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E.CPE

FERIDUN KISMET, EFIAP/b, GPU CR4, HIUP, Hon.CPE, BEPSS, G.APS, SSS/b

Country: Turkey

He was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1958. In 1982, he graduated from Istanbul Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University with a master degree in architecture.
Since secondary school, he is passionate about photography. He started photography with black & white photos and diapositive slides, developing them with aggrandiser in dark rooms. As digital photography era began, he has adapted this new technology. Now he continues his photography life with manual and digital photography.
Since 1978, he has numerous awards and prizes from national and international competitions; he is participating exhibitions all around the world. In 2014, he opened his first individual photograph exhibition “Kenya Through my Objective” in Istanbul, Turkey. Also the same year he has published his first photography book “Kenya at my Visor“. He has so many titles, honor mentions (HM), medals, and certificates from international competitions including HM from Turkish Tourisms and Culture Ministry. In addition his photos are used by the Turkish Tourism and Culture Ministry in posters.

In 2015 he gained AFIAP, in 2016 EFIAP and in 2019 he got EFIAP / B distinctions from FIAP. He is member of Global Photographic Union (GPU) and he has GPU CR4 Crown. In 2016, Honorable IUP (HIUP) title is given by IUP. He has BEPSS title from Photographic Society of Singapore (PSSO). He has Honorable CPE from Romania Campina Photography Association. He has G. APS title from Bangladesh Agila Photography Association. He has SSS / b title from Sille Sanat Sergi, Turkey as result of his successes.
He has making photographic trips all around the world from Africa to Asia till Europe. He likes catching the moments from wildlife, nature, street and life and turn into photographs. He continues taking photos.