
Emre Küheylan began his professional career at a photography agency based in Hamburg. His articles and photographs have been published in numerous international news, travel, culture, and art magazines. His work has been exhibited in countries including Italy, Germany, China, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Since 2009, Emre Küheylan has served as the İzmir Provincial Representative of PhotoWorld magazine. In addition to this role, he has conducted interviews with many prominent figures and organized various exhibitions. In 2011, he founded Artlica Agency, which represents more than 30 fine art photographers worldwide. In the following years, he also undertook the Turkish representation of international photography agencies through Globalica, the editorial branch of Artlica. Within the Artlica Agency, he organized the International Kontinent Photography Awards for the first time in 2013, attracting thousands of photographers from over 100 countries in three years. Since 2015, Emre Küheylan has been continuing his work at İzmir University of Economics. He also curates various festivals and exhibitions. Recently, he has served as a curator at festivals such as Fotofestiwal Łódź, Photolux Festival Lucca, Porto Photo Festival, and International Z FotoFest. He also serves as a jury member in prestigious photography competitions, including the International Photography Awards (IPA), reFocus Awards, Tokyo International Foto Awards, Siena Awards, and Asian Press Photo. Emre Küheylan has received nearly 20 awards in competitions held in countries including the USA, Germany, France, the UK, Canada, Hungary, and Malaysia. He began serving as the Vice Director of the Vocational School at İzmir University of Economics in 2016 and has continued his role as the Director of the Vocational School since 2023.

In 2013, she completed undergraduate studies at Swinburne University of Technology, Department of Cinema and Television in Melbourne/Australia. She returned to Turkey in 2014 and started her postgraduate degree in Art and Design. In 2016, she completed her Master's degree with a thesis titled "History of Sound Design and Current Approaches." She completed her PhD studies in Art and Design at Dokuz Eylül University. In addition to her academic works, she has also worked in many short films, documentaries, commercials, and feature films in Australia and Turkey.
In 2011, she completed undergraduate studies at Gazi University Faculty of Communication Department of Radio Television and Cinema. Then her master's degree "Violence in Turkish Cinema after 2000" in 2015 with a thesis Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Radio, Television and Film Department has completed. She completed her PhD in 2023 with her thesis titled " Marriage In Turkish Cinema Within The Framework Of Structure- Agency (1960-1980)". In addition to academic studies, Keles also took part in short film, documentary and series film projects.

Banu Kelleci Şen was born on May 25, 1972, in Ankara. She completed her primary, secondary, and high school education in İzmir. After graduating from the Department of Dramatic Writing at Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Fine Arts, she began her journalism career in 1997 as an editor on the Regional Desk at Gazete Ege. In 2002, she joined Milliyet Newspaper, where she served in various roles including reporter, editor, and head of the intelligence desk. From 2011 to 2018, she worked at Hürriyet Newspaper as a reporter and editor. In December 2018, she was appointed Editorial Director of the Aegean Regional Supplements at Posta Newspaper. Banu Kelleci Şen has received numerous local and national awards in the fields of news reporting, investigative journalism, and interviews. These honors have been granted by esteemed institutions such as the Turkish Journalists Federation, the Association of Economy Reporters (Golden Pen), the İzmir Journalists Association, the İzmir Chamber of Commerce, the İzmir Commodity Exchange, the Aegean Region Chamber of Industry, and the İzmir Branch of the Chamber of Shipping.

Hatice Bülbül graduated in 1986 from the Department of Radio and Television at the School of Press and Broadcasting, Ege University. From 1991 until her retirement in 2018, she worked as a producer at TRT. During her tenure, she produced a wide range of radio programs focusing on issues such as women, children, agriculture, health, disability, education, culture, and the arts. While working at TRT, she earned her master’s degree in 2010 from Ege University’s Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Women’s Studies, with a thesis titled “Türkan Şoray’s Film ‘Let the Snake Kill Him’ in the Light of Aeschylus’ Oresteia Trilogy.” In the same year, she began her doctoral studies at Ege University, Faculty of Communication. Her academic work includes two published articles in the book Gender and Media, edited by Huriye Kuruoğlu and Bermal Aydın and published by Detay Publishing in 2014: “Factors in the Construction of Masculine Identity: Labor, Power, Desire” and “The Identity of the Femme Fatale in Cinema.” Hatice Bülbül is also an independent journalist, documentary scriptwriter, and media trainer. She produced and directed the short documentary Zeliha – İpsiz Bağladı Beni, and wrote scripts for the documentaries 'Tanık, Göç, ve Hüznümüz İsyanımızdır'. In addition to her media work, she conducts training programs for civil society organizations on gender and media. She is a member of the İzmir Journalists Association, where she served as a Board Member and Deputy Secretary General between 2018 and 2021. She is also a holder of the Permanent Press Card issued by the Turkish government.

Celal Bayak was born in 1974 in the Bayındır district of İzmir. He completed his secondary education in Bayındır and graduated from İzmir Technical High School for Motor Technology. In 2002, he earned his undergraduate degree from the Department of Photography at Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Fine Arts, and began working in the industry. In 2012, he established his own business, continuing to provide professional photography and video production services. In 2018, he returned to Dokuz Eylül University to pursue a master’s degree and graduated in early 2022 from the Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Photography. He is also a member of the 40th Professional Committee of the İzmir Chamber of Commerce and continues to offer professional photography and video services.
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