Mustafa Dedeoğlu was born in Istanbul, in 1978. After having completed primary and secondary schools in Turkey, he left for Cyprus for university studies. Having graduated from Eastern Mediterranean University with diploma in industrial engineering, he returned to his home city of Istanbul, where he now lives and continues creating his photography essays. He first got in touch with photography in 2006. With time his interest became ever-growing passion of his life. In his creations the artist prioritizes composition, the story, that he aims to tell, emotional value of the image and its aesthetic qualities. To Mustafa Dedeoğlu style in photography is first of all reflection of the artist's personality and philosophy in each and every photo he takes, rather than series of similar photos taken with same technique. Mustafa Dedeoğlu's works are published in various local and foreign titles on art. The artist also shares his creations through exhibitions. Mustafa Dedeoğlu has been displaying his art in Russia, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, America, Tehran and France.
mustafadedeoglu34@gmail.com
PROJECTS:
Timeless City Istanbul and Faces
Human After All
Anatolia
Ashura Mourning Day
Captive Birds
One / Searching
Workers
Handmade
Gipsys
Human After All
February Mood
EXHIBITIONS:
| 2019 | JURY of International Photography Competition | PRESHEVO / SERBIA |
| 2018 | JURY and Exhibition International Festival Volzhskoye Biennale | NIZHNY NOVGOROD / RUSSIA |
| 2017 | Festival Month of Photography 2017 | BRATISLAVA / SLOVAKIA |
| 2017 | Ostrołęckie Centrum Kultury | OSTROLEKA / POLAND |
| 2017 | DK Gallery & Masterclass at Belarusian Art Academy | MINSK / BELARUS |
| 2017 | Muzej grada Perasta & Muzeji i Galerije | PODGORICE / MONTENEGRO |
| 2017 | Ouil Theatre | LARISSA / GREECE |
| 2017 | Galerie Českých Center | PRAGUE / CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 2016 | The Royal Castle Museum | WARSAW / POLAND |
| 2016 | Kalemegdan Park Exhibition Area | SERBIA / BELGRADE |
| 2015 | Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University | BOSTON / USA |
| 2015 | DOHA YEE Culture Center | DOHA / QATAR |
| 2015 | The Image Gallery | ATHENS / GREECE |
| 2015 | The State Museum of the History of Religion | ST. PETERSBURG / RUSSIA |
| 2015 | Exhibition Gallery Building 2 of the SEIMAS | VILNIUS / LITHUANIA |
| 2015 | National Village Museum | BUCHAREST / ROMANIA |
| 2015 | Novgorod Photography Museum | NIZHNY NOVGOROD / RUSSIA |
| 2014 | Art Share L.A. | LOS ANGELES / USA |
| 2014 | Anwatin Middle School & Northwest Museum | MINNEAPOLIS-SPOKANE / USA |
| 2014 | Manastır Culture House | BITOLA / NORTH MACEDONIA |
| 2014 | National Gallery of Macedonia | SKOPJE / NORTH MACEDONIA |
| 2014 | YEE – Turski Kulturni Centar Sarajevo | SAREJEVO / BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA |
| 2014 | Farhangistan-ı Honer / Saba Gallery | TEHRAN / IRAN |
| 2014 | Collegium Artisticum Gallery | SAREJVO / BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA |
| 2014 | Kosova National Museum | PRISTINA / KOSOVA |
| 2014 | Kazan State Museum of Fine Arts | KAZAN / RUSSIA |
| 2014 | FineArt Igualada PhotoFestival | BARCELONA / SPAIN |
| 2014 | The Museum of the History of Yoshkar – Ola City | MARI EL REPUBLIC / RUSSIA |
| 2013 | Batumi Turkish Consulate Cultural Center | BATUMI / GEORGIA |
| 2013 | Institut Estudis Fotogràfics Catalunya (IEFC) | BARCELONA / SPAIN |
| 2013 | Kazan Turkish Consulate Cultural Center | KAZAN / RUSSIA |
| 2013 | Chuvash National Museum | CHUVASH / RUSSIA |
| 2013 | FotoSoyuz Gallery | MOSCOW / RUSSIA |
| 2012 | Photo Vernissage | ST. PETERSBURG / RUSSIA |
| 2011 | Free Organization | NICE / FRANCE |