COVID lockdown Istanbul NYTimes
Photo essay for an article about the lockdown in Istanbul, Turkey not applying to tourists visiting the city.
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Portrait Photographer
- Landscape Photographer
İstanbul, Türkiye
$400 - $1500 / Day
I'm a British freelance photojournalist, based in Istanbul, Turkey. My personal work often focuses on themes of identity, migration, social and political actions, and the ramifications of those for individuals. I regularly cover stories about how identity shapes lives in challenging and unexpected ways, particularly within sexual and ethnic minority groups. Regularly working covering feature stories, and portrait assignments in Turkey, the Balkans, and the Middle East, for a range of international newspapers, magazines, and online news media. My long-term project Kütmaan (started in 2010) tells the stories of LGBTI asylum seekers, refugees, and IDPs in and from the Middle East, forced to flee their countries and lives for reasons connected with their sexuality and/or gender identity. This work led to my latest ongoing body of personal work called Gayropa - a visual documentation on queer migration to Europe. Based in Istanbul, Turkey since early 2012, but traveling often. Began my career freelancing across South/Central Asia 2005-2010.
Photo essay for an article about the lockdown in Istanbul, Turkey not applying to tourists visiting the city.
GAYROPA - a Pulitzer Center and National Geographic Society funded project about LGBT+ migration and asylum in Europe
My portfolio website - an overview of recent work
Feature article with accompanying photography for the Independent newspaper's Sunday magazine, The New Review
An editorial shoot for NYTimes in Turkey, about the affect of the pandemic on the cruise ship industry.
The halal tourism industry in Turkey is a booming industry, catering for observant muslims.
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