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Untitled Portraits.

Untitled Portraits — India

№ 01 — 2016–2019 · Varanasi & Pushkar, India

Untitled Portraits — India

Seventeen portraits made along the ghats of Varanasi and around the desert town of Pushkar — holy men, elders, and the people met between the river and the dust. Edition of 25.

17 photographsEdition of 25

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The Hardest Winter

№ 02 — 2015–2017 · Kars, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey

The Hardest Winter

Fifteen portraits from Kars and the high villages of eastern Anatolia, made in the depth of winter — the body of work behind the Bioderma 'Untitled Portraits' exhibition. Faces, animals, snow.

15 photographsEdition of 25

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Untitled Portraits — Anatolia

№ 03 — 2016–2018 · Anatolia, Turkey

Untitled Portraits — Anatolia

The colour portraits from across Anatolia — Doğubayazıt under Ararat, the village of Hörmetçi near Kayseri, and the highlands of Rize. Lambs, kids, and the few bright things a hard country keeps.

7 photographsEdition of 25

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Untitled Portraits — Anatolia — Black

№ 04 — 2016–2018 · Anatolia, Turkey

Untitled Portraits — Anatolia — Black

The black-and-white portraits from across Anatolia — Doğubayazıt, the village of Hörmetçi near Kayseri, and the highlands of Rize. Weathered faces, animals, snow, stripped down to light and dark.

14 photographsEdition of 25

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Untitled Portraits — Nepal

№ 05 — 2017 · Kathmandu, Nepal

Untitled Portraits — Nepal

Seven portraits from Kathmandu — sadhus and painted holy men in the old city, made in 2017.

7 photographsEdition of 25

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Untitled Portraits — Istanbul

№ 06 — 2016–2019 · Istanbul, Turkey

Untitled Portraits — Istanbul

Twenty street photographs from Istanbul — sellers and ferries, snow and gulls, faces met on the pavement. The city where the whole practice is based.

20 photographsEdition of 25

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The Herder — A Story

№ 07 — 2018 · Rize, Turkey

The Herder — A Story

A single encounter on a foggy Rize hillside, told in four frames — a boy, his black goats, and the fog that swallows the hill. Read them in order.

4 photographsEdition of 25

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The Cane — A Story

№ 07 — 2018 · Istanbul, Turkey

The Cane — A Story

An old man on an Istanbul street, told in three frames — the cane he leans on, the laugh that follows, and the photograph of the young man he used to be.

3 photographsEdition of 25

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The Card Players — A Story

№ 08 — 2018 · Istanbul, Turkey

The Card Players — A Story

A card game on an Istanbul street, told in three frames — a hand studied in private, the table seen low across the cards, and the player who finally looked up.

3 photographsEdition of 25

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Journal and photo storiesExpand the context of the faces in the series through essays and field notes.Limited edition printsMove high-intent visitors toward signed print and collection pages.Get in touchReach out for portrait, publishing or collection-related inquiries.