PHOTO ARTIST

KENAN KAHRAMAN

I was born in 1983 in Istanbul. In 2013 I started to participate the street photography with trips in the local and out of town as an amateur. After about 2 years of training I developed the art of photography by taking the following courses, as well as researching and observing trainings;

November 2015-May 2016 Digital Photography Education, Ministry of Education for Vocational courses in Istanbul, Turkey.

August 2016-January 2017 Artistic Photography and Photoshop Training, Art-İstannbul Photography Academy, Karaköy, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey.

2018 associate degree program, Photography and cameraman department, Anadolu University Open Education Faculty, Turkey.

I had my own portfolio with beginning of stock photography in the US in its origin website ''Shutterstock'' under the title of ''Turkey Photo'' in July of 2015 until December of 2018 which consist 11.000 photographes. My photos were used by domestic and foreign travel, culture and life, social media and news sites, blogs, posters and magazines for promotional purposes. (Turkey Photo).

Since 2016 until now, I have awarded various national and international photography competitions from many countries (UK, Dubai, USA, Spain, Montenegro, Russia, Singapore, Finland, Serbia). 

From December 2017 to December 2018, my various photographs have been broadcasted in international broadcasting "Dodofilm" and "TV Art" television channels.

From September 2018 to December 2018, my photographs were published in the famous Bulgarian newspaper '24 часа' (casa) and were impressed by others.

Currently I am working on the Sveti Stefan, Iron Church photography project which started in November 2018 and will be completed in April 2019. My photographs will be exhibited in Istanbul Iron Church and then in Sofia, Varna and Plovdiv cities in Bulgaria.

Organizations I am a Member of,

•  FIAP (The International Federation of Phographic Art)
•  TFSF (Turkey Photographic Arts Federation)
•  EFOD (Edirne Photography Art Association)

International Photo Competition Awards

• Monovision Photography Awards, 2018, Street Photography Category 2nd Prize, England
• HIPA 2017-2018 The Moment, Black and White Category Final, Dubai
• Brooklyn 2017, Music Category 1 Master of Light Diploma, 6 Exhibitions, USA
• Korykos 2017 International Photography Exhibition, 3 Exhibitions, Turkey
• MOF 2017 "Ibrahim Zaman" 6th International Photography Contest , 1 IAAP Bronze Medal, 1 Club Diploma, 2 Exhibitions, Turkey
• IPA 2017, Professional-Sport and Field Sports Categories, 2 Honorable Mentions, USA
• VIII International Photography Contest Sant Just Desvern, 3 Exhibitions, Spain
• 1st Internationl Photo Circuit 2017, 11 Exhibitions, 2 Pam Honorable Mentions, Montenegro
• Beautiful Life Salon 2017, 2 Exhibitions, Russia
• 24th SCPS International Salon 2017, 4 Exhibitions, Singapore
• 1st International Digital Exhibition Vision 2017, 4 Exhibitions, Finland
• 1st Merkam International Photography Contest 1 'Woman in Life", 1 Bronze Medal, Turkey
• 1st International Contest Unlimited Photo 2017, 7 Exhibitions, Serbia
• Defsad “Forum Çamlık” 1st International Photography Exhibition, 2 Exhibitions, Turkey
• Izmir Goztepe Rotary Club - IFOD 3rd International Photography Competition, 1 Exhibition, Turkey
• GFSD 2th International "Migration" Specifications on Photo Contest, 1 Fiap Mention, Turkey
• UFSD 5th International Photography Competition, 2 Exhibitions, Turkey

National Photo Competition Awards

• Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality 5th National 'Morning in İstanbul' Photo Contest, 1 Mention 
• World Ethnosport Confederation and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Cultural Festival Photo Contest, 1 Exhibition
• Izmir 8 March Women's Day Photography Contest, 1 Exhibition
• Colorsky Photo Contest, Best Colorful Runners Category, 1st Prize
• Zeytinburnu Municipality 6th National Photo Contest, 1 Exhibition