Åževket ÅžahintaÅŸ is a photographer from
Istanbul
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, Turkey.
A
car mechanic
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by training, ÅžahintaÅŸ has always worked as a
taxicab driver
A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice ...
. In 2004, he started taking photographs on his nighttime tours, portraying prostitutes, alcoholics and the homeless in Istanbul.
A passenger became aware of the photographs and helped with their publication on the Internet. ÅžahintaÅŸ's photographs have since become the subject of TV reports and of expositions, most recently in
Saint Petersburg
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, Russia, where a
vernissage
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about contemporary Turkish photography was dedicated to ÅžahintaÅŸ. He continues to work as a taxi driver, stating to journalists that he is not interested in professional photography.
External links
Website of Åževket ÅžahintaÅŸ
References
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Living people
Photographers from Istanbul
Taxi drivers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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