Born in February 1982 in Istanbul, Doruk Seymen completed his education at Eskişehir University. In the early years of his career, he worked in photography and visual design within advertising agencies. Seymen began his professional photography career in 2006 and soon after pursued formal training at NYIP (New York Institute of Photography).

In 2010, he began collaborating with the Doğan Burda Magazine Group, quickly establishing himself as a prominent name in portrait and fashion photography. During this period, he worked with numerous local and international models and actors, contributed to a wide range of editorial projects, and partnered with globally recognized names.

In 2016, after producing a documentary on Syrian refugees, he held his solo exhibition “From Syria to Gaziantep: Dom and Abdal” at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. This project earned him second place in the international competition “Lost Rights, Found Justice?” organized by the Human Rights Consortium at the University of London. Since then, Doruk Seymen has remained actively involved in various social responsibility projects.

In 2021, he decided to bring his photography into the Web3 space, enabling him to exhibit his work in numerous digital exhibitions worldwide and connect his art with collectors. Alongside his ongoing collaborations with companies in real life (IRL), he continues to produce creative work in both photography and cinematography within the Web3 realm.

Photography is not merely the act of fixing an image; it is a gesture of memory, a thought cast against the current of time. What animates it is neither the machine nor the light alone, it is the photographer’s intellectual agility, emotional depth, and visual imagination. The camera is merely a vessel. It carries the burden of human presence, the trace of time, and the invisible weight of feeling.

Each photograph is, in essence, an open letter to the future. Though seemingly still, it holds the vibration of a moment. It is a threshold where time freezes and whispers into eternity.

Photography is a shared language among humans, detached from words, yet never severed from meaning. But to speak this language, possessing a camera is not enough. Even the most sophisticated device remains mute if the hand that holds it does not possess the discipline to listen. For this language speaks only to those who can hear beyond the visible.

Amid the industry’s loud, materialistic outcry, to hear the spiritual voice of photography is to choose meaning over spectacle.

A good camera merely makes you a user. To be a good photographer demands mastery of the craft. But to be a photographic artist is something else entirely. It is not only to master, but to dare to say something the world has not yet heard. It is not just to see, but to construct a way of seeing.

Vaneda

BB Co.

ZemZem Atelier

Fifty Pieces

Lapin Blanc

Ala Skateboards

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Alongside these brands, I’ve continued to provide visual direction and editorial shoots for a wide range of clients, both in Turkey and abroad — while also contributing to various print and digital publications (the kind that seem to exist primarily to make people look important on LinkedIn 😂).

Quietly shaping pages with a narrative that speaks beyond trends.