This year on March 17th the annual “40 under 40: Most Influential Turkish-Americans” award show was held in New York. As a great honor, I was invited to have my photography of Syrian children on display at the entrance of the awards show. Before dining area was opened to the guests, a variety of Turkish […]
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Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Certificate of Merit award
This year, January 16th, 2017 was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a holiday in which everyone commemorates the impact he has left and while celebrating his life and achievements. Each year, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., high schools within Bergen County are contacted to nominate a senior to receive the Martin Luther […]
NYU Photo Exhibit “ON THE BORDER: Syrian Refugees in Turkey”
I was invited to speak at a panel held at NYU DC. The panel consisted of four main expert speakers on the refugee crisis. Starting off the panel with a brief speech, I was honored to have been invited to such an event. One of the panel speakers whom I enjoyed a great conversation […]
Boren Forum Photo Exhibit
My photo exhibit organized with the support of Boren Forum “On the Border: Syrian Women and Children” was displayed at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on April 27, 2016. At the panel “The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities” which was held along with the photo exhibit, Turkey’s support and […]
Congress (Rayburn Foyer) Photo Exhibit
I have seen at the camps that despite fleeing their homes and leaving everything behind, the Syrian women and children exude grace, strength and resiliency. I’m honored to have traveled to Turkey and captured a day in their lives to show to the world how this conflict is about more than politics, it’s about people. […]
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium Photo Exhibit
My photographs mirror a day of Syrian women and children refugees in Turkey’s largest refugee shelters in Harran and Akcakale. As a Turkish-American high school student in Leonia Academy of Science in New Jersey, I wanted to demonstrate and share the lives and experiences of people who are forced to flee their homes. Since 2011, […]
ABC News Good Moorning Washington TV Interview
ABC News TV Interview with Sinem Oguz. I was interviewed by Washington, D.C.’s local news channel ABC 7 News. “Despite fleeing their homes and leaving everything behind, the Syrian women and children exude grace, strength and resiliency,” “I’m honored to have traveled to Turkey and captured a day in their lives to show to the […]
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“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” Ansel Adams I was born in Ankara, Turkey and immigrated with my family to the United States in […]
Spain
Taking Spanish as a second language in school, I’ve always wanted to travel to a Spanish speaking country, not only to test my speaking skills in the language but also to get a better understanding of the culture and the country. With this trip, I defiantly got to cross off one more thing off of […]
France
Think it’s every teenage girls dream to travel to France and be able to tan in its beautiful beaches while enjoying a nice baguette right out of the bakery’s oven. Even though I didn’t go to Paris, my visit to other parts of the country such as Nice and the French Riviera, along with […]