Mehmet Turgut
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About
Turkish photographer who is known for his celebrity portraits of different actors, musicians, artists, and other cultural figures. He has also worked with several popular brands and companies including Play Station and CNN Turkey and shares his works through Instagram for his over 130,000 followers.
Before Fame
Prior to his commercial work and portraits, he began focusing on experimental printing techniques involving painting, pencil drawings and other photo processing techniques. Later on he expanded to producing fictionalized photographs containing a unique narrative.
Trivia
He is known for having been the Art Foundation Photo Artist of the Year for the 2008-2009 season and also won the Austrian Super Circuit Gold Medal for Emotions.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Ankara, Turkey and was named after his grandfather.
Associated With
He photographed the cover of the Ozzy Osbourne single Let It Die.
