Emin Özmen
Emin Özmen (born 1985)[1] is a Turkish photographer, photojournalist and film maker, and is a member of Magnum Photos.
Life and work
[edit]Özmen is based in Istanbul. His work focuses on refugees in Turkey and the wider Middle East, including Syria and Iraq.
In 2013 he founded a photography cooperative named Agence Le Journal, which is based in Istanbul.[2]
In 2017, he became a nominee member of Magnum Photos. Özmen became a full member in 2022.[3]
Awards
[edit]- 2014, Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents – Public Jury Photo Prize[4][5]
- 2014, World Press Photo Multimedia Contest – 1st prize[6]
- 2015, Magnum Photos Photographer Fund winner for 'Limbo' project[7]
Exhibitions
[edit]- 2013 Occupy Gezi, Netherlands, Amsterdam Mediamatic[8]
- 2017 Les Limbes, Turkey, French Institute Istanbul[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Emin Ozmen's Personal Site". Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "About | Agence Le Journal". www.agencelejournal.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Emin Özmen • Magnum Photos". Magnum Photos. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "The Public Prize (photo) sponsored by the Agence Française de Développement". Bayeux-Calvados. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Doucet, Lyse (15 October 2014). "Are we right to censor the brutality of war?". Retrieved 5 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Witnessing Gezi". World Press Photo. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Emin Özmen • Magnum Photos". Magnum Photos. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Premiere of Witnessing Gezi by Emin Özmen". Mediamatic. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Les Limbes – Emin Özmen |". www.ifturquie.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 February 2018.