serra akcan
Graduating from Istanbul University Faculty of Economics 1996, she attended Professional Photography Program in Boston New England School of Photography between 1997-1999. She works as a freelance photographer in Istanbul since 1999 and produces photography, multimedia and video projects mostly in and around Turkey. She is co-founder of NarPhotos, an independent photo collective in Istanbul focusing on visual stories as Women Rights, Urban Transformation, Religious and Ethnic Minorities, Subcultures, Human Rights, Migration, Environmental Issues, Political Movements, Social and Daily Life. Besides producing visual work she also coordinates photography workshops with women, children and the young ones mainly to share experience, knowledge and keep up with the young generation.
Publications:
National: National Geographic, GEO, SkyLife, Ulusoy Traveler, Posta, Express, Bianet, Hürriyet
nternational: Time, The Independent, Monocle, The Times, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Focus, Financial Times, Le Monde, , The National, Bloomberg, GEO, Travel+Leisure ; Time, The Guardian, Financial Times, Der Tages Spiegel, 11 Freunde, New
York Times
Foundations & NGO’s
KADAV, Yuva, Goethe Institute, Amnesty International, Konak Municipality - Izmir,
Coordinated Workshops
2018 - Photography with the Children of Karagumruk in collaboration with Sulukule Voluntary Association
2017 - Visual Storytelling Workshop IV, Istanbul
2016 – Children Photographers Workshop, Izmir in collaboration with Konak Municipality
2016 - Bridging Stories with the young photographers from Armenia&Turkey in collaboration with Storytellers Cafe
2015 - Visual Storytelling Workshop III, Istanbul
2013 – NarPhotos Visual Storytelling Workshop II, Istanbul
2012 - Photography Workshop with The Children after Earthquake in Van
2012 – NarPhotos Visual Storytelling Workshop I, Iznik
2011 – Basic Photography Workshop with Women from AMARGI
2010 - Photographing Our Lives Workshop at Tatvan Mizgin Festival
2009 – Workshop with Women at Nusaybin City Festival
2008 – Photography Workshop with Children of Sulukule during Urban Transformation
2005 – NarPhotos Photo-reportage Workshop with Young Photographers
Group Exhibitions
2019 - Symposium: The Importance of Arts and Humanities in Global Peace and Justice Work - Storytelling through the Lens of the NarPhotos Collective, Framingham State University, Massachusetts/USA
2019 - Exhibition: 5th Edition Eyes on Main Street, Wilson/North Carolina
2019 -Exhibition: CLOSE TO HOME, Eyes on Main Street - artist in residence, Wilson/North Carolina
2018 -Exhibition: 4th Edition Eyes on Main Street, Wilson/North Carolina
2017 –Moments From Turkey, Berlin
2015 Political Art and Resistance Berlin
2015 – Glazed Time, NarPhotos & 4Plus collaboration
2014 – On The Road – 10 years of Turkey from NarPhotos Archive/ İstanbul Modern
2014 – Mobilizing Memory: Women Witnessing, Women Photographers of the Collective
2013 – Gezi / The Beginning – DEPO
2013- Millon Dollar View – DEPO
2011- NarPhotos Fragments from Istanbul – Turkey Week in France
2009-2010 – We are Insistent on Peace, Women Photographers of the Collective
2007 - Women Through the Eyes of Women, Women Photographers of the Collective
2006 – Merhabarev, Yerevan-Istanbul Patkerphotos&NarPhotos Collaboration / Karşı Sanat
2006 - For Women By Women: Photo Exhibition and Auction, Women Photographers of the Collective
2004 – Turkey at Doorstep of EU
2004 – NarPhotos Reportages - Istanbul International Independent Media Forum