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Vehbi Koca is a Documentary and Fine Art photographer based in London. After finishing London College of Printing in 1992, he studied photography and Multimedia at University of Westminster between 1992 and 1996. He also went to Southwark College between 1993 and 1994 to study Audio-visual Design and Communication. He completed his master’s degree in Photography and Cinema at his alma mater and completed in 2000. Koca has worked as a freelance photographer for various picture stock agencies. In 2004, he received Millennium Awards from the Millennium Commission of Great Britain for his documentary project “Distant Countries”.
Koca worked as a curator for a photographic project entitled “City: Chaos and Charm” in The First Istanbul International Biennial of Photography, which was organized by IFSAK. His works have been exhibited extensively in England, Turkey, USA and N. Ireland. Koca is a member of Royal Photography Society, National Film Theatre, and National Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Exhibitions:
1995, Southwark College, Graduation Show/Mixed Media, London
1996, University of Westminster; Mixed Exhibition, Distant Future, London
1997, Metro Cinema: Eighth Latin American Film Festival, Mixed Exhibition, London
1999, Akbank/Beyoglu (Life Magazine) Mixed Exhibition, Istanbul
1999, Nothing Hill Art Club: Short Film Festival: Journey to Lost City, London
2000, University of Westminster: Mixed Exhibition. Short film show: Writing on the wall, London
2000, IFSAK: 19th Int. Photography days: Taksim Art Gallery, Istanbul
2000, IFSAK: Forum; Writing on the Wall, Istanbul
2001, FOTOGRAF EVI: Lost City Tales, Istanbul
2004, Celebration of Turkish Photography in B&W (Curator/Photographer), ST Martin Gallery (16 Turkish photographer), London
2005, Arcola Theatre: “Distant Countries”, London
2006, IFSAK 1st International Photography Biennale (Curator-Photographer: Victor Burgin, David Bate, Mitra Tabrizian, Zadoc Nava, Mark Doman, Anna Sherwin), Istanbul
2007, RenkArt 1st Photography Competition Exhibition “The Way I See London”
2007, Short Film “REFUGEE” London Museum (Permanent Archive), London
2007, (Curator/Photographer) RenkArt : Mixed Photography Exhibition, London
2007, (Curator) RenkArt: E.U Youth Project “Photography Exhibition of Orphans from Tunceli”, London
Reference: vehbikoca.com
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