Progressive Street

"to recall a dreamlike world through colors"

Alphan Yilmazmaden, 1962, is an Istanbul/Turkey-based photograph enthusiast.

He contributed for two terms as a photography consultant in the Photo Therapy Workshop conducted in the Art Psychotherapy and Rehabilitation Program at Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty. He opened his first personal exhibition at Istanbul Photography Museum. He has taken part in national and international group exhibitions, and has degrees in photography competitions and festivals. He has participated in workshops for various photographers.

He was a member of the “Turkuaz Street” street photography collective from its establishment until its end (2012-2022). He is interested in the field of street photography and continues his work in this direction. It seeks order in chaos, in search of the irrational and surreal in everyday life.

Member of TurkuazStreet Collective and BULB (Bucharest Urban League of Photographers for the Balkans)

He believes that your photos are limited by your imagination.

Daily life photos, street photography. Searching for order in chaos, looking for surreal and absurd in real life. Your photographs are only limited by your imagination.

"Street Photography mainly helps me to understand that similarities between human beings are actually more than I was told."

PHOTOGRAPHY ART ASSOCIATION - 34. CHINASI POWDER CUP RESULTS

We congratulate all the participants who participated in our competition, showed success in jumping laps and won Trophy; we wish you success in your work.

34. CHINASI POWDER CUP jury meeting. Members of the jury completed their elections by examining the works very carefully.

Alphan Yilmazmaden arslanalp is a photographer whom I would call 'theatrical'. His shots are "genuine" representations, but in him I see also a conceptual mind. In short, he is a great street photographer, who blends together various aspects while maintaining his own unique style.

I like to use some bright colors to invite and try show more.