Niko Guido
Birth nameNecip Yanmaz
Birth dateMarch 25, 1966 (age 60)
Birth placeIstanbul, Turkey
Citizenship
  • Turkish
  • French
OccupationPhotographer
Years active2006–present

Niko Guido (born 1966, Istanbul) is a Turkish-French photographer.[1]

After finishing Galatasaray High School, he graduated from Boğaziçi University.[2][3] He opened exhibitions in Venice, Paris, İzmir and İstanbul; his photographs have published on magazines and newspapers.

Then he has held exhibitions in more than 40 cities in Turkey and all around the world, while his photographs have been featured in many local and international newspapers and magazines. His success in nude photography brought him a respectable reputation on the international scene.

Following his collaboration on the photography project “Unobstructed Laughter” in support of The Spinal Cord Paralytics Association of Turkey, he traveled the world to portray life in different countries. The photographs he took during those journeys have been published in numerous magazines including National Geographic.

After the Haiti Earthquake, he collaborated with UNICEF, an organization he later worked with to organize the exhibition Van İçin Destek (Support for Van) which brought together 30 master photographers.

As part of the anti-war project Leave Us Alone, which he realized with Doctors without Borders on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, his photographs were simultaneously exhibited in 32 cities around the world, making it the world’s largest photography exhibition.

Niko Guido, has organized more than 60 exhibitions in Turkey and abroad.

Niko Guido opened the exhibition “Artist as an Art Object” for the benefit of the Turkish Education Foundation in 2014 and continues to contribute to the art of photography with his many projects. In specific, Guido initiated or provided guidance for the following projects:

I’m Istanbul,[4] Istanbul 365 Days,[5] Women’s Eye, 14 Cities,[6] PhotoMarathon,[7] Human Stories[8]

In 2013, Guido received the special jury award at the FIAP World Cup, one of the world’s most prestigious photography competitions. The artist continues to explore and portray the world, and to realize an array of projects with his group, PhotoTravelers.

Awards

  • World Championship, (Batterphoto 2007, "Water Muse") [2][3]

Newspapers, Magazines, Books

Exhibitions

ExhibitionRoleLocationYearBenefactor
Smiles Without HandicapIndividual ExhibitionistIstanbul2008Association of Paralyzed in Turkey
Nudo a VeneziaIndividual ExhibitionistVenice2008
RealIndividual ExhibitionistIstanbul2008
Haiti Suite [9][10]Individual ExhibitionistParis2010Unicef
Haiti Aftermath [9]Individual ExhibitionistIzmir2010Unicef
Haiti Aftermath [9]Individual ExhibitionistIstanbul2010Unicef
NakedIndividual ExhibitionistIstanbul2011
Hope for Van [11]CuratorIstanbul2011Unicef
Leave Us Alone - Anti War Photography Project [12]Individual ExhibitionistIstanbul2013Doctors Without Borders
Leave Us Alone - Anti War Photography Project [13]Individual ExhibitionistParis2013Doctors Without Borders
Leave Us Alone - Anti War Photography Project [14]Individual ExhibitionistLondon2013Doctors Without Borders
Leave Us Alone - Anti War Photography Project [15]Individual ExhibitionistStockholm2013Doctors Without Borders
Leave Us Alone - Anti War Photography Project [16]Individual ExhibitionistBangalore2013Doctors Without Borders
Leave Us Alone - Anti War Photography Project [17]Individual ExhibitionistCyprus2013Doctors Without Borders
Artist As Art ObjectIndividual ExhibitionistIstanbul2013Turkish Education Foundation
Artist As Art ObjectIndividual ExhibitionistIstanbul2021Turkish Education Foundation
The Woman's Eye [18][19]CuratorNancy, France2016

Photography Projects

ProjectYearPartner
South America2009
Cuba2010
Japan-Myanmar2011
India-Nepal-Sri Lanka2013
Brasil2014
Laos-Cambodia-Vietnam2015
Morocco2014
Philippines2014
Australia2015
USA-Russia2016
Israel-Peru-Bolivia2017
Tanzania2018
Uzbekistan-South Africa-Madagascar2019
Protesting Gold Mines [20]2007
Scream of Allianoi2008
Protesting Sea Pollution2009
Haiti Aftermath [21]2010Unicef
Protesting Polygamy2011
The Artist as Art Object2013Turkish Education Foundation
Leave us Alone [22]2013Doctors Without Borders
The Woman's Eye [18][19]2016

Documentaries and TV Shows

TitleLocationGenre !
A Frame to LifeHaitiDocumentary [23]
About PhotographyIstanbul / Izmir / KonyaTV show
Photograph WandererVeniceTV show
Photograph WandererIndiaTV show
Photograph WandererSri LankaTV show

References

  1. ^ "Official Niko Guido website". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ Vercihan Ziflioğlu (7 July 2007). "A dance of nature and light on a woman's body". Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ^ Sibel Arna (11 November 2007). "Kaz Dağları'nda ölü altın bedenler" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Official BenIstanbul website" (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Istanbul 365 Days Photography Project". Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "14 Cities Photography Project". Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. ^ "PhotoMarathon Photography Project" (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Human Stories Photography Project". Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  9. ^ Vercihan Ziflioğlu (15 March 2010). "Photos a witness to Haitian misery as hopes die in wreckage". Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Altın objektifin sergisi Paris'te" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Van İçin Umut Fotoğrafları" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Project Reveals Wounds of Iraq War". Daily News. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Project Reveals Wounds of Iraq War". Daily News. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  14. ^ "Project Reveals Wounds of Iraq War". Daily News. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  15. ^ "Project Reveals Wounds of Iraq War". Daily News. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  16. ^ "Project Reveals Wounds of Iraq War". Daily News. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  17. ^ "Project Reveals Wounds of Iraq War". Daily News. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  18. ^ "The Woman's Eye" (in English, French, Turkish)
  19. ^ Ayşe Arman (5 November 2016). "22 kadın, erkekleri NÜ çekti" (in Turkish). Hürriyet.
  20. ^ "Protesting Gold Mines" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  21. ^ "Photos a witness to Haitian misery as hopes die in wreckage". Daily News. 15 March 2010. Archived November 7, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  22. ^ "Savaşın 10'uncu yıl dönümünde: Onları rahat bırakın!" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  23. ^ "A Frame to Life". Facebook. Retrieved 6 November 2016.