CV
Work
Kerim Aytac
Photographer · British / Turkish · London · kerimis@gmail.com · kerim.co.uk
Born in Istanbul and based in London, Kerim Aytac is an artist and educator working primarily at the intersection of street photography, urban landscape, and analogue aesthetics. Following undergraduate studies in Film, Aytac earned a master’s degree in Photography, developing a visual language defined by strong compositional geometry and cinematic pacing. His work often investigates the psychological resonance of the urban environment and shifting interpersonal space within modern city life. He has shown work in numerous solo and group exhibitions and currently balances his creative practice with his role as Head of Arts and Film Studies teacher in London.
Education
1997—2002 Goldsmiths College, University of London
BA Media and Communications (Cinematography and Film)
MA Image and Communications (Photography)
Exhibitions [S] Solo / [G] Group
2027 Trieste Photo Days — Trieste
2026 Monochrome — Glasgow Gallery of Photography
2026 Monad — Bloomsbury Gallery, London
2021 Photocopy Club — London [G]
2015 Abstract — Filter Photo Festival, Chicago [G]
2013 Ballarat International Foto Biennale [G]
2013 Editions III — Ellipsis Gallery, Istanbul [G]
2009 Botanists of the Asphalt — C.A.M.P, London [G]
2009 Terrain — The Lock-Up Shop, London [G]
2008 tokyo hotel — Galerie Poller, Frankfurt a.M. [S]
2008 tokyo hotel — Galerie Poller, New York [S]
2007 Contemporary Istanbul — Celina Lunsford Photo-Art, Frankfurt [G]
2006 Photofolio Review Finalist — Rencontres d’Arles
2002 Goldsmiths MA Show — Menier Gallery, London
2002 Kamikaze — Century Gallery & Mafuji Gallery, London [G]
Represented by Galerie Poller, New York and Frankfurt, 2007-2009 (gallery closure).
Awards & Grants
2026 Urban Photo Awards — Mark Power Special Prize, Beyond the Surface, Semi-Finalist
2026 International Black and White Photography — Honorable Mention
2025 Gomma B/W — Finalist
2016 FORMAT — Flaneur Project Bursary
Publications
Online Humble Arts Foundation · Seesaw · Der Greif · Urbanautica · Positive Magazine · Unwirsch Galleries · The Photobook
Print Imperfect Poetry · Float Magazine · Der Greif · Casual Estate × Float Magazine: Surreal Estate · District Magazine in association with Junior and The Library Project: A New Normal · Gomma B/W 2025 · City and its Secrets, Vol. 12
Teaching
Current Head of Arts & Film Studies Lecturer — London
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