I was born in Ankara in 1963. All my education and professional life, except for occasional small trips, have been spent in Ankara, where I still reside.
Actually, I cannot directly associate myself with photography. However, on the other hand, I find my profession as a civil engineer beneficial, as it provides me with an escape from technical matters and allows me to create photographs where everything settles into a geometric order and harmony, even if it's sometimes monotonous.
My first encounter with photography, aside from family snapshots, was in 2003 when I attended a course at the Ankara Photographers' Association (AFSAD). After that, I tried to develop my hobby by taking various classes and courses at different associations and workshops, and I'm still doing so.
List of Shows
Solo Exhibitions
Poland - first exhibited in Polish Embassy in Ankara. Then; in İzmir, Konya and Manisa (all in Turkey).
Shipyard - exhibited in Bodrum, Turkey.
Berlin im Detail - steady (continuous) exhibition in German Embassy in Ankara.
Porto - exhibited in Photography Museum in Balıkesir, Turkey.
Daffodil - exhibited in Kaunas Photography Gallery in Kaunas, Lithuania link and in Ka in Ankara, Turkey. link
Group Exhibitions (from first to last)
Various galleries composite photographs exhibited in Ankara, Istanbul, Salzburg (Austria), Sopron (Hungary) and Xanthi (Greece)
Next Gallery - Unique Plural 3, Piacenza (Italy)
Artifact Gallery - Virtual (by slide and video) exhibition, New York (U.S.A.)
Fiebre Fest - Photobook Market, November 13-15 2020 link
Koridor Galeri - Nursabah – Cengiz Akduman Collection steady exhibition, December 2023 link
Education
1985 - 1988 Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Master’s in Civil Engineering
Structural Mechanics Department
1980 – 1985 Middle East Technical University, Ankara
B.S. in Civil Engineering
1969 – 1980 T.E.D. Ankara College, Ankara
Primary and secondary school education
Photography Training
12/2003 – 06/2004 Primary education in three separate courses in AFSAD (Ankara Photographers’ Association)
10/2004 – 06/2005 Abstract Photography (Workshop in AFSAD)
05/2006 – 06/2006 Digital Photography (Course in AFSAD)
11/2008 – 02/2009 Composite Photography Technics (Workshop in AFSAD)
04/2010 – 05/2010 Graphic, Light and Colour in Photography (Seminar in AFSAD)
12/2015 – 05/2016 Street Photography (Course in AFSAD)
May/2017 On the Road by Nikos Economopoulos (Street Photography Workshop in İstanbul
Awards and Residencies
2020
Accepted at the ISSP Riga Residency 2020 Programme. Cancelled due to Covid-19.
2018
ISSP, Self Publish Riga 2018, Dummy Book Awards, first prize
Istanbul Photobook Festival 2018, FUAM Model Book Award, shortlist
FotoBookFestival Kassel, Dummy Book Award 2018, shortlist link
Selected Press and Publications
Books
Our Footsteps 1 - Oporto
ISBN 978-605-4621-83-5
Publisher : Bencekitap, Ankara, Turkey
Printed by : Ofset Yapımevi
Number of Copies : 500
Year : November 2014
Daffodil
ISBN 978-609-8099-31-7
Publisher : Kaunas Photography Gallery
Printed by : KOPA Printing House in Kaunas
Number of Copies : 500
Year : 2019
Salt Water
Publisher : Self Published
Printed by : PrintCenter
Number of Copies : 70
Year : 2021
Void
ISBN 978-605-8121-63-8
Publisher : Fil Books
Printed by : Ofset Yapımevi
Number of Copies : 50
Year : 2022
Print
Fotoğraf Magazine, Issue 120, 2015 Apr/Jun, Article by Merih Akoğul, link
PhotoWorld Magazine, Issue 46, 2015 May/June, Article by Gültekin Çizgen, link
Interview with Kopa Magazine, 2019, link
Interview with The Kitab Magazine, 2020, link
Foam Magazine, Issue 64, August 2023, Article by Demet Yıldız Dinçer, link
Kontrast Magazine, Issue 56, 2024 Winter, link
Radio, Live and Digital
Ka Space for Visual Culture & Artistic Thinking, Look What I’ve Brought You, April 12, 201019, link
Kontrast, Bir Sanatçı İki Soru, Interview with Gülser Günaydın, September 01, 2022, link
Ka x Assembly, Artist Talks and Book Launch, with Cemre Yeşil Gönenli under moderation of Oğuz Karakütük, November 12, 2022, link
Radyo Bilkent, Podcasts, Demarkaj, March 23, 2024, link
Contact
info@bahadiraksan.com
aksanbahadir@yahoo.com
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