In the artist's words:

ABOUT

My visual language moves between intimate portraiture, performative photography, and nude art, always aiming to reveal what words cannot. I've exhibited widely across Europe, and my projects often explore the fragile intersections of body, identity, and light.

From 2018 to 2025, I've proudly served as a Sony Europe Imaging Ambassador. I'm also a member of the German Portrait Photography Society (BPP) and hold an IGBK International Artist Card, which facilitates my professional mobility and recognition as a visual artist across borders.

I'm Burak Bulut Yıldırım - photographer, educator, and curator of emotion. My journey began in Istanbul as an art journalist, but it was photography that became my true language. Since opening my first studio in 2005, I've worked with international brands, directed creative teams, and mentored over 5,000 photography students.

Based in Berlin, I work internationally - wherever presence, vulnerability, and light come together.

EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions

2024: Dress Code: Light, Die Akt Galerie, Germany/Berlin
2019: Black Light, Volksbank Gallery, Germany/Heilbronn
2019: In Haste, Volksbank Gallery, Germany/Heilbronn
2016: We Can Do It, Gallery 77, Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, Turkey/Istanbul
2014: In Haste, Pinelo Gallery, Turkey/Istanbul
2014: Peddlers, Tezgahçılar, Turkey/Istanbul

Group Exhibitions

2025: Zurich, Switzerland, Fogae Gallery
2023: Eros & Thanatos, Uxval Gochez Gallery
Barcelona/Spain
2019: Bodies in Movement, Loosen Art Gallery, Italy/Rome
2015: LandsNude, Artcore Gallery, Greece/Thessaloniki (Curator and Head of Photographer)
2009: II International Fashion Film Festival, Turkey/Istanbul