Cumhur Kaplan
About
Photographer & Film Director
Photographer & Film Director
Cumhur Kaplan is an Istanbul-based photographer, film director and creative strategist. Over more than twenty years of production practice, he has worked across fashion, art, advertising and design — treating photography, film and strategy as different extensions of the same creative vision.
In his independent practice he develops campaign, portrait, visual identity and narrative-driven projects. The aim is not merely to construct an aesthetic image, but to build a strong, consistent and memorable visual world for brands, institutions and individuals.
Education
Kocaeli University, Faculty of Fine Arts
Representation
Case Productions UK (Film Direction)
Location
Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey
Art Book & Exhibition Project
Istanbul: 50 Artists 50 Studios
One of Cumhur Kaplan's most comprehensive projects, "Istanbul: 50 Artists 50 Studios" is a special book and exhibition project bringing together three generations of contemporary Turkish art. Sponsored by Paribu and curated by Galeri Selvin, this collectible work documents the creative processes and studio environments of 50 prominent painters and sculptors working across different neighbourhoods of Istanbul.
Ranging from Naile Akıncı (born 1923) to contemporary artists born in the 1970s, the selection features studios of figures who have shaped Turkish art history — including Adnan Çoker, Mehmet Güleryüz, Özdemir Altan, Neşe Erdok, Bedri Baykam and Zerrin Tekindor. Each portrait carries the quality of an original documentary, reflecting the artist's creative space, light, setting and mood.
Photography
Cumhur Kaplan
Curation
Selvin Cuhruk Gafuroğlu (Galeri Selvin)
Author
Kaya Özsezgin
Sponsor
Paribu
Format
583 pages · 30×39 cm · Hardcover · TR/EN
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