Shaped by the language of cities, I am drawn to the quiet stories inscribed in their walls, streets, and faces. My background in urban planning gives me a way of seeing, an awareness of how space holds memory, power, and the traces of human resilience.
I do not seek only to capture what is beautiful, but to reveal what is true: the strength hidden in ordinary moments, the dignity of overlooked lives, the silent negotiations between people and the places they inhabit.
What began as a hobby gradually became a way of seeing. Studying Media Studies: Film and Photographic Studies for my second Master’s at Leiden University offered me a new lens on the world, a doorway to explore the deeper narratives behind each frame. It was there that I learned to look beyond the visible: to see the histories, tensions, and connections that quietly shape human life, and to let these stories guide my photography.
Through my lens, I try to listen; to cities, to communities, to time itself. Each image is both an act of witnessing and a question: how might we build a world that is not only seen, but truly seen with care?
I see the world through many tongues: Persian, Dutch, English, Turkish, and Armenian. Each language reshapes how I notice light, silence, and the spaces between people. As both photographer and urban planner, I move between cultures and cities, drawn to the fragile intersections where human experience meets the built world.
My images are not merely about architecture or form, but about empathy, about the quiet resilience that transcends borders, and the universal longing for belonging. Through photography, I search for a language beyond words, one that speaks in texture, shadow, and memory.