Erdal Kınacı

Focusing mostly on people and nature, the photography of Erdal Kınacı captures compelling stories of life, from serious to humorous moments. The artist accepts the importance of the equipment, but he believes more in capturing right time on the right place with appropriate light. That is more essential and sufficient tool than equipment, he thinks. Kınacı does not consider rules in photography; on the contrary, he thinks that photography changes its own rules rapidly with developments in technology, and will continue to do so. He does not see the time he spends in the darkroom as a gain anymore. The photographer has presented his artworks at 15 solo exhibitions and several group exhibitions. He has been awarded more than 400 times in national and international photography competitions, including the National Geographic International Photography Competition, for which his photography was awarded #1 in the world in the human category in 2006. The artist has also been invited as a jury member to several international competitions.

Submitted by The Route Photography Gallery