gulbin ozdamar akarcay

She was born 1980. She graduated from Department of Journalism, Communication Faculty, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey. Her graduation project "Faces of Prisoners” was exhibited in IFSAK İstanbul Photography Days 2002. She was selected for the WPPH (World Press Photo) Turkey seminar. She has received a scholarship from the Department of Photography, FAMU in Czech Republic between 2006-2007. During her stay in Prague, she participated mixed exhibitions titled "66-II”, "Spirit Of Prague”, "Six Czech School Photography”. She was the curator of "Intimate Revolt” exhibition that was supported by FAMU. "Intimate Revolt” exhibited in several countries such as Czech Republic, Slovenia, Lithuania and Turkey. She was also part of a social project called "For Women By Women” initiative and her pictures were exhibited in mixed exhibitions in UK and US organized by this initiative. She opened personal exhibition titled "Children of Maticni” and "Narodni Divadlo” in 2008. She published a photography newspaper in "Eskisehir Photography Week” which was an activity organized by Eskisehir Photography Association. She has articles published in edited books and magazines. She had also worked as a journalist in Anadolu Agency in 2002 and as a research assistant at Akdeniz University. She received her PhD in 2012 and currently she is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Art and Design, Osmangazi University in Eskişehir.