212 Photography Istanbul to have fun 200 years of pictures

ISTANBUL

The pageant’s exhibition program will characteristic exhibitions by internationally acclaimed photographers.

The ninth version of 212 Photography Istanbul will deliver worldwide photographers, exhibitions and interdisciplinary occasions to greater than 25 venues throughout Istanbul from Sept. 26 to Oct. 11, marking the two hundredth anniversary of pictures.

The pageant will current a broad program of exhibitions, talks, workshops, movie screenings, performances, music occasions, artist gatherings and metropolis discovery routes, creating an artwork route throughout Istanbul.

Among the venues internet hosting exhibitions are Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center, Galata Greek School, 212 Studio, Akaretler, Eski Posta Han, St. Benoît Church, Yapı Kredi bomontiada, Taksim Sanat and Institut français. Talks, movie screenings and e-book signings will likely be held at venues together with Minoa, Pera Museum and Soho House.

The pageant’s exhibition program will characteristic internationally acknowledged photographers together with the late Martin Parr, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Jill Greenberg, Frank Horvat and Omar Victor Diop, in addition to Catherine Nelson and David Szauder.

Parr’s retrospective “Short & Sweet,” offered at Galata Greek School, will provide a complete take a look at the British photographer’s profession and his distinctive method to on a regular basis life by means of humor, coloration and statement.

Horvat’s “Please Don’t Smile,” additionally at Galata Greek School with the sponsorship of ULUDAĞ, will deliver collectively works from completely different durations of the photographer’s profession, specializing in his reinterpretation of established codes of vogue pictures by means of spontaneous gestures and on a regular basis
moments.

Arthus-Bertrand’s exhibition, spanning his work from the Nineteen Seventies to the current, will likely be offered at Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center with the assist of the Culture and Tourism Ministry. Known for his aerial pictures, the artist’s work explores the connection between humanity, nature and the setting.

Greenberg’s “Monkey Portraits” and the “Art on Cars” undertaking are among the many initiatives.

“Colors of Scandinavia,” bringing collectively 18 Scandinavian photographers, will likely be proven at 212 Studio, whereas “On Construction: Brazilian Modernist Photography” will likely be offered at Eski Posta Han. The exhibition, which was among the many highlights of Les Rencontres d’Arles’ 2025 program, will likely be proven in Istanbul for the primary time.

The pageant may even characteristic an exhibition by the Bülent Eczacıbaşı Foundation Photography Research Center (BEVFAM), specializing in Türkiye’s photographic heritage and archival tradition.

The program will discover pictures’s relationship with identification, illustration and know-how. Diop’s self-portraits study historical past, identification and illustration, whereas Nelson combines pictures and digital collage in dreamlike compositions. Szauder, identified for his AI-assisted works, focuses on the influence of know-how on inventive expression.

Alongside exhibitions, the pageant will provide a program of workshops, talks, movies, performances and music occasions. Activities embody a cyanotype workshop with Elçin Acun and Mert Çağıl Türkay, movie screenings of “Home,” “Terra,” “Andy Warhol: American Dream” and “Nature” and talks on structure, coloration and house and cameraless pictures.

Discovery routes will discover completely different elements of Istanbul, together with Karaköy and Perşembe Pazarı, Kadıköy and the Istanbul Textile Traders’ Market. Workshops and routes may even be held at Fotohaus Karaköy and alongside Bağdat Caddesi.

Music and efficiency occasions will likely be organized at venues together with Ceneviz Sanat, Zorlu PSM, Babylon and Komünite, in addition to in collaboration with the Akbank Jazz Festival and Sofar Sounds.

Portfolio Reviews, a program held for the reason that pageant’s first version, will present photographers with one-on-one conferences with artists collaborating within the pageant. The program can also be open to current pictures graduates and goals to assist photographers pursuing skilled careers.

Founded in 2018, 212 Photography Istanbul is a platform specializing in visible storytelling throughout pictures and transferring photographs whereas bringing artists and numerous voices from completely different geographies along with audiences. The pageant is held throughout Istanbul by means of exhibitions, talks, workshops, movie screenings, performances, metropolis and exhibition excursions and artist gatherings.

The 212 Photography Istanbul will run from Sept 26 to Oct 11 at greater than 25 venues, that includes worldwide photographers, exhibitions, workshops, movies and occasions as pictures marks its two hundredth anniversary