About
Uygar Onder Simsek is a photographer and videographer based in Berlin. With a background in documentary photography, he has covered wars and conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Turkey, and followed stories across the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand. His work has been published in The New York Times, Time, The Guardian, Der Spiegel and Paris Match, among others. Today he also works in video, from multi-camera productions in Berlin to a short documentary series.
Exhibitions
- 2025: Ifa Gallery, Berlin, Germany
- 2021: Gazhane Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2020: Sonogno, Verzasca, Switzerland (solo exhibition)
- 2019: Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, NY, USA
- 2019: Sävja Kulturcentrum, Uppsala, Sweden
- 2019: Radialsystem, Berlin, Germany (solo exhibition)
- 2018: Bibliotek Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
- 2018: ICA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- 2018: Espace Beaurepaire, Paris, France
- 2018: Gogolevsky Photo Center, Moscow, Russia
- 2018: MoPLA Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
- 2017: Macao Centro per le Arti, Milan, Italy
Awards
- 2020: Verzasca Photo Festival, Switzerland, first place winner
- 2020: Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia, fine arts category, silver winner
- 2018: Prix de la Photographie, France, news category, silver winner (under pseudonym)
- 2018: PDN Emerging Photographer, spring edition, USA, editorial category, winner (under pseudonym)
- 2018: Moscow International Foto Awards, Russia, editorial/conflict category, bronze winner (under pseudonym)
- 2017: Tokyo International Foto Awards, Japan, editorial/conflict category, bronze winner (under pseudonym)
- 2017: London International Creative Competition, UK, photography-professional category, honorable mention
- 2015: Turkish Photojournalists Association Awards, Turkey, sports category, honorable mention