OĞUZ KARAKÜTÜK (1983) lives and works in Ankara.
He studied Turkish Language and Literature at Gazi University.
His works have been exhibited at İstanbul Modern (2016); Galerist, İstanbul (2015); Mamut Art Project (2015); Elipsis Gallery, İstanbul (2014); UFAT Photography Days (Bursa) (2007); 1st Young Photographers Festival, İstanbul (2005) and İstanbul Photography Center (2005).
He has attended various workshops such as ‘PhotoBook MasterClass’ by Markus Schaden and Frederic Lezmi, Ankara (2014); ‘Finding your photographic voice’ by Jodi Bieber, Ankara (2012) and ‘Platinum Palladium Printing Workshop’ by Mehmet Kısmet, İstanbul (2005).
He conducts workshops on ‘photography as an explicandum’ besides working with artists on editing and design of books. He tries to discover the limitations and possibilities of photography and shapes his photographs in the form of a poem. And wishes that they neither stand firm nor fly up above the clouds but float a few inches higher than the ground.
He is one of the co-founders of Ka Atelier, Ankara (2011) and an affiliate of Platform by GAPO.