PhotoMaraton Istanbul 2024 Exhibition

19 October 2024

Sirkeci – Beyazıt – Şişhane

PhotoMarathon Istanbul, organized for the seventh time in Istanbul by FOTON, was held with the support of IBB and the main sponsorship of Sony with the concepts of digital, analogue, mobile and video category on Saturday 19 October at Sirkeci Train Station – Beyazıt – Şişhane squares with record participation.

Jury Members: Erdem Kılavuz, Cenk Erdoğan, Erhan Coral, Deniz Çeliker, Nurten Kurt, Pelin Ulca, Nazile Bolat, Fatih Turan, İsmail Coşkun.

Theme Determinators: Adem Aydın, Arzu Adalı, Azize Dağlı, Banu Nazikcan Burak Bulut Yıldırım, Nevra Topalismailoğlu, Elif Doğan, Evren Kasırga, Gülhiz Arslan Öztürk, İlkin Karacan, Murat Acar, Mustafa Bayram, Ömer Balıksırtı, Rabia Güven, Timur Türkmen.

2024 Exhibition

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PhotoMaraton Theme Winners

PM 24 – Digital Category Winners

MUTLU TAŞPINAR
(Theme 1 – About Living)

ALEKSANDR PONIAEV
(Theme 2 – Hustle / Running)
*General Winner

DİBA MANYAS
(Theme 3 – Happiness)

MAHSUM OĞRAK
(Theme 4 – Contrast)

AYMAN MUSYAFFA ISTANTO
(Theme 5 – Cats and People)

AYŞEN ÇOLAK
(Theme 6 – Sidewalks)

ÖMER BURAK KIR
(Theme 7 – Struggle / Fight)

SERDAR AYDIN
(Theme 8 – Rhythm)

EMİNE SEKMAN
(Theme 9 – Surprise Me)

PM 24 – Analogue Category Winners

DAMLA DEMİROK
(Analogue Theme 1 – The Nature of Motion) – First Place

EBRU ARUN
(Analogue Theme 1 – The Nature of Motion) – Second Place

ÖMER FARUK ÖZÇELİK
(Analogue Theme 1 – Nature of Motion) – Third Place

AYŞE SERRA TOKER
(Analogue Theme 2 – Labour) – First Place

ÖZNUR KÖŞKER
(Analogue Theme 2 – Labour) – Second Prize

GÖKALP DURMAZ
(Analogue Theme 2 – Labour) – Third Place

PM 24 – Mobile Category Winners

(@maviteyyare) – SEYHAN ÇELİKTEN
(Mobile Theme 1 – Slopes / Hills)

(@brfnsngzr) – BERFİN ŞENGEZER
(Mobile Theme 2 – Historical Texture)

(@orhanuslu.raw) – ORHAN USLU
(Mobile Theme 3 – ‘Smoking Hot’)

PM 24 – Video Category Winner

METİN ÖZDEMİR
(Theme – Gastronomy)

PhotoMaraton 2024 Finalists

The exhibited photographs and videos, together with their themes, are listed below in the order of registration.

SENA İYİKUL
(About Living)

ULVİ SELİM
(About Living)

KAAN CAN
(Hustle / Running)

HÜSEYİN KİRİŞ
(Hustle / Running)

ANAS CHEHADEH
(Happiness)

İSMAİL DOĞRU
(Happiness)

YASİN KILIÇ
(Happiness)

ALTAN BİKET
(Contrast)

ONUR ALAN
(Contrast)

SAFA BAKIRCIOĞLU
(Contrast)

ATİLLA AYGÜN
(Cats and People)

SERDAR AYDIN
(Cats and People)

GAYENUR ECER
(Sidewalks)

GÜLİSTAN GÜNEYLİ
(Sidewalks)

AYKUT CAN ÖZKAN
(Struggle / Fight)

ZEYNEP SUEDA ALBAHAN
(Struggle / Fight)

ERCAN DARK
(Rhythm)

GÖKALP DURMAZ
(Surprise Me)

TUANA ÖZTÜRK
(Surprise Me)

İSMAİL TURANCI
(Analogue Theme – The Nature of Motion)

EBRU ARUN
(Analogue Theme – Labour)

BEYZA NURCEMAL BARUTÇU

@beyza.nurcemal

(Mobile Theme – Slopes / Hills)

SUNA İLZE

@ilzesuna

(Mobile Theme – Slopes / Hills)

HÜLYA İŞLEK

@ishlek

(Mobile Theme – Historical Texture)

SERDAR AYDIN

@serdarayd1n

(Mobile Theme – Historical Texture)

SEYHAN ÇELİKTEN

@maviteyyare

(Mobile Theme – Historical Texture)

İSMAİL SERHAT ŞAHİN

@ismailsrhtsahin

(Mobile Theme – ‘Smoking Hot’)

MEHMET PALTA

@mehmett.palta

(Mobile Theme – ‘Smoking Hot’)

İLYAS GÜNER
(Gastronomy – Finalist)

2024 Main Sponsor

Mobile & Video Category Sponsor

Analogue Category Sponsor

Awards

The overall winner of PhotoMaraton Istanbul 2024, who will be selected among the 9 theme winners in the digital category, was presented with a Sony Alpha A7 III.

The other 8 theme winners in the digital category were presented with a total of 2 Sony ZV-E10, 2 Sony ZV-1 and 4 Sony ZV-1F.

In the analogue category, 2 theme winners were presented with one Special Series Sprite 35-II Reusable Film Camera and one ILFORD ILFOCOLOR 400 Vintage Tone 35mm/24 film.

In the analogue category, 2 theme runners-up and 2 theme third place winners each received one ILFORD ILFOCOLOR Rapid Retro Disposable Camera.

The Mobile and Video Category theme winners were awarded with Freewell Starter Kit Sherpa compatible with iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16 and Samsung Galaxy S23 and S24 models.

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1089

Total Participants

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386

Participants Using a Camera

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184

Participants Using a Mobile Phone

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79

Participants in the Analog Category

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48

Participants in the Video Category

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697

Participants Who Completed the Marathon

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3474

Photos Submitted Using a Camera

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552

Photos Submitted Using a Mobile Phone

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75

Photos Submitted in the Analog Category

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19

Videos Uploaded to YouTube