Henry Kandiyoti

Turkey | B. 1950

Henry Kandiyoti is a Turkish & Portuguese photographer. He graduated from Istanbul University English Philology and Anadolu University Photography and Videography. He has won nearly 300 awards in FIAP-PSA-GPU-GAP patronage photography contests and has been honoured with the EFIAP distinction by FIAP. His photographic works were exhibited in 26 national and 66 international exhibitions held in various countries including one solo exhibition in Athens/Greece. His photos were exhibited at the 120. & 121. Le Salon d'Automne Paris/France, at the photoSCHWEIZ 24 & photoSCHWEIZ 25 in Zurich/Switzerland, at the 16th CI Contemporary Istanbul and 14. International BursaPhotoFest in Turkey, at the 6th Antiparos International Photo Festival, 3rd Photosphere International Photography Festival, 5th & 6th & 7th Chania International Photo Festival,1st & 2nd & 3rd B&W Athens Photography Festival, Photopolis Festival "Parenthoods" & "Mother Nature Mother Earth" in Greece, and at the London Photo Festival 2021 in UK at which he was the public vote winner, and at the 12th & 13th Florence Biennial in Italy at which he won the "Lorenzo il Magnifico" award for photography. His photos are published in 22 photobooks & photo albums and magazines. Many works of him are owned by galleries and art collectors.
 

CREDENTIALS


 

2023 
CIP Festival International Chania Photo Marathon 3rd Prize
Monochrome Photography Awards 1 Honorary Mention

2022 
Monochrome Photography Awards 3 Honorary Mentions

2021 
London Photo Festival "Architecture" Public Vote Winner "Requiem"

2019 
12th Florence Biennale Italy “Lorenzo il Magnifico” Award for Photography
 

2023 
"Lines & Living Beings" Solo Photography Exhibition: Henri Kandiyoti - Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece   
2025 
BursaPhotoFest International Photography Festival, Bursa, Turkey
The London Pop Up 2025 Exhibition/B.T. Batsford Gallery, London, UK
"International White Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
London Photo Festival "Directors Choice" at photoSCHWEIZ 25, Zurich, Switzerland
"3rd Athens B&W Photography Festival" Serafeio Exhibition Hall, Athens, Greece
Photopolis Photo Festival "Mother Nature Mother Earth", Agrinio, Greece
"International Moments of Color Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
In Colors Project ED#3 JOY, Lumicroma, Portugal

2024
BursaPhotoFest International Photography Festival, Bursa, Turkey
"London Photo Festival & photoSCHWEIZ 2024" Zurich, Switzerland
"International Conceptual Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece 
"120. Le Salon d'Automne" Paris, France
"2nd Athens B&W Photography Festival" Serafeio Exhibition Hall, Athens, Greece
"International Moments of Color Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
Photopolis Festival "Parenthoods" Karpalos Museum, Agrinio, Greece
"International Street Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
"International Red Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
International Photography Exhibition During Venice Biennale 2024,Kunst Depot Art Center, Venice, Italy
7th CIP Chania International Photography Festival, Chania, Crete, Greece
"International Travel Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece​
121. Le Salon d'Automne", Paris, France​
"International Portraits Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece​
The London Photo Show,London,UK
"International Still Life Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece​
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2023 
"International Street Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
"1st Athens B&W Photography Festival" Serafeio Exhibition Hall, Athens, Greece
"Shakespeare" Photography Exhibition/IFSAK, Istanbul,Turkey 
"International Cityscapes Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
"International Fine Art Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
"The Story of the Photograph Exhibition"  IFSAK, Istanbul,Turkey
Sepharad "Traces of a Multicultural Heritage" Kaisersaal, Frankfurt, Germany
"International Portraits Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
6th CIP Chania International Photo Festival, Chania, Crete, Greece 
"International Travel Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
"International Night Photography Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
International Art Exhibition "Sound of Sun" Design Festa Gallery, Harajuku Art Village, Tokyo,Japan

2022
"GEOMETRY & HUMAN" Photography Exhibition, IFSAK, Istanbul, Turkey
"ARTISTIC CONTEXTS" Artforum Gallery International Exhibition, Thessaloniki, Greece
"ARTANKARA" Art Fair, Ankara, Turkey
"EMPHATIZING" International Art Exhibition/Boris Georgiev City Gallery & Museum, Varna, Bulgaria
Club for UNESCO Piraeus & Islands International Exhibition, Athens, Greece
"SEFARAD" Exhibition/Fundacion Tres Culturas del Mediterraneo, Sevilla, Spain
EV 621 Gallery International Exhibition, New York, USA
"WSIS FORUM 2022" United Nations ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland​
5th CIP Chania International Photo Festival, Chania, Crete, Greece
"Archipel's Trace" Art Exhibition, Aktur, Bodrum, Turkey
IFSAK 2022-2023 Season Opening Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey
"Night Photography International Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece 
"Still Life Photography International Exhibition" Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece 
"Stroll International Exhibition" Bogoridi Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria

2021
IFSAK Conceptual Photography Project Online Exhibition "TRACE" Istanbul, Turkey
International Group Exhibition "YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW" Gallery Georgi Baev Burgas, Bulgaria
London Photo Festival 2021 "ARCHITECTURE" Marble Hill House, London, UK 
International Paper Works Exhibition "REVIVAL" Tadzio Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
MYNDOS II Exhibition Myndos Hotel,Gumusluk, Bodrum, Turkey
"SEPHARAD" Traces of a Muticultural Heritage Art Exhibition Yunus Emre Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
FOTOSEK 11th Year Black & White Photographs, IFSAK, Istanbul, Turkey
"CONVIVIO" International Photography Exhibition, Ex Filanda di Modigliana, Italy
SEPTEMBER Art Exhibition,Atölye 76, Bodrum, Turkey
"Non-interactive to Interactive" International Works Exhibition, Filmgate Miami, USA
16th CI Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
13th Florence Biennale, Art & Design - Florence, Italy
"CONSPICUOUS INTERACTIONS" International Exhibition, National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine
Istanbul Gallery Week "Mind the Gap!" Galeri Binyıl, Istanbul, Turkey
ART_THESSALONIKI International Contemporary Art Fair, Thessaloniki, Greece

2020
"Istanbul Art Exhibition" Berlin Forum Factory, Germany
COFSAT "Hidden" Photography Group Exhibition, IFSAK Istanbul Photography & Cinema Society, Turkey
16th International Triennial Exhibition “Theatre in the Photographic Art” NoviSad, Serbia
​"Splendid II" Collective Art Exhibition - Gallery Next, Istanbul, Turkey
​"Cosmic Motion Revealed" International Art Exhibition, Boris Georgiev City Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
International Paper Works Exhibition "COINCIDENCE" Tadzio Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2019
“Magnificent Spice Bazaar” Collective Photography Exhibition,Yunus Emre Institute London, UK
“Timeless Istanbul” A SoArt Collective Art Exhibition, Hunkar Palace, Istanbul, Turkey 
“Istanbul, a World of Culture” Collective Photography Exhibition, The London Islamic Cultural Centre, London, UK
ANAFOD Association “6th Year” Group Photography Exhibition, Turkan Saylan Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey
COFSAT “Connections” Group Photography Exhibition, IFSAK Istanbul Photography and Cinema Society, Turkey
Bursa Nilufer Municipality Photography Festival, Bursa, Turkey
3rd Photosphere International Photography Festival, Paros, Greece
3rd Photosphere International Photography Festival, Patmos, Greece
IFSAK 60th Year Season Opening Members Photography Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey
12th Florence Biennale 2019 – International Biennial of Contemporary Art
RE-TOUCH Collective Art Exhibition - Nis Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
"Miraculous Reflections" A SoArt Project Collective Art Exhibition - Taksim Cumhuriyet Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2018 
“One Heart One Soul: A Neighbour” Photography Exhibition, Edirne Synagogue Cultural Center Edirne, Turkey
“The 6th Antiparos International Photo Festival” Castro, Antiparos, Greece
“Synopsis Group Art Exhibition” Antiart Gallery Antiparos, Greece
“Artrospektif Photography Project Exhibition” Ziraatbank Art Gallery Istanbul, Turkey
“Miraculous Reflections” A SoArt Project Collective Art Exhibition – Historical Kethuda Hammam Cultural Center, Ortakoy, Istanbul
“Artrospektif Photography Project Exhibition” CKM Caddebostan Cultural Center Istanbul, Turkey

2017 
“WSIS FORUM 2017” United Nations ITU Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland
15th Istanbul Biennial Parallel Photography Exhibition: “One Heart One Soul: A Neighbour” Museum of 500th Year Gallery Istanbul, Turkey
“Reflections From Fototrak's Light” Photography Exhibition, Corlu State Hospital Art Gallery Tekirdag, Turkey
 
2025 
"Refugee" & "Our Street" GSB Osmangazi Youth Center, Bursa, Turkey
"15 Photographs from Lines & Living Beings series" Beri Residence, Athens, Greece

2022 
"Freedom" Eva & Beri Goldenberg/Art Collectors, Bodrum, Turkey&London, UK
"Longest Way" As. Professor Dr. Ersin Adıgüzel - Director of Yunus Emre Institute, Madrid, Spain
"Upside Down" & "Ghosts" Melis Salgirtay, Art Collector, Paris, France
"Detalles de Andalucía 1-2-3-4-5" & "Seeking for a Miracle" & "Call of the Blue" Sara Beri, Art Collector, Turkey
"Umbrellas Forever" Didem Aras, Art Collector, Turkey
"Renaissance In Granada" Lizi Senbay, Art Collector, Lisbon, Portugal 

2021
"Footsteps of the Sun" Can Guzey - Interior Architect & Art Collector, Istanbul, Turkey
"Waterjoy" Rozet Basoglu Aroyo, Art Collector, Istanbul, Turkey
"Freedom" & "Matrix" THE STAY Hotels, Art Collectors, Istanbul&Alacati, Turkey

2020 
“Goddess Anahit” Mehmet Ongen - Businessman & Art Collector, Istanbul, Turkey

2019 
“Rocky Spirit” Gul & Umit Yalcin, Turkish Ambassador, London, UK
“Dome of the Rock” Mehmet Karakus, YEE Gallery Director, London, UK
“Magic Sphere” Turkish Embassy, London, UK 
“Spicy Life” Yunus Emre Institute London, UK                 
“Just the Two of Us” Laurence Paul & Ralph Kandioti, Art Collectors, London, UK

2018
“Futuristic” Elise P. Knapp-Art Collector, London, United Kingdom
“Lines & Living Beings” A series of 9, Anti Art Gallery, Antiparos, Greece
“Seeking for a Miracle” Kemal Gulman, Businessman & Art Collector, Istanbul, Turkey
2025
URBANVOID Magazine Vol.1 

2024
MÜZE, MUSEUM Digital Magazine by IFSAK March 
SALOM MAGAZINE Interview, May 

2023
Henri Kandiyoti Solo Exhibition news in 18 photo and media sites of the Greek Press, June
YOLCULUK, JOURNEY Digital Magazine by IFSAK, July 
YANSIMA, REFLECTION Digital Magazine by IFSAK, October 

2022
PHOTOLINE Magazine, January 
COŞKU/ENTHUSIASM Digital Magazine by IFSAK, October 

2021
PHOTOLINE Magazine December 

Exposições Lumicroma

IN COLORS PROJECT ED#1 REACT!
React! is a portrait of the human condition and the perception of the world, showing different speeds, multiple realities, encounters and inequalities, so many reactions.
The broadness to which ... Ler Mais
React! is a portrait of the human condition and the perception of the world, showing different speeds, multiple realities, encounters and inequalities, so many reactions.
The broadness to which the theme is open is represented in this set of 50 artworks by photographers from 22 nationalities. React! to what, from what perspective? The possibility of endless interpretations is mirrored in an exhibition in which the reaction is as much in the photographed "scene" itself as in the impression of the person who photographed it, and also, and always, in the eye of the person who appreciates the photograph. In this realm, there is the image of time and place, of many places and many qualities of time. There is the beauty of moments, spaces, cultures and traditions. There is a whole scale of emotions. There is the poetry of landscapes and the destruction wrought by war. There is fantasy in improbable scenarios. There are global concerns, personal instances. Sometimes the weight of existence; sometimes the lightness of laughter in the face of death. There remains, still, the certainty of a kaleidoscopic world, in permanent change, so that stories repeat themselves. Because man repeats himself. The continuity of life is also maintained. It is in the faces of many. It is in the colors. It is in the light of black and white. It is in the instinct. In the will. In what is lost, in what is conquered.

Curated by Sandra Maria Teixeira

IN COLORS PROJECT – a borderless initiative by Lumicroma – reclaims the relevance of photography as a sociocultural record and artistic intervention. Through the convergence of experiences reflecting on the current world and through photographic creation, it aims to annually trace the grand image of the time in which we live. Ler Menos
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IN COLORS PROJECT ED#2 HOME
With HOME, the theme of the 2nd edition of IN COLORS PROJECT, we set photographers from all over the world a challenge made of delicate matter. We wanted everything from photography - the artistic and ... Ler Mais
With HOME, the theme of the 2nd edition of IN COLORS PROJECT, we set photographers from all over the world a challenge made of delicate matter. We wanted everything from photography - the artistic and emotional act, the conscious and political act, light and shadow. The result is an exhibition that manifests multiple realities in the same blood.
In 74 photographs, 32 authors from 14 nationalities give us the most poignant portrait of what we are, what we do and what we are failing at. Because HOME has smiles and exposed wounds. It shows a sense of belonging and an absurd lack of ground.
It is the human cloak of a thousand patches to which we all belong.
This is our Home. And we can't close our eyes.

Curated by Sandra Maria Teixeira

IN COLORS PROJECT – a borderless initiative by Lumicroma – reclaims the relevance of photography as a sociocultural record and artistic intervention. Through the convergence of experiences reflecting on the current world and through photographic creation, it aims to annually trace the grand image of the time in which we live. Ler Menos
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AUSCHWITZ: TRACE(S) OF A LEGACY
Auschwitz: Trace(s) of a legacy is a project that uses photography as a means of creating a link between past, present and future.
To keep the memory alive appeals to reflection and to vigilanc ... Ler Mais
Auschwitz: Trace(s) of a legacy is a project that uses photography as a means of creating a link between past, present and future.
To keep the memory alive appeals to reflection and to vigilance and encourages the commitment of future generations, so that, through these, the voices of the survivors, which will soon no longer be heard, can echoe.
We know the history, we have seen the films and we have read the books. We have always been told that Auschwitz is the true symbol of Holocaust, since more than one million jews were murdered there. A factory of killing people! Gypsies, ho-mossexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses and political dissidents also suffered in this dark place.
We have read about the hideous experiments carried out by Mengele in Auschwitz. We have seen photographies of the survivors, of the corpses, of the crematoriums, of the abandoned personal belongings. We started our journey to Poland with the thought that we would be prepared to face the interpretative centre of the Holocaust and, through it, find the answer to our restlessness: how could this have been humanly possible?
During the journey, we revisited those with whom we had previously shared the feeling of the concentration camp. All the pages, testimonies and faces remained well alive in our memories.
We have arrived, the presence in Auschwitz overwhelms us!
No memory, read, studied, seen or heard can be compared to standing right there. In the deafening silence of that place, which carries within itself the imense loss of human sense, the question of Theodor Adorno gains strenght: How can poetry be possible after Auschwitz Ler Menos
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COURA'S PARADISE

Alfredo Cunha's eye, attentive and sharp, documents this magic, this spirit of brotherhood, this collective happiness. The joy of the audience and the euphoria of the bands, who never forget th ... Ler Mais

Alfredo Cunha's eye, attentive and sharp, documents this magic, this spirit of brotherhood, this collective happiness. The joy of the audience and the euphoria of the bands, who never forget that breathtaking human wall and the generous way they are received. It captures the sweetness, the serenity, the deepest peace, the shared love, the respect, the amazement, the unique energy of the Taboão river, contrasted with the exaltation, the apotheosis, the celebration and the joy, that sacred emotion that Almada Negreiros once said was "the most serious thing in life".

Year after year, we need the Paredes de Coura Festival to recharge the batteries of passion, to dispel the mediocrity of the grayest days, to cure the diseases of the sadness that makes us pale and to chase away the city carrion that burrows into our bones. To fill ourselves with beauty, euphoria and the deepest peace, in divine communion with nature. On pilgrimage, in a perpetual return to magic.

Curated by Sandra Maria Teixeira

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IN COLORS PROJECT ED#3 JOY
This third edition of the In Colors Project, under the theme JOY, brings together 75 works by 56 authors from 22 countries, forming an emotional atlas that interrogates the ways in which joy is expres ... Ler Mais
This third edition of the In Colors Project, under the theme JOY, brings together 75 works by 56 authors from 22 countries, forming an emotional atlas that interrogates the ways in which joy is expressed in a world marked by geopolitical tensions and systemic crises.
Photography, as a device for representation and mediation, emerges as a territory for ideological, aesthetic, and poetic experimentation. The selected images map out visual strate- gies through which different cultures are encoded, ritualized, and transmitted. Encompassing a range of representational expressions – from collective celebration to intimate contemplation – each author presents a singular visual lexicon, revealing joy as a socio-anthropological and aesthetic praxis, while envisioning the creation of possible futures.

The curatorial approach is structured around the hypothesis that the photographic image constitutes a device for reconfiguring sensibility, for analyzing and interpreting reality, transfigured and appropriated into autonomous and individual realities, prompting us to question the conditions of possibility for pleasure, encounter, and transformation in contemporary societies.

Curated by Aníbal Lemos and Sandra Maria Teixeira

IN COLORS PROJECT – a borderless initiative by Lumicroma – reclaims the relevance of photography as a sociocultural record and artistic intervention. Through the convergence of experiences reflecting on the current world and through photographic creation, it aims to annually trace the grand image of the time in which we live. Ler Menos
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A PLATFORM FOR VALUING PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAPHERS.