F. Dilek Uyar

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F. Dilek Uyar was born in 1976 in Çanakkale. After completing her primary and secondary education in this city, she entered Gazi University, Faculty of Law in Ankara Turkey. When she graduated, she started her master's degree in Labor and Social Security Law at the same university. She is still a lawyer in a company in Ankara. She has 2 children. 

 

For 5 years she has been spending most of her time on photography. She likes taking travel, street, and documentary photos. She likes telling stories of people she meets during her travels as well as cities with her photos. For 4 years she has been working on social responsibility projects and trying to photograph socially important issues. She teaches introductory photography courses at a university in Ankara.

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As a woman photographer, lawyer, and mother from Turkey, she made many speeches in Universities, Photograph Associations and as a TEDx Speaker, she touched on the significance of being a woman and saying yes to change. She also takes part in social awareness projects.

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Her biggest aim is to increase social awareness and recognition of her stories and continue inspiring young women in her country.

 

She joined many international and national exhibitions and won over 200 awards. She is still a contributor photographer for National Geographic YS and National Geographic Turkey. She lectures introductory photography classes at a university.

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Exhibitions & Festivals

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2018- "Clean Water Here" Global Photography Exhibition with UNESCO and UN / Paris-FRANCE

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2018 - Travel Photographer Society Exhibition / South Australia and Kuala Lumpur-MALAYSIA

 

2018 - Best Of Show Exhibition /  New York-USA, Bangkok-THAILAND, Los Angeles-USA 

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2019 - Woman Street Photographers Exhibition / New York-USA

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2019- 2020 Annual PX3 & State of the World Exhibition / Paris-FRANCE

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2020 - Treviso Photographic Festival / ITALY

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2020 - Best Of Show Exhibition /  Castilla y Leon-SPAIN

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​2021 - Xposure Photography Festival / UAE

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2021- Mediterranean House Of Photography Julia Margaret Cameron Exhibition / SPAIN

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2021- Exhibition At The Royal Photographic Society / UK

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2021 - International Exhibition Of 5 In Shirin Art Gallery As A Special Guest Artist / Tehran-IRAN

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2021 - The State Of World Exhibition / Paris-FRANCE

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2021 - SWPA Exhibition At Galerie JOSEPH / Paris-FRANCE

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2021 - SWPA Exhibition Willy-Brandt-Haus / Berlin-GERMANY

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2021 - Fotofestival Lenzburg / Lenzburg-SWITZERLAND

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2021 - WOMEN STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS Exhibition At The National Museum Of Anthropology /                 Villahermosa Tabasco-MEXICO

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And also many competition exhibitions all around the world.

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Jury Memberships

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2019- Jury Member of National Photography Contest of Ministry of Family and Social Services / TURKEY

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2021- Jury Member of National Geographic UK Travel Photo Competition

2021- Jury Member of TDM Magazine International Photography Contest

          (with Vineet VOHRA) 

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2021- Jury Member of KAAF International Photography Contest

          (with Gulnara SAMOILOVA) 

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2021- Jury Member of National Geographic Turkey Photography Contest

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2021- Jury Member of International Romania Now Photography Contest

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2021- Jury Member of Hacı Bayram Veli University National Photography Contest

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2022- Jury Member Of Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB)

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2022- Jury Member of Borcka Municipality National Photography Contest

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2022- Jury Member Of Karabük University National Photography Contest

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2022- Jury Member of Cankaya University National Photography Contest

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2022- Jury Member Of 7th 35 Awards International Photography Contest

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And also many other jury memberships in many international and national photography competitions.

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