery of the World and Photography’ on Saturday May 5….. Bu yıl ...
My individual exhibition Dilemma which ended on March 19, attracted the interest of a dense audience and had a large press coverage during the exhibition time. Some of the Press that carried my exhibition to their pages are: istanbul artnews, artfulliving, competence photo, milliyet newspaper, cumhuriyet newspaper, hello, ...
Set to open at Gama Gallery on February 15th, the exhibition will remain open until March 19th. Here are a few lines from the introductory text: “The viewer of the diptychs of Dilemma first observes two images individually. He then looks both images together; leading him to reach a third level of reading, which ...
I’ll be conducting a talk within ‘Modül İstanbul Art Festival’. Held on December 3rd, at 14.00, at Maslak42, the talk is titled ‘From document to artwork, the short story of photography’. You are all invited….. ‘Modül İstanbul Art Festival’ çerçevesinde bir fotoğraf söyleşim ...
On October 15th, Mehmet Yalçın published a delightful article on T24, titled “My restaurant is 50 years old”. One of the invaluable writers of my book, Lokanta, Yalçın celebrates in his article the 50th anniversary of Şahin Restaurant, which I had also worked on in my book. The article, featuring photographs ...
Sevin Okyay invited me to her programme, Köşe Bucak on NTV Radio, where we talked about Fotoİstanbul as well as the world of photography. If you’d like to listen to it, you access from the following link: http://www.ntvradyo.com.tr/Programlar/16688/om2n99uy/kose-bucak….. Sevin Okyay NTV Radyo’da yaptığı ...
TRT World broadcast a programme, featuring images from Fotoİstanbul and concluding with an interview with me. Titled Showcase, the programme can be accessed from the following link
Having opened with a crowded launch in the evening of September 30th, Fotoİstanbul 2017 will continue until the evening of October 22th. With the participating art galleries, 61 exhibitions have gone on view….. 30 Eylül akşamı kalabalık bir partiyle açılışını yaptığımız Fotoistanbul 2017, 22 Ekim akşamına kadar devam ...
Yes, we have completed the third edition of Fotoİstanbul with widespread participation. Fotoİstanbul, in which we have managed various innovations, has distinguished itself this year with its globalised structure. Alongside working with seven curators from across the world, this year also saw us going to collaborations with ...
Our interview with Joshua Bruce Allen is published on The İstanbul Guide dated 29th of July under the title “İstanbul’s lokanta culture through history”. Greatly featuring the restaurants I had photographed, the article also features pleasant references to the restaurant culture in our country….. ...
Opening its doors to its enthusiasts for the 25th time, Voies Off Festival will be held in Arles between July 4th-9th. I am invited to the Portfolio Centre to review photographers from around world submitting their works….. Fotoğraf severlere 25.ci kez kapılarını açan Voies Off festivali bu yıl 4-9 Temmuz tarihleri ...
In the evening of April 26th, I made a presentation titled ‘A Successful Photography Project’ at Bodrum Photographic Arts Association. It was a pleasant talk with a wealth of participants for an hour and a half. At the end of the talk, fish&raki with Bodfad managers….. Bodrum Fotoğraf Sanatı ...
I am invited as a jury member at Medphoto Festival on “Mediterranean Photography”, which is set to open its doors on June 9th. I’ll be in Greece between June 9th-13th and we’ll be examining all submissions to designate the winner. Afterwards, we’ll party….. 9 Haziran tarihinde kapılarını ...
The art formation of the artists of Ortaköy, in which I’m also participating, is opening its third exhibition on March 17th. Hosted at Afife Jale Gallery, the exhibition is titled “Differences, Similiarities” and is on until March 27th….. Benim de içinde yer aldığım Ortaköylü Sanatçılar oluşumu ...
I am this month’s guest at “Q&A with Masters”, organised by Photoplay TV. Hosted at Sony Centre, I’ll be presenting a talk titled “How to Prepare a Photography Project?”, followed by questions and answers….. Photoplay TV’nin düzenlediği ”Ustalarla soru cevap” ...
In the February 2016 issue of TimeOut, there appeared an interview on my book Lokanta. Onur Aymete selected four photographs for this feature and requested that I convey my feelings during the shootings. This was a first for me and I was pleased when I saw them in print….. TimeOut dergisinin Şubat 2016 sayısında, ...
Radikal Kitap published on 22.1.2016 an interview on my book Lokanta, conducted by Banu Aktan. Its title is “Character of the Lokanta Lies Within the Waiter”, which I have found quite pleasant….. Radikal Kitap’ın 22/01/2016 tarihli sayısında Banu Aktan’ın benimle yaptığı ‘Lokanta’ ...
I was invited to Ayşe Korkmaz’s “Districts and Aspects”. Broadcast on TRT HD TV on 15.1.2016, the programme featured our conversation on Ortaköy and my book ‘Lost Neighbourhood, with the shots taken at the wharf in the same district….. Ayşe Korkmaz’ın hazırladığı ‘semtler ve ...
On its issue, dated 4.1.2016, Daily Sabah published an interview on my book Lokanta by Damla Karayerli. Its title was ‘Tradesmen’s Restaurant: A Classic Spin on the Turkish Culinary Scene’….. Daily Sabah 4/1/2016 tarihli sayısında Damla Karayerli’nin Lokanta kitabım ile ilgili yaptığı röportajı ...
I was invited to the programme, ‘The Right Time’ by producer Aybeniz Uçan. Broadcast live on 7.1.2016, at 15.30 on Radio 1, the programme features conversations on photography in general and my book, Lokanta in particular….. Aybeniz Uçan, yapımcılığını üstlendiği ‘Tam Zamanı’ isimli radyo ...
Gültekin Çizgen reviewed my book, Lokanta in the 124th issue of Fotoğraf magazine, under his column. Featuring ten of my photographs from the book, the article was titled ‘The Lokanda Album by Rıza Erdeğirmenci’….. Gültekin Çizgen ‘Lokanta’ kitabımı Fotoğraf Dergisi sayı 124’de Görüş ...
Merih Akoğul reviewed my book in the 124th issue of Fotoğraf magazine under the title ‘Being at the Lokanta’….. Merih Akoğul Lokanta kitabımı, ‘Lokantada olmak’ başlıklı yazısıyla, Fotoğraf Dergisi sayı 124’de değerlendirdi.
My book ‘Lokanta’ is featured in Photoline magazine in an article titled “Photo Album: Lokanta vs Fast Food” by Nihat Karadağ. The article, published in the issue, dated December 2015, also consists of five photographs from my book….. Lokanta kitabım, Nihat Karadağ imzalı ”Fotoğraf ...
My book, Lokanta, is featured in Habertürk newspaper under “Lokanta from master journalists and authors”, on 14.12.2015….. Lokanta kitabım Habertürk’ün 14/12/2015 tarihli sayısında ‘Usta gazeteci ve yazarlardan Lokanta kitabı’ başlığı altında haber oldu.
Damla Kayayerli’s article, titled “Lokanta Doesn’t Use Credit Cards, Doesn’t Open Branchs” is published on 6/12/2015, featuring photographs from my book….. Damla Kayayerli ‘Lokantacı kredi kartı kullanmaz, şube açmaz’ başlıklı yazısını, 6/12/2015 tarihinde kitabımdan ...
We’ve conducted a pleasant interview at a Lokanta featured in my book with Ezgi Atabilen from Cumhuriyet newspaper. This is published on 15.11.2015, under the title ‘Never Alone in a Lokanta’….. Cumhuriyet Gazetesi’nden Ezgi Atabilen ile bir esnaf lokantasında güzel bir sohbet yaptık. Bu sohbet ...
Müge Akgün reviewed my book, Lokanta under the title “Local Restaurants Where Friendship Run Through” on the issue, dated 20.11.2015….. Müge Akgün Lokanta kitabımı, ‘İçinden dostluk geçen esnaf lokantaları’ başlıklı 20/11/15 tarihli yazısında değerlendirdi.
In the issue, dated 8.11.2015, Mehmet Yalçın reviewed my book Lokanta, under the title “Local Restaurants with Gorgeous Photographs”….. Mehmet Yalçın 8/11/15 tarihli yazısında Lokanta kitabımı ‘Müthiş Fotoğraflarla Halk Lokantaları’ başlığı altında tanıttı.
Sayım Çınar’s interview on my book, Lokanta, is published on November 6th with the title “Lokantas Belong to Us All, Let’s Support Them”. The interview that started at the office was concluded, with the participation of Esra Zarakol, at a local lokanta….. Sayım Çınar’ın Lokanta kitabım ...
Akşam newspaper, on its Sunday supplement dated November 8th, featured a full-page piece on my book, Lokanta….. 8 Kasım tarihli Akşam gazetesinin pazar ekinde Lokanta kitabım ile ilgili fotoğraflı bir haber yer aldı.
On the issue dated October 8th, Yeni Şafak newspaper published an interview with images on my book, Lokanta. Featuring ten photographs, the piece was titled “Lokanta is our, it’s economic, it’s clean”….. Yeni Şafak gazetesinin 8 Kasım tarihli sayısında, Lokanta kitabım ile ilgili tam sayfa bir ...
In GezginFoto magazine, dated October 2015, an interview titled ‘We Pursue That Which Is Not Ours’ is published where we talked about Fotoİstanbul, photography and my new projects….. GezginFoto dergisinin 2015/10 sayısında ‘Kendimiz Olmayanın Peşindeyiz’ başlıklı söyleşim yayımlandı. ...
On CNN Türk, dated 26.10.2015, there is an article about my book titled “After this book, you’ll want to visit a restaurant”. Featured in the section for culture and arts, six photographs from my book spanned across five pages….. CNN Türk sitesinde 26/10/2015 tarihinde yayımlanan yazının başlığı ...
Aksiyon magazine, in its issue dated October 26th, featured a six-page photo reportage of my book, Lokanta….. Aksiyon dergisinin 26 Ekim tarihli sayısında, ‘Lokanta’ projemle ilgili altı sayfalık bir foto röportaj yayımlandı.
On the programme, Culture and Arts on Agenda, broadcast on October17th on TRT TV, we conversed about my photographic works and new projects….. 17 Ekim tarihinde TRT Türk kanalında yayımlanan ‘Gündem Kültür Sanat” programında, fotoğraf çalışmalarım ve yeni projelerim hakkında sohbet ettik.
Titled “Lost Neighbourhood of the Seven Hills”, the interview was published on October 16th in Habertürk by Aslı Öztürk, with photographs from my book….. 16 Ekim 2015 tarihinde Habertürk gazetesinde yayımlanan ‘Yeditepenin Kaybolan Mahallesi Ortaköy’ başlıklı röportaj, Aslı Öztürk ile ...
”As a photographer, I wanted to put to record the inner world of the ‘traditional Turkish restaurant called Lokanta’, which keep fighting the assault of chain franchises, “fast food” culture, populism, individuation, and the obsession with luxury consumption. As their numbers dwindle these days, I ...
Fotoİstanbul the international photography festival, that i am the executive director, opened its doors for the second time and will remain on till 8th of November. Forty-seven exhibitions also featuring works of those such as Koudelka, Anders Petersen, Stanley Greene, Atta Kim, Robert Frank and Ara Güler will be meeting ...