More than 67 photographs will go on show in the capital’s Ataturk Cultural Centre between Tuesday, December 23 and Friday, January 2, as a finale to the 14th Annual State Photography Competition.
Images on show were all judged to be the best entries in the black-and-white, colour and nature categories of the competition, the results of which were announced this week.
A record 920 photographs were submitted for the competition from 76 photographers and this year saw the first Rauf Denktaș prize awarded to Arif Ișgüzar for his nature portrait Butterflies.
International award-winning photographer Mehmet Gökyiǧit won the Cultural Office special award for his black-and-white portrait entitled The Photographer and scored top points again in the same category with The Watchmender.
An honourable mention went to Ediz Tuncel for a black-and-white portrait entitled Hearth of Centuries.
National Geographic prize winner Hasan Baǧlar scooped the Nature award with his butterfly portrait Inversion while Mustafa Evirgen, who submitted seven pictures – the highest number of entries – won an honourable mention for his portrait Dewdrops.
Photographer and Özatay Photograph Competition organiser Buket Özatay took top award in the colour category for her portrait of a camel handler and his charge entitled Camel Love. Ahmet Daǧbașı received an honourable mention in the same category for his composition, 5.
By Anne Canalp
