Sefa Arslan

About

Documentary, street and travel photographer based in Istanbul.

His work follows street life, cinematic stillness and the everyday disorder of the city.

Sefa first picked up a camera in 2002, and photography stayed with him from then on. In 2010 it became his profession, and for more than fifteen years since he has been photographing streets, people and places as a documentary, street and travel photographer.

Working with shadow, colour and composition, Sefa photographs fleeting human moments without turning them into spectacle. A gesture, a street or a patch of light is allowed to hold the frame.

The practice moves between Istanbul, Türkiye and journeys elsewhere, with an emphasis on documentary, street and travel photography.

Available internationally for editorial assignments, commissions and collaborations.