f Dilek Uyar

F. Dilek Uyar 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. She started her master's degree in Labor and Social Security Law in the same university when she graduated. 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. In addition, for 4 years, she has been working on social responsibility projects and trying to photograph socially important issues.

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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 with her stories and inspire young women in her country.

 

She joined many international and national exhibitions, won over 200 awards. She is still a contributor photographer of National Geographic YS and National Geographic Turkey.

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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

 

​2021 - Xposure Photography Festival / UAE

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

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2021- A Composite Exhibition At The Royal Photographic Society / UK

 

And also many competition exhibitions all around the world.

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Jury Memberships

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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 Photo Contest

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

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Some of Grants & Awards 

2017 - National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Winner

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2017 - Sony World Photography Awards, Commended Photographer and

           2nd Place in National Category

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2018 - Travel Photographer Society, Black and White Category Winner

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2018 - IPA Event Photographer of Year

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2018 - IPA 1st Winner Place Traditions and Culture

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2018 - IPA Honorable Mention People, Other

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2018 - IPA Honorable Mention Special, Travel/Tourism

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2019 - SIPA "Documentary & Photojournalism" Honorable Mention

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2019 - SIPA 3rd place Wînner in Journeys and Travel

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2020 - MIFA Sub Category Winner

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2020 - MIFA 2nd Place Winner in Advertising Category

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2020 - Sony World Photography Awards National Category Winner

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2020 - 35 Awards Best Covid Photo Award Winner

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2020 - 35 Awards Best Covid Photographer Award Winner

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2020 - RISE International Documentary Photographer of the Year Winner

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2020- Monovision  Travel Photo of the Year

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2020- Monovision 3rd place in Street Photography

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2020- Chromatic Awards  1st Place Winner in Photojournalism

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2020 - IPA Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year Winner

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2020 - IPA 1st Place Winner in Deeper Perspective

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2020 - IPA 1st Place Winner in Editorial/Press 

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2020 - IPA 2nd Place Winner in Editorial /Press 

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2020 - 2021 TAPSA Winner

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2020 - IPA DISCOVERY of the YEAR Winner

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2020 - 6th 35 Awards

Best Reportage Photographer Of The Year

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2021 -  Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition

Category Winner

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2021 - SWPA Alfa Female Award Nominee

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2021- 16th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards

1st Place in The Documentary & Reportage Category

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2021- HIPA Humanity-Tenth Season 2020-2021 Portfolio (Story Telling) 3rd Place Winner