Ismail Ciydem

Ismail was born in 1996 in Side, Antalya. He have become interested in photography and cinema at an early age. Between the ages of 13 and 15, he wrote screenplays, essays, shot short movies and studied theater. At the age of 16, he participated in workshops at the International Golden Orange Film Festival. In the same year, he won the first place with a short film named ''Umut Isigi'' that he directed in the ''Genc Cinarlar'' Short Film Festival. After receiving an award in the category of Best Picture, his interest in cinema and photography increased. At the age of 17, he became the assistant of photographer / director Ozgur Donmaz. This was his first step into the art life and his first professional experience in terms of photography and videography. At the age of 18, he was entitled to study at Akdeniz University Fine Arts Faculty Photography Department. At the age of 19, he hit the road to realize his childhood dreams and add an international dimension to his works and visited more than 20 countries. In light of this dream, he focused on travel in his career. His works have been published in leading institutions such as TIME, BBC, FORBES.