Sevil Alkan (1979) is a self-educated photographer and an architect. She graduated from Middle East Technical University in 2004 and received her master degree in Urban Studies at Bauhaus University, Weimar in 2007. She currently lives and works in İstanbul.
Her photographic approach is to unveil the complexity of everyday scenes and arouse the emotions through the images she created.
She supports the collective creation. She is one of founder of H-artcollective, Turkey based photography group. Her works have been exhibited in various institutions like Akbank Gallery, Porec Museum and Russian Museum of Photography. She was featured in several magazines and publications.
She is the Autor of the book “Urban Animal”.
Awards;
LensCulture Street Photography Awards, 1st Place, Series, 2019
DotArt Urban 2018 Photo Awards, Honorable Mention, Porec Museum Exhibition Award, 2018
Monovisions Photography Awards, Street Series of the Year, 1st Place, 2018
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Self-published