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Photojournalism - NOMINEE: Paşa imrek
Kobane
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This project was attracted to syria in kobani city. With isis attacking the kobani, there was a great immigration and war. Thousands of people fled from that area. The war lasted for months. The coalition forces were saved from the isis with air support. But the city was ruined by a mass of ruins and rubble behind. Great deaths and sorrows were experienced.
About author:
Born in the Hilvan district of Urfa, he graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture and left the
Department of Sociology. Imrek, who has had no serious photography education, developed
himself in the field of photography on his own and began to produce creative photographs. He
was a founding member and director of various platforms and associations. İmrek’s
photography focuses on realistic and social issues. At the same time, he takes street photos
and snapshots with his analogue camera. He closely followed the Syrian war and the
accompanying migration wave. İmrek documented the drama of refugees in tent cities on the
Syrian border. He went to Syria and photographed the traces of the Kobane war. İmrek has
done photo presentations, interviews and screenings in many places. A member of the Red
Photography group, he continues his freelance photography.
İmrek held the “DEQ” exhibition at the Kurdish Institute of Paris in France in 2009, the
exhibition “MIGRANTS” at the Can Baste art house of Barcelona, Spain in 2014, the
exhibition “A DAMAGED SCHOOL IN KOBANİ” at the Barrobjectif Festival held in
Bourdeaux, France in 2015, and the “WAR AND MIGRATION” photography exhibition at
Somerset House in London, England. In addition, he has participated in dozens of joint
photography exhibitions at home and abroad.
İmrek's photographs were published in the National Geographic Magazine, İZ Magazine and
many other media publications.
In addition to receiving local awards, he was both shortlisted for the Professional Photography
Category in the Sony World photography competition in 2017, and a finalist in the Hamdan
bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography (HIPA) competition in
2022.
About author:
Born in the Hilvan district of Urfa, he graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture and left the
Department of Sociology. Imrek, who has had no serious photography education, developed
himself in the field of photography on his own and began to produce creative photographs. He
was a founding member and director of various platforms and associations. İmrek’s
photography focuses on realistic and social issues. At the same time, he takes street photos
and snapshots with his analogue camera. He closely followed the Syrian war and the
accompanying migration wave. İmrek documented the drama of refugees in tent cities on the
Syrian border. He went to Syria and photographed the traces of the Kobane war. İmrek has
done photo presentations, interviews and screenings in many places. A member of the Red
Photography group, he continues his freelance photography.
İmrek held the “DEQ” exhibition at the Kurdish Institute of Paris in France in 2009, the
exhibition “MIGRANTS” at the Can Baste art house of Barcelona, Spain in 2014, the
exhibition “A DAMAGED SCHOOL IN KOBANİ” at the Barrobjectif Festival held in
Bourdeaux, France in 2015, and the “WAR AND MIGRATION” photography exhibition at
Somerset House in London, England. In addition, he has participated in dozens of joint
photography exhibitions at home and abroad.
İmrek's photographs were published in the National Geographic Magazine, İZ Magazine and
many other media publications.
In addition to receiving local awards, he was both shortlisted for the Professional Photography
Category in the Sony World photography competition in 2017, and a finalist in the Hamdan
bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography (HIPA) competition in
2022.