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Ezgi Karaköse
Photographer
Ezgi Karaköse is a Turkish photographer based in Istanbul. She started her photography career during her college years, and in 2015 she participated in a program called Galata Fotoğrafhanesi Documentary Photography where she attributed a spiritual meaning to her journey of photography. Afterwards, she improved herself by attending masterclasses of various photographers. She continues her work both individually and in collective projects.
Since her childhood, she has been interested in literature and philosophy seeing them as a source of inspiration for photography. She develops her work with the motivation of establishing a new reality closer to her dreams, interpreting her sentiments into tangible aspects, and adding some poetry to everyday life. To reflect a sense of timelessness, she prefers b&w aesthetics in her photographs.
Ezgi Karaköse
Photographer
Ezgi Karaköse is a Turkish photographer based in Istanbul. She started her photography career during her college years, and in 2015 she participated in a program called Galata Fotoğrafhanesi Documentary Photography where she attributed a spiritual meaning to her journey of photography. Afterwards, she improved herself by attending masterclasses of various photographers. She continues her work both individually and in collective projects.
Since her childhood, she has been interested in literature and philosophy seeing them as a source of inspiration for photography. She develops her work with the motivation of establishing a new reality closer to her dreams, interpreting her sentiments into tangible aspects, and adding some poetry to everyday life. To reflect a sense of timelessness, she prefers b&w aesthetics in her photographs.
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