F. Dilek Yurdakul

was graduated from GU, Faculty of Law, she started her master's degree in Labor and Social Security Law. She is still a lawyer and also lecture photography at universities.

She focus on travel, street and documentary photography. She is trying to make the unseen visible, the voiceless heard and to turn attention to socially important issues like Covid19, Cancer, Worker health and occupational safety, child workers problem, education of girls, climate change through her photography. Masterful use of light is her signature.

As a photographer, she made many speeches at Universities, Photograph Associations and TEDx. Her goal is to increase social awareness and recognition with her stories and to inspire young women in her country and all over the world.

She joined many international exhibitions and won over 200 awards. She take part as a judge in International Photo Contests all around the world. She is still a Photographer for National Geographic YS and National Geographic Turkey.

Some last Awards

2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Winner

2017 Sony Word Photography Awards, 2nd Place in National Category

2021 Sony Word Photography Awards Open Competition Category Winner

2022 New York Photography Awards Category Winner

2023 35Awards Best Of Contest Winner

2023 IPA Jury Top5 Selection

2023 TPOTY Travel Photographer Of The Year Winner

2024 Global Focus Project Winner

Some last Exhibitions & Festivals

2020 Treviso Photographic Festival, ITALY

2021 Xposure Photography Festival, UAE