DIDEM COKSAYAR / biography

Photography has always been a part of my job. During my previous professional career, as ELLE Turkey reporter and Hello! Turkey deputy editor, I was able to gain a vast experience of editorial photography, as well as, the process of putting a magazine into publication.

Having taken part in many photo shoots both in the fashion and automotive industry, as well as interviews and still life, I became inspired and got more ambitious about my own photography.

Since I moved to the UK and left my job in Turkey, my immense appetite for capturing the moments on camera have steered me to a new career as a fulltime photographer in which I am enjoying the challenge and making the most of every single shot.

My main interest are in catching those unique moments, freezing the details of life, trying to find new points of view and adding my spirit, with a touch of taste, whatever my subject might be.

I think I am one of the lucky few, as my working time is also my satisfaction time.

Hep dergici oldum. Insanlara soru sormayi, sorduklarimi yazmayi, ilginc konular bulup haber yapmayi, produksiyonlar hayal edip onlari dergi sayfalarina tasimayi bildim. 12 yillik profesyonel gecmisimde, yuzlerce produksiyon, moda cekimi, roportaj cekimi… Neredeyse her turlu fotograf cekiminde bulundum diyebilirim. Ama bi gun gelip de kameranin vizorunden bakan ve fotografi ceken kisi olacagim aklima gelmemisti.

Ani yakalayip zamanda donduran kisi olmak da varmis demek benim payima dusen yasanacaklar listesinde.

Artik bir fotografciyim!!!

Auto Show, Mutfak Rehberi, Beyaz Butik, Art Décor, Brava Casa, ELLE ve Hello!... Sirasiyla calistigim dergiler. En son 2007 ilkbaharinda Hello!’dan Yazi Isleri Muduru olarak ayrilip Ingiltere’ye yerlestim.

Ne yapsam diye dusunurken yanit kendiliginden geldi. Isimin her zaman bi parcasi ve aslinda benim hep ilgi alanimda olan fotograf, cevap olarak karsimda duruyordu. Cevabi bulmama esim yardimci oldu. “Neden profesyonel fotografci olmuyorsun ki zaten surekli fotograf cekiyosun!!!”

Bugune kadar duzenlemelerini yaptigim still life ve her zaman yarislarin icinde oldugum ve kendim de bir donem yaristigim icin motor sporlari baslangictaki en buyuk ilgi alanim oldu. Zamanla hereket eden ya da etmeyen her seyin fotografini cekmeye basladim.

Artik still life, dogal portreler, hayattan detaylar, motorsporlari, hayvanlar alemi, urun ve katalog cekimleri dahil pek cok alanda profesyonel olarak taleplere cevap veriyorum.

I have experience in managing the operation of putting a magazine into publication including editing, directing, writing, producing and scheduling. My main interests are with cars and motor racing having worked and raced myself before.

I have written many columns and articles in many magazines of varying genres and audiences, and I have taken photographs and I have taken part in many photo shoots in fashion industry, automotive industry, interviews and still life, so that this has given me a wide range of experience across the whole magazine and advertising industry and therefore I am able to be flexible and fit into many different roles within the companies. I have worked for both the media and there agencies therefore I can create a good relationship between the media and the agency as I have a good understanding of how both sides work.

I have played Volleyball for a sport club in major league, so that I have learned to be a team member since I was a student.

Education:

1978 - 1983 Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar Primary School

1983 - 1988 Sainte-Pulcherie French School

1988 - 1991 Saint-Benoit French College

1995 University of Istanbul, French Literature

Previous Work:

2009 Self Employed Photographer

2004 - 2007 Dogan Burda Media Group, HELLO! Magazine (Deputy Chief Editor)

Also;

2002 - 2005 I was a columnist in a weekly automobile newspaper, Oto Yasam which is a supplement of the biggest newspaper of Turkey, Hurriyet.

And testing the cars for them.

2000 - 2004 Dogan Burda Rizzoli Media Group, ELLE Magazine (features editor)

1998 - 2000 Hurriyet Media Group, Art Decor Magazine (still life editor)

1996 - 1998 In a agency preparing all the printing of Automobile Brands (brochures, catalogues, magazines etc.) calling Multimedia as a customer representative

1995 - 1996 Worked in the family business which is a small publishing house and experienced about the publishing and printing process

1993 - 1995 Hurriyet Media Group, Auto Show Magazine (interviewer)

Motor Racing Experience:

2000 Co-driving in Historical Car Rallies

2001 Co-driving in Turkey Rally Championship, Rally of Pirelli, (Group N third and Class 2 wining)

2002 Co-driving in Turkey Rally Championship with Citroen team

2003 Co-driving in Turkey Off-Road Championship with Castrol team

2005 - 2006 Racing in Polo Ladies Cup and driving Istanbul Rally Championship

Personal Details:

D.O.B: 14/06/1972

Birthplace: Istanbul - Turkey

Native Language: Turkish

Other Languages: English, French

Hobbies: Motor racing, Historical Cars, Photography, Movies